Betting Tampa Bay Downs
TAMPA BAY DOWNS BETTING HQ
HOW TO BET ON TAMPA BAY DOWNS:
What: Tampa Bay Downs
When: November 22, 2023 - June 30, 2024
Where: Tampa, Florida
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TAMPA BAY DOWNS TRACK STATS
Throughout the meet at Tampa Bay Downs, Matthew DeSantis from NYRA Bets will provide updated weekly track trends.
What are track trends?
Track trends provide two levels of data for bettors and handicappers. First, it analyzes how frequently favorites are winning different levels of races as well as looking at how favorites perform on different surfaces and distances. Second, they analyze how different running styles (leaders, trackers, closers) perform on different surfaces and distances to have the ideal winning trip.
Use the data below to help identify helpful trends for handicapping and betting through six weeks of racing at Tampa Bay Downs. Note that all races taken off the turf are disaggregated when looking at favorite performance and in winning trips analysis.
Post Time Favorite Analysis
Overall, post time favorites are winning at a 38.7% rate during 17 weeks of racing at Tampa Bay Downs.
From a betting standpoint, a flat $2 win bet on every post time favorite would return $1.81 (-9.5% ROI) through the meet. Meanwhile, here are how favorites performed at different odds.
| Post Time Favorite Odds | Count | Win % | Top 3 % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below even money | 127 | 56.7% | 88.2% |
| 1/1 to 9/5 | 273 | 39.9% | 72.5% |
| 2/1 to 3/1 | 172 | 25.0% | 58.7% |
| Higher than 3/1 | 10 | 10.% | 30.0% |
Average Field Size
- Dirt – 8.01
- Turf – 9.47
- OFF Turf – 7.12
- Overall – 8.39
Races by Level
- Maiden Special Weight race favorites – 30.2%
- Maiden Claiming race favorites – 36.2%
- Claiming race favorites – 39.7%
- Optional Claiming race favorites – 40.0%
- Handicap race favorites – 71.4%
- Allowance race favorites – 45.5%
- Stakes race favorites – 36.8%
Races by Surface
- Dirt favorites – 40.9%
- Turf favorites – 32.9%
- OFF TURF favorites – 42.3%
Races by Surface and Distance
- Dirt sprint favorites – 43.3%
- Dirt route favorites – 35.9%
- Turf sprint favorites – 10.0%
- Turf route favorites – 34.4%
- OFF TURF sprint favorites – N/A
- OFF TURF route favorites – 42.3%
Winning Trips Analysis
Dirt Sprint Winners (n=261)
- 37.2% have been leading at the ½ mile mark.
- 50.6% have been tracking 3 lengths or less from lead at ½ mile mark.
- 12.2% have come from more than 3 lengths back at ½ mile mark.
Dirt Route Winners (n=128)
- 25.8% have been leading at the ½ mile mark.
- 60.2% have been tracking 3 lengths or less from lead at ½ mile mark.
- 14.0% have come from more than 3 lengths back at ½ mile mark.
Turf Sprint Winners (n=10)
- 30.0% have been leading at the ½ mile mark.
- 40.0% have been tracking 3 lengths or less from lead at ½ mile mark.
- 30.0% have come from more than 3 lengths back at ½ mile mark.
Turf Route Winners (n=157)
- 26.8% have been leading at the ½ mile mark.
- 36.3% have been tracking 3 lengths or less from lead at ½ mile mark.
- 36.9% have come from more than 3 lengths back at ½ mile mark.
OFF TURF Route Winners (n=26)
- 23.1% have been leading at the ½ mile mark.
- 50.0% have been tracking 3 lengths or less from lead at ½ mile mark.
- 26.9% have come from more than 3 lengths back at ½ mile mark.
