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Right Karma Reaching His Peak at 5

It took Right Karma seven starts to break his maiden, and now the son of First Dude has made it two in...

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...

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...

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...

Troops Wins the Battle at Tampa Bay Downs

After Troops had two uneventful trips in maiden special weight company at Tampa Bay Downs, trainer John Vinson dropped him into a...

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...

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,...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

Bahamian Squall Finishes 2024 With a Flourish

Despite a strong final-week surge, which saw Raydar Control win at Tampa Bay Downs on the 24th, Crown Jak score at Camarero...

Bahamian Squall Gelding Has It All Under Control in Surprising Debut

Based on five mediocre works leading up to his Tampa Bay Downs debut on Tuesday, it seemed as though Raydar Control would...

Spirit Wind Wins Poinsettia, Nearing $1 Million for 2024

Spirit Wind closed out her 4-year-old racing season on Dec. 21 of 2023 by winning the Gr. III Sugar Swirl Stakes at...

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...

Bahamian Squall Mare Nearing $200,000 in Earnings

Hay Hay Paula is closing in on the $200,000 mark in earnings after her hard-fought, come-from-behind victory in a $40,700 starter optional...

Hess Scores Again with Another First Dude

Apprentice rider Sara Hess has been at Tampa Bay Downs for less than two weeks, and she’s already become a handicapper’s best...

Grumpy’s Buddy Has Newborne Farm Smiling

Grump’s Buddy, a rare West Virginia-bred by Bahamian Squall, raised his record to 4-8-2 in 27 starts, getting his second victory of...

Apprentice Scores With First Dude First-Timer at $51

Apprentice rider Sara Hess showed up for the meeting at Tampa Bay Downs last week with 20 winning rides under her belt,...

First Dude Gelding is ‘Movin’ on Up’

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...

Maryquitecontrary Surpasses $700,000 Mark

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...

Fivefive Six Champ Runs Mahoning Valley Record to 6-0

The way Fivefive Six Champ is going, it looks like he may soon become the next addition to First Dude’s $200,000 club....

Spirit Wind Finishes 3rd in $295,000 Dream Supreme

Spirit Wind, Bahamian Squall’s leading money-winner, added another stakes-placed finish to her resume with a third in the $295,000 Dream Supreme Stakes...

The Prez is Exonerated

It seems only fitting that on the day that Donald J. Trump was winning the 2024 presidential election, Exonerated Prez would finish...

Fivefive Six Champ Remains Perfect at Mahoning Valley

Fivefive Six Champ went winless for the first 11 races of his career. But, after his latest score at Mahoning Valley,...

Sweet Nola Scores at Presque Isle and Returns a Sweet $63.40

Sweet Nola pulled the old ‘last to first’ routine under Scott Spieth in a race at a mile and 70 yards over...

Orange Theory Back in the Winning Business

It took Orange Theory until her ninth start of 2024 to get her first victory of the season, but when she struck...

Spirit Wind 2nd in Gr. II Stakes at Keeneland; Earnings Reach $619,340

Bahamian Squall’s leading money-winner, Spirit Wind, added $59,250 to her bank account with a solid second-place finish in the $350,000, Gr. II...

Late-Starting Ruda Now Approaching $200,000

It took Ruda more than two years to get to the races, and she didn’t make her debut until early as a...

This Dude a Breeze Romps at Woodbine, and Gets to Go Home

Last December 3rd, longtime owner/breeder Bruno Schickedanz lost the about-to-turn 4-year-old This Dude a Breeze in a claiming race for $40,000. In...

Charlie’s Wish Wins $100,000 Ginger Punch at Gulfstream Park

Charlie’s Wish continued her ascent up the First Dude $200,000 ladder yesterday with a convincing victory in the $100,000 Ginger Punch Stakes...

Bahamian Squall Gelding Wins at 35-1 to the Delight of the Longshot Players

Handicappers who make a big score on a longshot have a tendency to reserve a soft spot in their hearts for the...

Channah Del Mar Breaks Her Maiden in Indiana

In five starts as a 2-year-old at Horseshoe Indianapolis, the best Channah Del Mar could muster up was three fourth-place finishes and...

Fivefive Six Champ Peaking at the Age of 5

In his first start of this year at Mahoning Valley, the 19th race of his career, Fivefive Six Champ cruised home by...

Bahama Pearl Romps in Parx Racing Sprint

Bahama Pearl executed her own best imitation of Secretariat in the Belmont Stakes in a 5 1/2-furlong race at Parx, getting her...

Like Ol’ Man River, Petulant Delight Just Keeps Rolling Along

Like so many of First Dude’s runners before him, Petulant Delight doesn’t compete at the levels that he once did, but at...

Holiday Suits First Dude Runners

The holiday weekend was good to First Dude, with Neigh Dude winning at Monmouth Park and inching closer to joining the $200,000...

After 23 Starts, Kohaku is No Longer a Maiden

As the field was settling in the gate for the fourth race at Belterra Park on Thursday, Kohaku was 6/5 on the...

Four in a Row in Canada for Conrado

There seems to be no stopping Conrado. The 4-year-old First Dude gelding made it four straight victories since June 28...

First Dude Daughters Top $1 Million in Combined Earnings

It isn’t often that two of a stallion’s biggest money-winners show up in the same race, but it happened with First Dude...