First Dude

Cindy’s Song is First Dude’s 3,000th Runner to Finish in the Money

    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 Wins Second Straight, Sends First Dude Over $28 Million

    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,

With Two More Victories, First Dude is Milestone Ready

    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’s Latest Milestones Are Just Around the Corner

    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

First Dude’s $200,000 List Reaches 30

    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

Two More Milestones on the Horizon for First Dude

      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 Moving Up First Dude’s Exclusive List

    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

Impacto Turns in a Stunner at Tampa Bay Downs

    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

Impacto’s 7th Check Equals His RNA Price

    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.    

Apprentice Gonzalez Guides Grandma’s Pudding to Gulfstream Score

     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