First Dude made significant moves upward in two important categories on Florida’s sire lists yesterday, hitting a grand slam at three tracks in Pennsylvania, New York and Indiana. The son of Stephen Got Even nailed four winners- two at Parx, one at Finger Lakes and one at Indiana Grand, and changed the complexion of Florida’s …
Call the fire department – Bahamian Squall is blazing. One week short of his third birthday, lightly-raced My Mane Man scored his second victory in a row at Gulfstream Park yesterday, giving the stallion by Gone West his fourth winner in the last seven days. Emisael Jaramillo has been aboard My Mane Man for all …
Bahamian Rhapsody prepped for yesterday’s maiden-breaking victory at Gulfstream Park in her previous three starts, which produced two seconds and a third. As a result, the daughter of Bahamian Squall was sent off as the even-money favorite in the race at five furlongs, with Emisael Jaramillo in the irons. The 3-year-old filly bred by Linda …
Running Memories added to her status yesterday as one of the leaders of the Double Diamond racing band, scoring a convincing victory in a $47,000 allowance optional claimer at Gulfstream Park. The daughter of Bahamian Squall, a $20,000 purchase by Donald Dizney at the OBS July sale in 2019, has now won three of her …
First Dude again moved within two winners of leader Khozan on the 2021 Florida sires list, getting No. 30 yesterday when Dudes Lawyer went wire-to-wire in a five-furlong race at Thistledown. Erik Barbaran was aboard the 4-year-old gelding, who had finished second in his previous start and was sent off at 1/2 in this one, …
First Dude narrowed the winners’ gap between himself and leader Khozan to two after the victories yesterday of First Gold at Gulfstream Park and Quana Dude at Prairie Meadows. Khozan leads the league with 31 winners, while First Dude, coming on strong, now has 29. First Dude was first in this category in 2020 among …
A few minutes before the third race at Gulfstream Park yesterday, the odds on Facts Only began dropping steadily – from 6-1 to 5-1 to 3-1. After they sprung the latch, the Bahamian Squall 3-year-old’s next tote board change had her at 8/5. The late money proved to be right on the money, as the …
Tiz the Dude’s victory yesterday wasn’t quite as spectacular as Speedy Dudette’s 16-length score at Louisiana Downs the day before, but owner/trainer Rylee Grudzien isn’t going to complain after the First Dude colt’s seven-length beauty at Cajun country’s other track, Evangeline Downs. With Diego Saenz aboard, Tiz the Dude battled for the lead through a …
This is how the Louisiana Downs track announcer described the action nearing the wire as Speedy Dudette was widening her lead in the second race at Louisiana Downs yesterday: “Speedy Dudette is all by herself – winning by 15 lengths.” Turns out he was pretty close – the final margin was a little more than …
The first five times that Southern Dudette raced at Evangeline Downs – as a 3-year-old in 2091 – the daughter of First Dude showed an affinity for the track, posting one victory, a second, a third and two fourths. Now five, she returned to Opelousas, Louisiana yesterday and picked up her fifth career victory with …