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Fivefive Six Champ Gets New Owner Out Via 3rd Straight Victory

    Owner/trainer Jay Bernardini claimed Fivefive Six Champ for $15,000 at Mahoning Valley on Feb. 1, and has quickly gotten out on the 5-year-old First Dude gelding. After his 8 1/2-length score, Fivefive Six Champ came back to win by a head on Feb. 20, earning a check for $15,540, and made it three

Speedy Dudette 2nd in Red Camelia; $200,000 is Next

    Speedy Dudette is on the verge of becoming the 29th member of First Dude’s $200,000 club after a strong second-place finish yesterday in the $100,000 Red Camelia Stakes at Fair Grounds. The 6-year-old mare bred in Louisiana by Robert and Dana Salome earned a check for $20,000, raising her career total to $197,040.

First Dude Another Step Closer to 1,000 Victories

Fivefive Six Champ made it two victories in a row at Mahoning Valley, and First Dude is now just eight away from reaching 1,000 in his career. Fivefive Six Champ went wire-to-wire under Erik Barbaran in a $25,900 allowance race at a flat mile, holding off three rivals in deep stretch and winning by a

Maryquitecontrary Continues to Shine for Dr. Lundock

Maryquitecontrary, First Dude’s third-leading money-winner owned and bred by retired Ocala veterinarian Rod Lundock, added another stakes-placed performance to her expanding resume via a closing third in the $150,000, Gr. III Royal Delta at Gulfstream Park.     Luca Panici was aboard the 5-year-old mare, who earned a check for $18,250, raising her career bank

Two More Winners, First Dude 9 Away from 1,000 Wins

    First Dude had two more winners approaching President’s Day, This Dude a Breeze scoring at Gulfstream Park following the incredible 20th career victory by Sunset Paula Jo at Camarero in Puerto Rico. They became winners six and seven for First Dude since Jan. 1, and gave him 991 victories since his first year

First Dude’s Runners 11 Away From 1,000 Winners’ Circle Visits

    First Dude is only 11 away from having his sons and daughters rack up 1,000 visits to the winners’ circle. Impacto became No. 989 yesterday, going wire-to-wire in a $54,000 allowance optional claimer at Tampa Bay Downs.     The 5-year-old gelding bred by Jose Manuel Contreras broke his maiden in his first

Six First Dudes and Bahamian Squalls Hit the Board

    After several days with few runners participating, First Dude and Bahamian Squall had nine go at various tracks on Wednesday and wound up the day with one winner, four seconds, one third, two fourths and one fifth.      For First Dude, Uno Uno won at Tampa Bay Downs and paid $24, Awesome

Speedy Dudette Breaks Her Streak with Wire-to-Wire Score in the Mud

    Speedy Dudette relished the muddy oval at Fair Grounds on Saturday and broke a losing streak dating back to March of 2022.     In a race that came off the grass and went at a mile and 70 yards over the main track, the 6-year-old Louisiana-bred daughter of First Dude made every

At the age of 5, Fivefive Six Champ Reaches New Heights

Sometimes, it takes many tries before a racehorse reaches its peak performance as in the case of the First Dude gelding Fivefive Six Champ. In his first 18 career starts at Gulfstream Park, the newly-turned 5-year-old’s record was a mediocre 2-1-4, with earnings of $52,750, an average of $2,930 per race. His best Equibase ‘E’

Maryquitecontrary Finishes 3rd in Gr. II Inside Information, Moves Into 3rd Among First Dude’s Runners

Luca Panici had Maryquitecontrary eighth and three wide down the backstretch in Saturday’s Gr. II Inside Information Stakes at Gulfstream Park, leaving the 5-year-old daughter of First Dude a little too much to do in the race at seven furlongs. Dr. Rod Lundock’s mare closed well after a very wide run on the turn, but