Sometimes, it takes many tries before a racehorse reaches its peak performance as in the case of the First Dude gelding Fivefive Six Champ. In his first 18 career starts at Gulfstream Park, the newly-turned 5-year-old’s record was a mediocre 2-1-4, with earnings of $52,750, an average of $2,930 per race. His best Equibase ‘E’ …
Luca Panici had Maryquitecontrary eighth and three wide down the backstretch in Saturday’s Gr. II Inside Information Stakes at Gulfstream Park, leaving the 5-year-old daughter of First Dude a little too much to do in the race at seven furlongs. Dr. Rod Lundock’s mare closed well after a very wide run on the turn, but …
Charlie’s Wish became First Dude’s first stakes-placed runner of the New Year and moved up a notch on her sire’s $200,000 list with a third-place finish in the $95,000 Sunshine Filly and Mare Turf Stakes at Gulfstream Park. At odds of 8-1 and with Tyler Gaffalione in the saddle, the 4-year-old filly …
Bahamian Squall’s first winner of 2024 is Sierra Diamond, who won at Mahoning Valley with a little help from the stewards – by disqualification. With Terry Houghton aboard, the 6-year-old mare bred by Donald Dizney led every step of the way in the 5 1/2-furlong race through fractions of :22.50 and …
Maryquitecontrary closed out First Dude’s 2023 campaign with a sharp stakes victory at Gulfstream Park, and Petulant Delight opened 2024 at Parx Racing with his 12th career victory. The 8-year-old gelding bred by Ocala Stud had Wilfred Vasquez in the saddle, and he sent her up on the inside to force …
Maryquitecontrary closed out First Dude’s 2023 campaign on a high note, winning the $150,000 Rampart Stakes at Gulfstream Park for the second straight year and moving into fourth place on her sire’s progeny earnings list. The 4-year-old filly owned and bred by Ocala veterinarian Rod Lundock earned a check for $101,725, …
Baha Secret beat the deadline by three days and became the 18th winner for Bahamian Squall in 2023. The 3-year-old filly bred by Southern Cross Farm came from off the pace under Paco Lopez in her career debut over a muddy track at Gulfstream Park, winning by a neck in …
Spirit Wind turned on the jets and posted fractions of :22.23, :45.30, and :57.72, culminating in a wire-to-wire score in the $150,000, Gr. III Sugar Swirl Stakes on the holiday program at Gulfstream Park. It was just the third start of 2023 for the 4-year-old daughter of Bahamian Squall, after she went to …
Picking Up Pennies did the job for First Dude, winning at Gulfstream Park under Edgard Zayas and earning a check for $44,200, at the same time sending his sire’s career progeny earnings to $26,002,547 and giving his runners 983 visits to the winner’s circle. Picking Up Pennies, an 8-year-old gelding bred …
First Dude edged a little closer to reaching his next few milestones with the victory of Time to Cruise at Parx Racing. Frankie Pennington was aboard the 3-year-old colt bred in Pennsylvania by Ocala’s Best A Luck Farm, in a $67,250 allowance optional claimer at the distance of one mile. Time …