When Napa Dude won the third race at Mahoning Valley yesterday, it marked the 979th time a son or daughter of First Dude has visited a winners’ circle in the U. S. or abroad. The stallion by Stephen Got Even should hit No. 1,000 a few months into 2024. Napa Dude …
The first time trainer Teresa Connelly entered Happyisashappydoes on an all-weather track was in his career debut at Presque Isle, and the 3-year-old gelding by First Dude finished second. He’s had four more outings since, all on all-weather surfaces, and his record is 2-2-0-1. The latest score for Happyisashappydoes came at …
Last year, at the age of 16, First Dude’s progeny earnings reached $2,356,481. With 14 racing days left in 2023, the son of Stephen Got Even is less than $17,000 from $2.7 million. First Dude’s latest winner is Exonerated Prez, who carried Yan Aviles across the finish line a length in front in …
The days when owners and trainers viewed Tampa Bay Downs as a minor league track with a minute purse structure are long gone. Take the ninth race on Wednesday, for example. The race was won by Bahamian Moon, a daughter of Bahamian Squall who captured a $54,000 allowance optional claimer under Carol Cedeno, …
Add Neigh Dude to the long list of runners who has made the sharp-eyed sales buyers look bad, and the claiming trainers look good. At the October Timonium sale three years ago, the 4-year-old by First Dude was RNA’ed for a paltry $2,000. After his second victory in a row at Parx …
Famous Gent took another leap upward on First Dude’s $200,000 club list with a sharp score in a $32,000 starter optional claimer at Gulfstream Park. The 5-year-old gelding bred by Trilogy Stable and Eddie Plesa added $19,600 to his bank account, and his new total of $295,030 moved him into 15th place among …
In her first 13 career starts, Hay Hay Paula won three times, adding one second and three thirds. Since then, the 5-year-old daughter of Bahamian Squall has gone on a tear, winning four of her next five, including the last three in row, all at Gulfstream Park. The latest score by …
Neigh Dude was razor sharp in the third race at Parx yesterday, and his second victory of this year provided two new ‘overs’ for First Dude. First, Neigh Dude earned a check for $10,800, and it sent him over the $100,000 mark for 2023 at $105,672. Second, First Dude went over …
Survival Rose became winner No. 17 for Bahamian Squall this year with a come-from-behind victory at Gulfstream Park. Cipriano Gil was aboard the 2-year-old filly who broke her maiden in her fourth start. She won by a length after getting seven furlongs in 1:28.22 and collected a check of $11,600 for …
Lady Milagro moved up six spots on First Dude’s $200,000 list and lit up the tote board with her first stakes victory – the $150,000 Autumn Days Stakes at Aqueduct. The 4-year-old filly, previously stakes-placed, shot to the lead with Luis Rivera Jr. in the race at six furlongs over the …