Top Tweets From the Tampa Bay Derby

March 13th, 2017 by Dan Tordjman

Tapwrit wins the Tampa Bay Derby impressively. (Eclipse Sportswire)

On Saturday, Bridlewood Farm, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Robert LaPenta's Tapwrit soared all the way up to No. 2 on the Kentucky Derby points leaderboard after earning 50 points with an emphatic win in the Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby. The featured race of the Tampa Bay Downs meet was one of the showcase events of this past weekend on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Naturally, it generated a lot of buzz on Twitter. Here are some of our favorite tweets:

It's go time for Tapwrit in the Tampa Bay Derby @TampaBayDownsFL @EclipseTBP pic.twitter.com/fSbZa5uNVh

— Bridlewood Farm (@bridlewoodocala) March 11, 2017

20 mins to the @LambholmSouth Tampa Bay Derby! Who will take the trophy?? pic.twitter.com/TmkNmWLdH4

— Shades' Plays (@TampaShades) March 11, 2017

The @TampaBayDownsFL Derby favorite Tapwrit. pic.twitter.com/iEbLJSriRI

— Jim Mulvihill (@YourFriendJimbo) March 11, 2017

It's all about Tapwrit at Tampa!! pic.twitter.com/uR3jBLO1SY

— John Piassek (@theyreoff) March 11, 2017

Tapwrit cruises home in the Tampa Bay Derby, earning 50 Derby points in the process! pic.twitter.com/VlFLcBQdDl

— TVG (@TVG) March 11, 2017

And it's ANOTHER stakes record as Tapwrit wins the Tampa Bay Derby in 1:42.36. Come on. Tapwrit impressive inhaling horses on the turn.

— The Downey Profile (@DowneyProfile) March 11, 2017

Your 2017 @TampaBayDownsFL Derby winner, Tapwrit. Owned by @bridlewoodocala and @EclipseTBP. #KyDerby @FasigTiptonCo pic.twitter.com/0aWq7f03C7

— Joe Bacigalupo (@Captain47) March 11, 2017

In record time Tapwrit w/ @jose93_ortiz wins G2 #TampaBayDerby @TampaBayDownsFL @BridlewoodOcala @EclipseTBP Pletcher @FasigTiptonCo SVPhoto pic.twitter.com/LLlXmlqUaw

— Anne Eberhardt Keogh (@BH_AEberhardt) March 11, 2017

Tampa Bay Derby winner Tapwrit as a yearling @DenaliStud ahead of selling for $1.2m @FasigTiptonCo. Raised in same field as Ticonderoga pic.twitter.com/D663UQjJ5x

— Conrad Bandoroff (@CBandoroff) March 11, 2017

"Tapwrit is getting better with each race" Todd Pletcher pic.twitter.com/G3JFtOP836

— Tapwrit (@tapwrit) March 12, 2017

Humbled by Tapwrit's breathtaking Stakes record performance in the TB Derby. Pleased to report he looked super this a.m. per Pletcher

— Eclipse Thoroughbred (@EclipseTBP) March 12, 2017

Tapwrit offers scintillating turn of foot to overpower Tampa Bay Derby foes: https://t.co/mxhL630Q3P pic.twitter.com/BUtzv2fOBi

— Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) March 12, 2017