Like so many of First Dude’s sons and daughters before him, Roan Mountain is getting better with age. The 4-year-old gelding bred by Don Dizney came from out of left field to win at a mile and 70 yards at Parx Racing yesterday, and raised his record to 4-6-5 in 22 …
After trying to come from behind in his first three starts and not getting the job done, Wicked Dude changed his tactics with new rider Erick Lopez, breaking his maiden at Delaware Park in a race that could qualify as “the game performance of the month.” Lopez shot the 3-year-old First Dude gelding to the …
The way Picking Up Pennies has been performing this year, trainer and co-owner Saffie Joseph Jr. and his partners in the 3-year-old son of First Dude may have to consider changing his name to Picking Up Dollars. With Edgard Zayas riding, Picking Up Pennies went wire-to-wire going six furlongs at Gulfstream …
First Dude has regained the second spot on Florida’s leading sire list, thanks to two sharp performances by the 7-year-old mare Baby Ice at Monmouth Park and the 2-year-old colt Fulton Street at Gulfstream Park. Baby Ice won her second straight and paid $9.60, collecting a check for $16,800. The 2-year-old …
If racing was seeking a poster girl for the old adage, “If at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again,” they might have found her last evening at Presque Isle Downs. The aptly-named Seeking Violet, a 4-year-old daughter of First Dude, finally broke her maiden – in her 19th career start. …
Canterbury Park’s all-time money leader, Ready to Runaway, added $30,000 to her bank account last evening, winning the $55,000 Glitter Star Stakes for the third year in a row. There’s little to be said about the 5-year-old Minnesota-bred First Dude mare that hasn’t been said many times before. She’s now 12-5-3 …
First Homestead left Tampa Bay Downs in April as the meeting was coming to a close, re-emerging at Finger Lakes on May 17. The 4-year-old gelding scored his third career victory that day under Reylu Gutierrez and was claimed by owner/trainer Rafael Jose Rohena, who has since taken the son of First Dude …
First Dude roared past the $20 million mark in career progeny earnings yesterday when Ray Arewethereyet romped to her second straight victory in a $62,500 Allowance Optional Claiming race at Monmouth Park. The filly bred by Raymond Mamone earned a check for $37,500; First Dude only needed about $16,000 to reach …
Due North brought First Dude $7,380 closer to the $20 million mark in career progeny earnings yesterday with an overwhelming victory going six furlongs at Thistledown. The 4-year-old filly bred by Farm III and Jesus Jaimes has been on a tear in Ohio in recent weeks; this was her second victory …
First Dude is less than $28,000 away from reaching $20 million in career progeny earnings following the victory of First Prez in a $67,740 optional claiming race at Del Mar yesterday. It marked the fifth victory for First Dude’s runners spanning the past six days. Edwin Maldonado was aboard the 4-year-old California-bred gelding owned and …