The bond between Yarmarie Correa and Purdy Pumkin at Thistledown was strengthened yesterday as she guided the 3-year-old filly to her second straight victory, this one in a $28,000 allowance race at six furlongs. Correa has now ridden Purdy Pumpkin to two victories and two seconds in her four trips aboard the daughter …
With Canterbury Park’s summer meeting having come to a close, Ready to Runaway left her favorite oval for Chicago and finished third in a $47,120 allowance optional claimer at Hawthorne in her first try over the track. The 6-year-0ld Minnesota-bred daughter of First Dude has been a cash cow for owner …
First Dude went 2-for-2 at Gulfstream Park yesterday, with Charlie’s Wish going virtually wire-to-wire in the fifth race and Picking Up Pennies matching her performance in the ninth. Charlie’s Wish is a 2-year-old filly who was making her career debut in a $40,000 maiden special at seven furlongs. Paco Lopez sent …
Exonerated Prez enjoyed a dream trip with Luis Rivera over a sloppy track at Thistledown yesterday, and came away with his third career victory. The 4-year-old Kentucky-bred gelding made it look easy, getting six furlongs in 1:13.48 and paying $8.40. The check for $7,320 inched First Dude’s 2022 progeny earnings closer …
Berks has made it easy for his backers at the mutuel windows to decide when to bet on him – he wins every other race. The 3-year-old First Dude gelding has raced eight times at five tracks, and has won four times; in outing No. 2 (at Pimlico), No. 4 (at …
Tuesday, Sept. 13, was a good day for one of the Ohtanis, the equine version. Twenty-eight-year-old Los Angeles Angels’ slugger and pitcher Shohei Ohtani went 0-for-3 as his team lost to the Cleveland Guardians; Ohtani, the 6-year-old First Dude gelding bred by Donald Dizney won at Assiniboia Downs and raised his record to …
With Maryquitecontrary winning the $65,000 Sheer Drama Stakes at Gulfstream Park yesterday, and Ready to Runaway finishing second in the $100,000 Bella Notte Minnesota Distaff at Canterbury Park, First Dude’s progeny earnings for 2022 soared to $1,657,361, and it shouldn’t be long before the son of Stephen Got Even surpasses $2 million for …
After Yarmarie Correa was involved in a major spill at Thistledown a year ago, it was touch and go whether she would ever ride again. Her performances in three recent races aboard Purdy Pumkin have proven she’s as good as ever. In Correa’s first two trips on the 3-year-old First Dude …
Shelley Brown paid just $3,000 for Orange Theory as a yearling at the 2019 OBS October sale and it’s somewhat of a surprise that the owner/trainer still has the 4-year-old First Dude filly in her barn after 24 starts. Orange Theory is 4-3-6 in those 24 races following her nearly five-length …
If the 33-1 First Dude gelding Sandy Dude’s fast-closing finish had been enough to catch even-money Kuhl Star for second place in the fifth race at Gulfstream Park yesterday, it might have resulted in a tote board power outage. As it was, Sandy Dude fell a length short of the favorite or the …