When Ray Arewethereyet was entered in the Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age sale in 2022, she was four years old, and hadn’t won a race since Aug. 13 of 2021 at Monmouth Park. She sported a record of 3-1-2 in 10 starts with earnings of $119,400. Temple Rushton purchased the …
It took Eightninego three seasons to get to the races, and just two preps with Emisael Jaramillo in the saddle to reach the winner’s circle. In his first start at Gulfstream Park on May 4, the 4-year-old gelding by Bahamian Squall finished second over the Tapeta course and received an Equibase …
Charlie’s Wish became stakes-placed for the third time in her eight-race career, missing her first stakes victory by a neck in the $100,000 Game Face Stakes at Gulfstream Park yesterday. The 3-year-old daughter of First Dude, sent off as the 8/5 favorite in the race at 6 1/2 furlongs, battled 9/5 second …
Maryland-bred Berks scored a smart wire-to-wire victory in a $45,400 starter optional claimer at Laurel yesterday and became the 26th addition to First Dude’s continually expanding $200,000 club. The 3-year-old colt owned and bred by Jagger Inc. has won three of his last four at the track, the last two in …
After shipping Ruda from Tampa Bay Downs to Monmouth Park, trainer Claudio Gonzalez wasn’t about to fool with success. The 4-year-old filly by First Dude, who didn’t start at two or three, had come from behind at Tampa to score in her second start, so her trainer sent her back under the same conditions, …
After finishing ninth and fifth in her lone two races as a 2-year-old last year, Hear Me Knocking spent more than eight months on the shelf before returning over the weekend to break her maiden in a seven-furlong test over the Tapeta surface at Woodbine. Ryan Munger was aboard the 3-year-old …
A pair of First Dudes racing in different parts of Canada have combined to post an eye-opening record of 5-2-0 in seven starts this year. WOODBINE – Too Much Vino left Gulfstream Park after recording four straight seconds, then a maiden-breaking victory, and has continued her good form across the border with …
Petulant Delight moved up three spots on First Dude’s $200,000 list after a one-length victory at Parx Racing in his 49th career start. The 8-year-old gelding bred by Ocala Stud, a $37,000 OBS April 2-year-old, added $10,800 to his bank account, which now stands at $231,499, and slipped into 18th place on his …
Bahama Pearl returned to the track where she has enjoyed her greatest success yesterday, and it proved to be the right medicine for the daughter of Bahamian Squall. The 6-year-old mare bred by Shade Tree Thoroughbreds and Joyce Corwin spent last summer at Monmouth Park and never missed the top 3, …
He’s On the Fly lived up to his name yesterday at Presque Isle Downs. The 6-year-old gelding by Bahamian Squall jumped out to the lead leaving the gate and never looked back, winning the 5 1/2-furlong race over the all-weather track by 3 1/4 lengths and rewarding his backers with an $11.00 mutuel …