The dirt track is listed as fast and the turf is listed as firm on Friday at Tampa Bay Downs, which has a nine-race card with first post of 12:24 p.m.
On Saturday, Tampa Bay also will have nine races, again with first post of 12:24 p.m. The Oldsmar, Fla., track will be dark this Sunday,and will add Sundays to its racing schedule on Dec.31.
Tampa Bay Downs, March 5, 2016
Across the state, Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, will open its 2017-2018 championship meet in Saturday–with a card that has the nine stakes races in the national Claiming Crown.
First post is 12:00 p.m. for the program that has eleven total races.’On Sunday, Gulfstream will have ten races with first post of 12:35 p.m.
