It would be interesting to know what trainer Monica McGoey discovered about Bella Romance when the 5-year-old mare bred by Judy Karlin finished eighth at Tampa Bay Downs on April 21, 15 1/2 lengths behind, at odds of 33-1. Whatever it was, Monica didn’t wait long for the next outing for …
Romantic Jewel isn’t one of First Dude’s big moneymakers, but the 7-year-old mare is responsible for her sire getting his 998th victory since the start of his stud career. A mere $1,000 Timonium Mixed purchase in 2019, Romantic Jewel became First Dude’s 12th winner of 2024 with a game performance in …
First Dude is now just three winners’ circle visits short of 1,000 by his sons and daughters after Cindy’s Song became his 11th winner of the 2024 season at Tampa Bay Downs yesterday. Daniel Centeno, former many-time leading rider in Oldsmar, was aboard the 5-year-old mare who annihilated the field in …
Conrado used a rail-skimming ride at Turfway Park yesterday under Alex Cruz to add to his rapidly improving record, holding off a cavalry charge to the wire, and winning a 5 1/2-furlong test by three-quarters of a length. Coupled with First Slew’s victory at Tampa Bay Downs and First Dude now has 10 …
First Dude’s runners have won 994 races following the fourth straight victory of Fivefive Six Champ at Mahoning Valley yesterday. The 5-year-old gelding bred by Tom McCrocklin went wire-to-wire under regular rider Erik Barbaran in a muddy $27,000 allowance optional claimer at a flat mile. Beginning with his 8 1/2-length score …
First Dude enjoyed a lucrative afternoon on the Sunday Festival Cup program, getting a winner in one of the $110,000 stakes and a runner-up finish in another. CHARLIE’S WISH – The 4-year-old filly bred by Three Gin Guys Stable enjoyed an inside trip with red-hot Paco Lopez in the Pleasant Acres Stallions Distaff …
Owner/trainer Jay Bernardini claimed Fivefive Six Champ for $15,000 at Mahoning Valley on Feb. 1, and has quickly gotten out on the 5-year-old First Dude gelding. After his 8 1/2-length score, Fivefive Six Champ came back to win by a head on Feb. 20, earning a check for $15,540, and made it three …
Speedy Dudette is on the verge of becoming the 29th member of First Dude’s $200,000 club after a strong second-place finish yesterday in the $100,000 Red Camelia Stakes at Fair Grounds. The 6-year-old mare bred in Louisiana by Robert and Dana Salome earned a check for $20,000, raising her career total to $197,040. …
Fivefive Six Champ made it two victories in a row at Mahoning Valley, and First Dude is now just eight away from reaching 1,000 in his career. Fivefive Six Champ went wire-to-wire under Erik Barbaran in a $25,900 allowance race at a flat mile, holding off three rivals in deep stretch and winning by a …
Maryquitecontrary, First Dude’s third-leading money-winner owned and bred by retired Ocala veterinarian Rod Lundock, added another stakes-placed performance to her expanding resume via a closing third in the $150,000, Gr. III Royal Delta at Gulfstream Park. Luca Panici was aboard the 5-year-old mare, who earned a check for $18,250, raising her career bank …