In the song “I’ve Been Everywhere” that’s currently being replayed on TV many times a day, Johnny Cash reels off the names of 92 cities, towns and countries he visited during his lifetime. If Super Dude could sing, his itinerary would include Laurel, Pimlico, Delaware, Belmont, Saratoga, Aqueduct, Gulfstream, Oaklawn, Churchill Downs, Parx …
After finishing second at Tampa Bay Downs on Jan. 17 of 2021, Valiant Virtue was sent to the sidelines by owner/trainer Juan Arriagada. His record at the time was 2-4-4 in 19 starts. Arriagada brought the 5-year-old First Dude gelding back at Tampa 13 months later and introduced him to Madeline …
Equibase doesn’t keep records for this, but it’s possible – and probable – that First Dude set a North American record yesterday. The stallion by Stephen Got Even had three runners entered at different tracks and all three won in a span of 29 minutes. Pretty impressive. Off at 12:58 – Thistledown: Dudes …
Berks has raced just three times this year – at three different Mid-Atlantic tracks – and the First Dude gelding has two victories and a third to show for his efforts. The rapidly-improving 3-year-old Maryland-bred picked up his second victory yesterday at Delaware Park, following a maiden-breaking score at Pimlico on …
Add the name of T J’s First to the long list of runners who began their careers in the dark and suddenly, one day, the light bulb switched on. The 4-year-old Louisiana-bred daughter of First Dude didn’t race at two or three, and when she made her debut earlier this season, …
Veteran press box denizens have forever touted that bettors should never fall into the trap of wagering on runners with the names of friends or family, or addresses, phone numbers, passcodes, etc. However, Vladimir Putin might have been able to solve some of his recent financial woes by not heeding that advice yesterday …
After selling for $1,200 at the OBS August yearling sale in 2016, Sunset Paula Jo started 29 times at eight racetracks around middle America, compiling a record of 6-2-0. Claimed for $18,000 out of a winning race on May 17 of 2021, the now 7-year-old daughter of First Dude wound up …
All it took for Don Dizney’s Lady Emily to break a five-race losing streak was her initial try over Gulfstream Park’s first-season Tapeta surface. The 4-year-old daughter of First Dude had broken her maiden by 5 1/2 lengths more than a year ago, and hadn’t been better than fourth in her …
First Dude moved to within $28,000 of reaching the million-dollar mark in 2022 progeny earnings when first-time starter Maryquitecontrary overcame a string of problems to break her maiden yesterday at Gulfstream Park. The 3-year-old filly owned and bred by Dr. Rod Lundock was sent off at 12-1 with Luca Panici in the …
With her stablemate and nemesis – Click Bait – not in the race, Minnesota-bred Ready to Runaway reached new heights at Canterbury Park last night, winning a $32,000 allowance optional claimer and leaving track announcer Paul Allen gushing. As the 6-year-old daughter of First Dude was cruising down the stretch in front …