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Roan Mountain Joins First Dude’s $200,000 Club at No. 19

    Anybody who has subscribed to the age-old “horses for courses” theory need only point to Roan Mountain to back up their premise.      The 6-year-old First Dude gelding has started 40 times at four tracks in his long career – at Gulfstream Park he’s posted one victory in eight tries; at Delaware

Famous Gent Climbing in First Dude’s ‘$200,000 Club’

    Famous Gent made it two victories in a row at Gulfstream Park yesterday and in so doing, moved up several slots into 18th place in First Dude’s $200,000 club.      Javier Castellano was in the saddle in the $42,000 starter allowance at five furlongs on the grass, and he positioned the 5-year-old

Lady Emily ‘Runs by Them All’ on Gulfstream’s Tapeta – Again

    After her last start – which was her first on Gulfstream Park’s Tapeta surface – proved to be the right medicine for Lady Emily, it stood to reason that trainer J. Kent Sweezey would be looking for a follow-up race over the all-weather track for the 4-year-old daughter of First Dude.    

Bahamian Squall’s 7th winner is a foxy filly

    After three previous riders were unable to find the right mojo for Foxy Austin’s first four races, Samy Camacho solved the riddle of the 3-year-old daughter of Bahamian Squall at Tampa Bay Downs yesterday.     Camacho broke Foxy Austin with the leaders, then maneuvered her back to a stalking position in third