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 …
First Dude is closing in on two more career milestones after the popular victory of Right Karma under Edgard Zayas in a one-mile test for maidens at Gulfstream Park. The 5-year-old horse bred by Tom and Lori Fackler at Ocala’s Best A Luck Farm was off in mid-pack and remained …
Charlie’s Wish moved two spots upward on First Dude’s $200,000 list via a second-place finish in a $100,000 Handicap at Gulfstream Park. With Jose Ortiz aboard, the 5-year-old mare wound up 2 1/4 lengths behind Dreaming of Mo in a mile and 70-yard test that went in 1:39.08. She earned a …
On Jan. 4, Impacto won in $12,500 claiming company at Tampa Bay Downs, his seventh victory in a 17-race career, and was taken out of the race by owner/trainer Juan Arriagada for the claiming price. Arriagada wasted no time wheeling the 6-year-old First Dude gelding back for $20,000 just 11 days later, and …
What are the odds? At the June 2021 OBS Sale, Impacto didn’t reach his reserve and wound up as a $14,000 RNA. Ironically, at Tampa Bay Downs in his first 2025 start, the now 6-year-old gelding by First Dude won for the seventh time, and the reward was $14,000. …
Melvis Gonzalez is a 7-pound apprentice currently riding at Gulfstream Park, where so many youngsters have kicked off what later turned out to be highly successful careers. But the 24-year-old graduate of the Panama jockey’s school looked like an old veteran winning a mile and one sixteenth test …
Apprentice rider Sara Hess has been at Tampa Bay Downs for less than two weeks, and she’s already become a handicapper’s best friend, compiling an impressive record of 4-2-4 in 14 starts. Of the four victories, two have come aboard First Dudes – the $51 bomber on He’s Side Eyed on the 29th, …
Apprentice rider Sara Hess showed up for the meeting at Tampa Bay Downs last week with 20 winning rides under her belt, and made it 21 with a gutsy effort on Singsational on opening day. She quickly made it 22 by taking He’s Side Eyed wire-to-wire on day 2, holding on gamely to …
Time to Cruise moved up to 23rd place on First Dude’s $200,000 list with a sharp (almost) wire-to-wire performance at Parx Racing on Tuesday. With Mychel Sanchez aboard, the 4-year-old gelding bred in Pennsylvania by Tom and Lori Fackler (Best A Luck Farm), took the lead going to the first quarter in …
Maryquitecontrary, First Dude’s second leading money-winner, went over the $700,000 mark in career earnings Sunday after finishing in a dead heat for second in a $75,000 handicap at Gulfstream Park. The 5-year-old mare owned and bred by longtime Ocala veterinarian Rod Lundock was off last in a field of nine going …