Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Tampa Bay Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held in mid March at Tampa Bay Downs. A Grade III event since 2002 it is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles (8½ furlongs) on the dirt. The race has gained in popularity over the past few years and is now listed as an official prep race for the Kentucky Derby. In 2007 Street Sense became the first Tampa Bay Derby participant to win the Derby.