Bahamian Squall’s eighth winner of 2023 is Axcel, a first-time starter owned and bred by SCF Inc. who won at Tampa Bay Downs yesterday via a slick ride by Richard Bracho. The 3-year-old gelding was slow to begin from the No. 1 post and raced sixth and last going to …
Time to Cruise cruised over the $100,000 mark in earnings yesterday after only his sixth start, via a convincing 2 1/2-length victory as the 6/5 favorite in a $52,000 allowance test at Parx Racing. The First Dude colt had Ruben Silvera in the saddle for his rocking-chair ride, in which the …
Famous Gent made it two victories in a row at Gulfstream Park yesterday and in so doing, moved up several slots into 18th place in First Dude’s $200,000 club. Javier Castellano was in the saddle in the $42,000 starter allowance at five furlongs on the grass, and he positioned the 5-year-old …
It’s anybody’s guess how many people know that Rillito Park is in Tucson, Arizona, but that’s where Bahamian Squall had Taino House become his seventh winner of 2023, and the first to win twice. The 6-year-old gelding recorded his best career Equibase ‘E’ speed figure, an 87, with a nearly six-length …
Starship Renegade is five years old and has made just career six starts, but he continues to impress with every effort. The son of First Dude, trained and co-owned by South Florida veteran Steve Dwoskin, boosted his ballooning record to 3-2-0 yesterday at Gulfstream Park, winning an $86,000 allowance optional claimer under Miguel …
Bold Majestic made a monster run in the final sixteenth of a mile to break his maiden in the seventh race at Tampa Bay Downs yesterday, giving First Dude winner No. 18 this year and tying him for second in that category among all Florida sires. Steve Dye scored a triple …
Berks has given First Dude his 17th winner of 2023 and moved his sire just two winners behind leader Khozan. The 4-year-old Maryland-bred gelding owned and bred by Jagger Inc. boosted his record to 5-1-2 in 15 starts with his half-length victory under Jaime Rodriguez in a $36,440 six-furlong starter optional …
Although it’s not a good look for racing, thoroughbred owners can’t be disappointed when scratches result in their horse facing a short field competing for the largest piece of a $21,000 purse. That’s just what happened with owners Michael Catalano and Jeffrey Lambert and Here Comes Bullet in the seventh race at Gulfstream …
With two months gone in 2023, First Dude is already ahead of his pace of last year when he wound up with 54 winners and $2.3 million in progeny earnings. The victories of Petulant Delight at Parx Racing and Ruda at Tampa Bay Downs gave the son of Stephen Got Even …
Hay Hay Paula came from so far back, and was so late, that track announcer Pete Aiello didn’t have enough time to give her the old “from last to first” call in the sixth race at Gulfstream Park yesterday. With Emisael Jaramillo aboard in the 5 1/2-furlong test over the Tapeta …