In her first five career starts, Fanfare Well did not have Ajhari Williams in the saddle and the best she could muster up at Mountaineer Casino & Resort was one third-place finish. Williams was introduced to the 3-year-old First Dude filly for a five-furlong turf race on July 19 and Fanfare …
Last year, at the age of five, Minnesota-bred Ready to Runaway achieved one of the rare accomplishments in thoroughbred racing – winning the same stakes race three years in succession. Last night, at Canterbury Park, the daughter of First Dude made it four in a row, defeating stablemate Clickbait by a half a …
Three scratches reduced the field to five in Friday’s sixth race at Gulfstream Park, and it left the tote board looking like it was devised by someone who doesn’t understand pari-mutuel wagering; two horses at 2-1, two at 5/2, and one at 25-1. The second choice at 2-1 was Assertiko, a …
After going oh-for-6 in 2022, Exonerated Prez finally put it all together in the first race at Thistledown yesterday, winning a long stretch battle over 4/5 favorite Drinksonthebeach by a nose. Luis Rivera settled the 4-year-old Kentucky-bred First Dude gelding into fourth place down the backstretch in the race at six …
Bahamian Squall edged a little closer to his first million-dollar season when Island Magic made a stunning “first to last” run to win the second race at Gulfstream Park yesterday. Red-hot Miguel Vasquez, who is the best in South Florida at getting his mounts to the finish line first from seemingly …
After winning the fourth race at Penn National last night, Super Dude increased his career earnings to $448,930, which places him sixth among all First Dude runners. The 8-year-old gelding now sports a record of 11-7-10 in 46 starts, and he’s one of six runners for his sire who have won at least …
In his July 16 career debut at Century Mile, Well Played went off at odds of 13-1 and raced evenly, finishing a non-threatening third by 11 3/4 lengths before being moved up to second when the runner-up was disqualified. Based on that effort, though, the 2-year-old First Dude gelding was well-played …
When Gran Edition romped by 12 lengths racing seven furlongs in his first start at Arapahoe Park two weeks ago, it marked his third victory, and first since December of 2022 at Mountaineer Park, where he has campaigned for most of his career. Yesterday, the First Dude 5-year-old bred by …
If there’s one sure thing that can be learned from yesterday’s wire-to-wire victory of Berks at Delaware Park, it’s that the First Dude gelding has formed a strong bond with jockey Jaime Rodriguez. The 3-year-old Maryland-bred has raced six times since November, posting three victories, a second and two thirds. The …
It took a change of venue after four starts in Florida for Bahamian Dude to reach his best form. Since arriving in Canada, the 4-year-old gelding bred by Don Dizney has recorded two victories and a second, including yesterday’s score at Fort Erie in which he achieved his best Equibase ‘E’ speed figure …