Naa Dudette surpassed the $100,000 mark in lifetime earnings with a light-up-the-board victory in a 1 1/16th-mile test at Tampa Bay Downs. The 5-year-old First Dude mare carried Jesus Suarez to a come-from-behind, 1 3/4-length score, paying $58 and getting the distance in 1:45.36. She collected a check of $12,100 for owner/trainer Thomas E. Waltre …
Neigh Dude made it three victories in a row with another strong performance under Andy Hernandez at Parx Racing, and continued his climb up First Dude’s list of $200,000-plus earners. The 6-year-old gelding bred by Porter Racing Stable won by 2 3/4 lengths in his latest and received an Equibase ‘E’ speed …
Sweet Nola raced 23 times prior to Friday, but for her the charm was No. 24. The 5-year-old daughter of First Dude went wire-to-wire in a seven-furlong test at Tampa Bay Downs and registered her best Equibase ‘E’ speed figure of 86. With Sam Marin in the irons, Sweet Nola paid …
Time to Cruise jumped up four spots, from 23rd place to 19th, on First Dude’s $200,000 list with a hard-earned victory over favored Optic Way in a one-mile test at Parx Racing. The 5-year-old Pennsylvania-bred gelding broke quickly from the No. 4 post with Mychel Sanchez and moved into second place …
It took Right Karma seven starts to break his maiden, and now the son of First Dude has made it two in a row. The 5-year-old bred by Ocala’s Best A Luck Farm scored a sharp victory under Edgard Zayas in a race at a flat mile at Gulfstream Park. Right …
Cindy’s Song is on the verge of reaching $100,000 in career earnings after her wire-to-wire victory under Samy Camacho over a sloppy track at Tampa Bay Downs on Wednesday. At the same time, the 6-year-old mare bred by Ponder Hill Inc. became the 3,000th runner to finish in the money for First Dude. …
Neigh Dude came through for his new owners at Parx Racing on Wednesday, capturing a 5 1/2-furlong test after having been claimed out of his previous winning start by the partnership of Hardesty Racing, Kasey Racing and Michael Day. With the victory, the 6-year-old gelding sent First Dude’s career progeny earnings to $28,011,551, …
First Dude is inches away from his latest pair of milestones after the victories of red-hot Impacto at Tampa Bay Downs and Berks at Parx Racing. With Neigh Dude running today, First Dude’s career progeny earnings have reached $27,995,541 and the combined win-place-show finishes by his runners is 2,998. So he could reach …
First Dude is another step closer to his next two career milestones after the victory of Bernie’s Mitts in a $54,800 allowance optional claimer at Parx Racing. The stallion by Stephen Got Even is now less than $57,000 away from reaching $28 million in lifetime progeny earnings, and he’s just five away from …
When the chart of First Dude’s runners who have earned at least $200,000 was introduced on the right side of this page, there were 17 names listed. On Tuesday, that number reached 30 with the addition of Neigh Dude. The 6-year-old gelding bred by Porter Racing Stable scored his ninth victory …