When John Beebe heard Lawrence Higgins had been killed, he was devastated. Beebe was friends with the Odessa horseman for at least 10 years. They knew each other from betting – Beebe works at a Maryland racetrack, and Higgins bet there. Beebe said he even had visited Higgins in Florida. ...more

October 22, 2008

The lack of an arrest in the slaying of horseman Lawrence Higgins In odessa has made things worrisome in his neighborhood, the gated community of Citrus Green II in Odessa. ...more

October 16, 2008

The slaying of prominent Odessa horseman Lawrence P. Higgins doesn't appear to have come as the result of a robbery, deputies said today. ...more

October 13, 2008

The homicide of a prominent Odessa horseman has shocked friends in the thoroughbred industry, but investigators remained silent Saturday about the circumstances surrounding his death a day after his body was discovered. ...more

October 12, 2008

TAMPA - As the horse-racing community reels from news of the homicide of a prominent Odessa horseman, Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies revealed nothing new today in the death of the 61-year-old racehorse owner and former lawyer. ...more

October 11, 2008

All eyes smile on Big Brown as the chestnut beauty races toward a possible Triple Crown. ...more

May 25, 2008

Tampa Bay Downs concluded its 82nd live racing season Sunday, a meet that likely will be remembered for shattered riding and training records, as well as for continued strides in attracting elite thoroughbreds from around the country for the track's growing stakes program. ...more

May 5, 2008

With a Tiffany trophy box in his left hand, Tim Poole reached into his right pocket, pulled out a cell phone and saw it was "the bossman," trainer Nick Zito, calling. ...more

February 17, 2008

Daniel Centeno is thankful to be back at Tampa Bay Downs, but even more thankful to still be saddling up horses and winning races. ...more

December 29, 2007