After going oh-for-6 in 2022, Exonerated Prez finally put it all together in the first race at Thistledown yesterday, winning a long stretch battle over 4/5 favorite Drinksonthebeach by a nose. Luis Rivera settled the 4-year-old Kentucky-bred First Dude gelding into fourth place down the backstretch in the race at six …
Bahamian Squall edged a little closer to his first million-dollar season when Island Magic made a stunning “first to last” run to win the second race at Gulfstream Park yesterday. Red-hot Miguel Vasquez, who is the best in South Florida at getting his mounts to the finish line first from seemingly …
After winning the fourth race at Penn National last night, Super Dude increased his career earnings to $448,930, which places him sixth among all First Dude runners. The 8-year-old gelding now sports a record of 11-7-10 in 46 starts, and he’s one of six runners for his sire who have won at least …
In his July 16 career debut at Century Mile, Well Played went off at odds of 13-1 and raced evenly, finishing a non-threatening third by 11 3/4 lengths before being moved up to second when the runner-up was disqualified. Based on that effort, though, the 2-year-old First Dude gelding was well-played …
When Gran Edition romped by 12 lengths racing seven furlongs in his first start at Arapahoe Park two weeks ago, it marked his third victory, and first since December of 2022 at Mountaineer Park, where he has campaigned for most of his career. Yesterday, the First Dude 5-year-old bred by …
If there’s one sure thing that can be learned from yesterday’s wire-to-wire victory of Berks at Delaware Park, it’s that the First Dude gelding has formed a strong bond with jockey Jaime Rodriguez. The 3-year-old Maryland-bred has raced six times since November, posting three victories, a second and two thirds. The …
It took a change of venue after four starts in Florida for Bahamian Dude to reach his best form. Since arriving in Canada, the 4-year-old gelding bred by Don Dizney has recorded two victories and a second, including yesterday’s score at Fort Erie in which he achieved his best Equibase ‘E’ speed figure …
It took owners Mike Anderson and Terry Clyde and trainer Jerri Robertson quite a while to get Dream Coach to the races. The 4-year-old First Dude gelding bred by Ponder Hill finally made his first career start yesterday at Century Mile in Alberta, Canada and the wait was worth it. Despite …
In an era where so many jockeys think that swinging their mounts four and five wide on the final turn is a formula for success, Addiel Ayala showed them yesterday that the shortest way to the finish line is on the rail. Ayala was aboard Bahamian Park in a 6 1/2-furlong …
Gran Edition made his first career start at Mountaineer Casino and Resort as a 3-year-old in August of 2020 and in his next 24 races – 21 at the same track – he won just twice, both at the age of three, impressively. The 5-year-old son of First Dude broke his maiden by …