All it took for Exonerated Prez to break his maiden was a drop in class, and the 3-year-old son of First Dude made it look easy at Thistledown yesterday. With Yarmarie Correa aboard, the gelding bred by Don Dizney broke on top in the 5 1/2-furlong race and never gave anybody else a chance. He …
Ready to Runaway has struck again in Minnesota! The incredible 5-year-old Minnesota-bred daughter of First Dude captured the $50,000 Minnesota Distaff last evening, and added to her illustrious accomplishments: (1) The check for $30,000 raised her career earnings to $427,735, passing Sticksstatelydude and into fifth place among First Dude’s runners. Her record is 11-5-3 in …
After winning once in four tries at the Tampa Bay Downs meeting in the spring, First Homestead traveled north to Finger Lakes in upper New York State and has found the track to his liking. The 4-year-old gelding by First Dude won yesterday and now has registered two victories and a second in three starts. …
It was an afternoon to remember for Double Diamond Farm at Gulfstream Park yesterday, with Bahamian Moon lighting up the tote board in the third race, followed by Don Dizney’s Years Ago breaking her maiden in her career debut in the fourth. With Angel Arroyo up, Bahamian Moon scored a major surprise in a race …
First Dude is back in a tie for first place on Florida’s winners’ list – again – and at the same time has passed $1.2 million in 2021 progeny earnings. Gio Sammy scored his first victory this year, gamely winning a 5 1/2-furlong race at Thistledown yesterday, to throw First Dude into a 40-40 deadlock …
Due North made it look easy at Thistledown yesterday, boosting her record to 3-0-4 in 10 starts with a daylight score at 5 1/2 furlongs. The 4-year-old First Dude filly broke running from post 7 with Jose Bracho, who quickly eased her back to fifth down the backstretch. She put it another gear coming to …
As the field entered the gate for the second race at Gulfstream Park yesterday, the 4-year-old First Dude gelding Here Comes Bullet was sitting on the tote board at odds of 8/5, and Hard Ten was the 6/5 favorite. As the duo became engaged in a three-way battle up front down the backstretch, the board …
Bahamian Squall moved within a stone’s throw of the $500,000 mark in 2021 progeny earnings when Bahamian Beauty broke her maiden in the third race at Gulfstream Park yesterday, leaving a 1/5 shot in her wake. In a field reduced to five after three scratches, the 3-year-old filly stumbled leaving the gate from the No. …
When Lovielee broke her maiden on March 27 of 2020 in her 3-year-old career debut at Tampa Bay Downs, she paid $38.00, $26.20 and $9.60 across the board. Yesterday, nine races later, the Bahamian Squall filly won for the second time and paid $2.60, $2.20 and $2.10 in a race that rain forced off the …
Winking At Thedude is on the doorstep of becoming First Dude’s 19th $200,000-plus earner after the come-from-behind victory of Winking At Thedude at Mountaineer Park last evening. The 6-year-old gelding was put in an advantageous position after scratches narrowed the field to four in the one-mile race. Luis Rivera patiently allowed Winking At Thedude to …