First Dude retained his hold on third place on Florida’s general sire list with the victory of red-hot Debonnaire Dude at Delta Downs yesterday. The 4-year-old gelding bred by Lynne and Chris Boutte finished off the board in his first four career starts, but has righted the ship with four victories in his last six …
After getting off to a slow start in 2021, First Dude continues to swiftly move up the Florida sire list in several statistical categories after the victories of C’mon Karen and Purecrazidude at Gulfstream Park yesterday. The two eye-catching scores (1) gave First Dude seven winners in the last 12 days, (2) moved him up …
Bahamian Squall’s leading money-winner, twice stakes-placed Bahamian Girl, added $12,800 to her bank account yesterday at Gulfstream Park, lifting her career total to $150,820. The 4-year-old filly bred by McKathan Bros., who finished second in the 2019 edition of the Susan’s Girl at Gulfstream, scored her fourth victory, racing one mile over the main track …
There’s a four-way duel for the second through fifth places on Florida’s leading sire list, behind leader Khozan, and it probably will take a lucrative stakes or allowance victory for one of the four to separate himself from the other three. First Dude is involved in the battle, and he’s currently just $10,000 away from …
Before Gaspergou broke his maiden at Delta Downs yesterday, the 4-year-old First Dude gelding had finished second three times and fourth once in his past four starts and, accordingly, was sent off at odds of 3/5. Gaspergou was off quickly from the No. 8 post with Alex Birzer in the one-mile race, and battled up …
Starship Apollo captured the fifth race at Gulfstream Park yesterday, the 16th time he has visited the winner’s circle during a 65-race career in Florida which began in 2015. The 8-year-old gelding bred by Leverett and Linda Miller is No. 1 on First Dude’s winner’s list, followed by 5-year-old Rogue Too, who has won 11 …
First Dude reached another milestone yesterday by way of victories engineered by a pair of tote-board-busting ladies, Miss Star Lo at Parx Racing and Our Lizzy Lou at Turf Paradise. Miss Star Lo, a 7-year-old mare bred by Marti Erin Haught and ridden by Gerardo Milan, gave her sire 700 career winner’s circle visits. She …
For the second straight day, Double Diamond’s stallions each had a winner, with First Homestead scoring at Tampa Bay Downs and Sierra Diamond at Mahoning Valley. Ironically, First Homestead had broken his maiden exactly one year and one day ago at Tampa, on Feb. 26. But the 4-year-old First Dude gelding had been unable to …
Double Diamond Farm’s stallions accounted for two of the most eye-catching performances at Gulfstream Park yesterday by a pair of highly-promising 3-year-old fillies. Ray Arewethereyet opened the program with a sharp score at 5 1/2 furlongs under Jose Ortiz in just her second start. The filly owned and bred by Raymond Mamone slipped through on …
Gaitana is a holdover from First Dude’s initial crop, which reached the races in 2015. The 8-year-old mare was bred by Jose Carro in Puerto Rico, and has campaigned at Camarero Race Track for every one of her 62 starts. If she had run elsewhere, no doubt Gaitana’s earnings would be a great deal higher …