Maryquitecontrary spent the early part of the Gr. III Princess Rooney Invitational at Gulfstream Park in eighth and last place, about eight lengths off the pace-setters, then made a strong late run under Luca Panici that fell half a length short at the wire. The seven-furlong race went in 1:22.89. …
First Dude’s 38th winner of 2023 is Defender Gal, who went wire-to-wire going six furlongs in a $26,400 maiden special at Thistledown with Ricardo Feliciano in the saddle. The 3-year-old filly bred by Bruce Andersen, a $22,000 OBS October yearling, scored by three-quarters of a length and paid just $2.80, coming …
If there was to be a vote to determine which of First Dude’s runners should become his poster child for longevity, it would have to go to Super Dude. The gelding bred by Moreau Bloodstock International is nine years old, comes from First Dude’s initial crop of 2014, and with yesterday’s victory at …
The first words out of the mouth of announcer Pete Aiello when they sprung the gate for the fifth race at Gulfstream Park yesterday were: “Hay Hay Paula was off slow, but not as much as usual.” The 5-year-old daughter of Bahamian Squall was eighth and last after the break, and …
Last year, First Dude finished fourth on Florida’s general sire list with progeny earnings of $2,356,491. Surpassing that figure for 2023 should come in October; Dudewiththediamond sent the son of Stephen Got Even over the $2.2 million mark with his second victory at Presque Isle Downs. Addiel Ayala gave the …
Impacto didn’t make his career debut until April 2 of this year, as a 4-year-old, during the final week of racing at Tampa Bay Downs. He won that race by 4 1/4 lengths and was claimed for $10,000 by trainer Craig Smith. The First Dude gelding has been racing at Century Mile in Canada ever …
Super Dude bears a striking resemblance to Ol’ Man River – he just keeps rolling along. At the ripe old age of nine, the First Dude gelding won at a mile and a sixteenth at Penn National Friday night, and raised his hard-to-believe record to 13-12-15 in 66 starts; that’s 61 …
Happyisashappydoes went wire-to-wire yesterday in his second start over the all-weather track at Presque Isle Downs with Pablo Morales aboard, giving First Dude his 37th winner of 2023. The 3-year-old gelding had finished second in his Aug. 21 debut after two bullet morning trials, four furlongs in :46.20 and five furlongs …
The love affair between Ray Arewethereyet and jockey Adrian Ramos is now seven races old and has resulted in the 5-year-old daughter of First Dude racking up a record of 4-2-1 during that span. After her first 10 career races, Ray Arewethereyet was entered in the 2022 Keeneland November sale, and …
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 …