The Tampa Bay Stakes is a Grade 3 stakes race for Four-year-olds and older contested over a distance of 1 1/16 miles, run annually at Tampa Bay Downs in Oldsmar, Florida.
The 2026 Tampa Bay Stakes is expected to take place on January 31st.
Notable winners of the Tampa Bay Stakes include top horses such as Delay of Game, Emmanuel, Reload, and Burning Roma. Many past winners have gone on to compete in major graded stakes during the season, which reinforces the race’s growing importance among bettors and handicappers.
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Running Bee | Flavien Prat | Chad C. Brown | 1:38.83 |
| 2024 | Never Explain | Vincent Cheminaud | Claude R. McGaughey III | 1:40.30 |
| 2023 | Emmanuel | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher | 1:39.25 |
| 2022 | Shirl's Speight | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Roger L. Attfield | 1:41.20 |
| 2021 | Get Smokin | Junior Alvarado | Thomas M. Bush | 1:40.75 |
| 2020 | Admiralty Pier | Samy Camacho | Barbara J. Minshall | 1:41.96 |
