The first words out of the mouth of announcer Pete Aiello when they sprung the gate for the fifth race at Gulfstream Park yesterday were: “Hay Hay Paula was off slow, but not as much as usual.” The 5-year-old daughter of Bahamian Squall was eighth and last after the break, and …
Last year, First Dude finished fourth on Florida’s general sire list with progeny earnings of $2,356,491. Surpassing that figure for 2023 should come in October; Dudewiththediamond sent the son of Stephen Got Even over the $2.2 million mark with his second victory at Presque Isle Downs. Addiel Ayala gave the …
Impacto didn’t make his career debut until April 2 of this year, as a 4-year-old, during the final week of racing at Tampa Bay Downs. He won that race by 4 1/4 lengths and was claimed for $10,000 by trainer Craig Smith. The First Dude gelding has been racing at Century Mile in Canada ever …
Super Dude bears a striking resemblance to Ol’ Man River – he just keeps rolling along. At the ripe old age of nine, the First Dude gelding won at a mile and a sixteenth at Penn National Friday night, and raised his hard-to-believe record to 13-12-15 in 66 starts; that’s 61 …
Happyisashappydoes went wire-to-wire yesterday in his second start over the all-weather track at Presque Isle Downs with Pablo Morales aboard, giving First Dude his 37th winner of 2023. The 3-year-old gelding had finished second in his Aug. 21 debut after two bullet morning trials, four furlongs in :46.20 and five furlongs …
The love affair between Ray Arewethereyet and jockey Adrian Ramos is now seven races old and has resulted in the 5-year-old daughter of First Dude racking up a record of 4-2-1 during that span. After her first 10 career races, Ray Arewethereyet was entered in the 2022 Keeneland November sale, and …
First Homestead has become the latest runner to join one of First Dude’s elite lists. The 6-year-old gelding bred by Peggy Dellheim and Pete Mattson won his third in a row at Mountaineer last night and in so doing reached the 10-victory mark overall. Erik Barbaran was in the saddle on First …
Ruda appears to be intent on joining First Dude’s $200,000 club in the near future. The 4-year -old filly bred by Harvey Morris didn’t race at two and three, and has racked up a record of 4-1-1 in 8 starts at four, with earnings of $121,885. Her latest score came yesterday at …
After Conrado missed by a head of winning his second race of 2023 on Aug. 15 at Presque Isle Downs, trainer Marcus Vitali wasted no time sending the son of First Dude gelding back 13 days later in a race at 1 1/16 miles over the all-weather track. The 3-year-old gelding …
A pair of sharp performances at Century Mile in Canada by Orange Theory and Impacto have vaulted First Dude’s progeny earnings for 2023 up to $2,029,733, the eighth straight year the son of Stephen Got Even has passed the $2 million mark. ORANGE THEORY – Sent off at odds of 74-1, the 5-year-old …