First Homestead has become the latest runner to join one of First Dude’s elite lists. The 6-year-old gelding bred by Peggy Dellheim and Pete Mattson won his third in a row at Mountaineer last night and in so doing reached the 10-victory mark overall. Erik Barbaran was in the saddle on First …
Ruda appears to be intent on joining First Dude’s $200,000 club in the near future. The 4-year -old filly bred by Harvey Morris didn’t race at two and three, and has racked up a record of 4-1-1 in 8 starts at four, with earnings of $121,885. Her latest score came yesterday at …
After Conrado missed by a head of winning his second race of 2023 on Aug. 15 at Presque Isle Downs, trainer Marcus Vitali wasted no time sending the son of First Dude gelding back 13 days later in a race at 1 1/16 miles over the all-weather track. The 3-year-old gelding …
A pair of sharp performances at Century Mile in Canada by Orange Theory and Impacto have vaulted First Dude’s progeny earnings for 2023 up to $2,029,733, the eighth straight year the son of Stephen Got Even has passed the $2 million mark. ORANGE THEORY – Sent off at odds of 74-1, the 5-year-old …
First Dude recently surpassed the $25 million mark in career progeny earnings, and he’s about to reach another milestone – eight straight years with more than $2 million in earnings. The son of Stephen Got Even is less than $13,000 away from that goal after the victory of First Homestead at Mountaineer last …
Super Dude is now nine years old and he’s won 12 races while doing a good imitation of the Arkansas Traveler. He’s captured two races at Laurel, one at Pimlico, two at Saratoga, one at Delaware, one at Parx, one at Oaklawn, two at Aqueduct, and, after yesterday’s smart score, two at Penn …
Hay Hay Paula has become the poster mare for track announcers who like to inject the popular “from last to first” into their race calls. The 5-year-old daughter of Bahamian Squall has raced 14 times at Gulfstream Park, and Sunday made it to the winner’s circle for the fourth time. In her first …
A little while after Ray Arewethereyet finished second on Sunday at Arapahoe Park and picked up a check for $2,900, Ruda made Saratoga her third winning venue this year and the check for $38,500 vaulted First Dude into new territory – career progeny earnings of $25,027,973. In a $70,000 starter allowance …
After My Lil Dude’s tenacious victory at Evangeline Downs last evening, First Dude is on the doorstep of surpassing $25 million in progeny earnings, and it could happen in the next day or two. With veteran Tommy Pompell aboard, the 3-year-old Louisiana-bred gelding fought on the lead every step of the way in …
Sometime in the next few days, First Dude will hit the $25 million mark in lifetime progeny earnings. He edged a little closer to that figure yesterday with the sharp victory of veteran Debonnaire Dude at Arapahoe Park. Debonnaire Dude gave First Dude winner No. 34 for the year and left …