First Dude added a pair of maiden-breaking winners to his 2022 ledger yesterday, getting Preakness weekend off to a flying start for Double Diamond’s premier stallion. Grandma’s Pudding captured the first race at Gulfstream Park to become the 21st winner for the son of Stephen Got Even, and Mountain Breeze returned at Lone …
When it comes to who owns the best filly or mare racing in Minnesota, John Mentz has the best of both worlds: he owns the top two. Mentz purchased Ready to Runaway, a daughter of First Dude, for a mere $4,000 at the 2017 Minnesota yearling sale, and Clickbait for $21,000 with partners …
The chart on this page detailing First Dude’s top runners points out how many are still highly competitive at the ages of seven and eight. Gio Sammy is nowhere near as accomplished in the earnings department as those on the list, but the 5-year-old gelding has been campaigning in Ohio, where …
The recent addition of the Tapeta surface at Gulfstream Park has proven to be quite beneficial for Famous Gent, a 4-year-old son of First Dude. In his first 13 starts, the gelding bred by Trilogy Stable and Eddie Plesa Jr. won just once. Then came the Tapeta, and seven of his last eight …
In the first 43 starts of his six-year racing career, Winking At Thedude campaigned at seven tracks and won at least once at four of them – Gulfstream Park, Gulfstream West (the old Calder), Mahoning Valley and Mountaineer Park. The 7-year-old from First Dude’s third crop made it five out of …
A dark bay or brown colt by First Dude sold for $160,000 at the OBS Spring Sale last week. HIP#813, out of the Eurosilver mare Must Be Fate, was consigned by his breeder, Best A Luck Farm, and was purchased by Al Stall. First Dude is currently fourth on the Florida …
Jeremy Laprida and the gelding Icy Dude have teamed up to win two in a row at Parx Racing, where the son of First Dude has posted his best two Equibase ‘E’ speed figures over the past six months. Icy Dude rolled to a 3 3/4-length score on March 8, receiving a …
At the tender age of eight, What’s Up Dude shows no sign of slowing down. The First Dude gelding scored his 10th career victory yesterday in a $57,040 allowance optional claimer at Hawthorne, and accomplished it in an eye-catching 1:09.80 for the six furlongs. With Rocco Bowen pitching in with a …
The English translation of El Zopilote is “The Buzzard,” and the First Dude colt of the same name picked them clean in the ninth race at Laurel Park yesterday. With Maclovio Enrique Jr. riding, the 4-year-old bred by Red Oak Stable was off well in the 5 1/2-furlong race, settling into …
The list of trainers who would rather their horses didn’t draw the No. 1 post is quite long, but Carol Cedeno proved last evening their fears are unfounded if their riders know how to make the best of it. Aboard the 3-year-old gelding Neigh Dude in an $18,000 starter optional claimer …