Ocala owner, breeder and consignor Tom McCrocklin has been on fire lately and he’s the breeder of Fivefive Six Champ, currently battling for the title of leading race-winner of 2024. The 5-year-old First Dude gelding won for the fifth time this year in a $23,800 allowance optional claiming race at Mountaineer Casino & Resort. …
Petulant Delight used a strong finish to return to the winner’s circle at Parx Racing after a dry spell of six months, showing at the ripe old age of nine it’s not yet time to retire. The First Dude gelding bred by Ocala Stud Farm had Luis Rivera up in a …
In his 37-race career, Taino House has won at Ruidoso Downs, Zia Park, Turf Paradise, Rillito, and most recently, twice at Emerald Downs. The latest victory for the 7-year-old gelding by Bahamian Squall came in a race at five furlongs with Luis Reyes in the saddle, No. 7 in his career. …
Bahamian Native recorded his best Equibase ‘E’ speed figure – an 80 – while winning in his eighth career start, a 1 1/16th-mile race at Hawthorne. From the No. 4 post, the 3-year-old colt by Bahamian Squall shot out quickly on the inside under Alberto Burgos and was immediately engaged by 2-1 …
Jane Brei, owner of Jacks or Better Farm in Ocala, might have set a record in the past few days for number of checks received while having just two winners. Brei owns Down in the Bayou, a Bahamian Squall filly who won at Gulfstream Park, good for a winner’s check and a 12.5 …
The Martinez triumvirate made it two straight wire-to-wire victories at Presque Isle Downs with the 4-year-old Happyisashappydoes, who posted an Equibase ‘E’ speed figure of 103 for the second time in 12 days. The First Dude gelding bred by Eddy R. and Linda Martinez, trained by Linda Martinez and ridden by Willie Martinez, …
After Nina’s Last Gift’s first three tries at Gulfstream Park produced a fourth, sixth and eighth, two of the races on the dirt and one on the turf, trainer Lazaro Alvarez inadvertently found the hole card for the daughter of First Dude. The 3-year-old filly’s fourth start was scheduled for one mile on …
The fifth race at Presque Isle Downs yesterday was a $34,000 allowance optional claimer at a mile and 70 yards on the all-weather track. The winner in wire-to-wire fashion was Happyisashappydoes, a 4-year-old First Dude gelding making just his 11th start. The race turned out to be a Martinez Festival. Happyisashappydoes …
One of the biggest bargains in the First Dude arsenal – Neigh Dude – added to his luster with a one-length victory in a $20,800 starter allowance test at Monmouth Park. The 5-year-old gelding bred by Porter Racing Stable was a mere $2,000 Timonium October yearling; his score in New Jersey …
Bahamian Squall’s leading money-winner, Spirit Wind, was a mile the best in the $100,000 Memorial Day Sprint Stakes at Lone Star Park, adding $59,100 to her growing bank account, which now stands at $447,790. With Hall of Famer Mike Smith aboard in the six-furlong test, the 5-year-old mare bred by Jacks …