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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 …

    First Dude had two more winners approaching President’s Day, This Dude a Breeze scoring at Gulfstream Park following the incredible 20th career victory by Sunset Paula Jo at Camarero in Puerto Rico. They became winners six and seven for First Dude since Jan. 1, and gave him 991 victories since his first year …

    First Dude is only 11 away from having his sons and daughters rack up 1,000 visits to the winners’ circle. Impacto became No. 989 yesterday, going wire-to-wire in a $54,000 allowance optional claimer at Tampa Bay Downs.     The 5-year-old gelding bred by Jose Manuel Contreras broke his maiden in his first …

    After several days with few runners participating, First Dude and Bahamian Squall had nine go at various tracks on Wednesday and wound up the day with one winner, four seconds, one third, two fourths and one fifth.      For First Dude, Uno Uno won at Tampa Bay Downs and paid $24, Awesome …

    Speedy Dudette relished the muddy oval at Fair Grounds on Saturday and broke a losing streak dating back to March of 2022.     In a race that came off the grass and went at a mile and 70 yards over the main track, the 6-year-old Louisiana-bred daughter of First Dude made every …

Sometimes, it takes many tries before a racehorse reaches its peak performance as in the case of the First Dude gelding Fivefive Six Champ. In his first 18 career starts at Gulfstream Park, the newly-turned 5-year-old’s record was a mediocre 2-1-4, with earnings of $52,750, an average of $2,930 per race. His best Equibase ‘E’ …

Luca Panici had Maryquitecontrary eighth and three wide down the backstretch in Saturday’s Gr. II Inside Information Stakes at Gulfstream Park, leaving the 5-year-old daughter of First Dude a little too much to do in the race at seven furlongs. Dr. Rod Lundock’s mare closed well after a very wide run on the turn, but …

  Charlie’s Wish became First Dude’s first stakes-placed runner of the New Year and moved up a notch on her sire’s $200,000 list with a third-place finish in the $95,000 Sunshine Filly and Mare Turf Stakes at Gulfstream Park.     At odds of 8-1 and with Tyler Gaffalione in the saddle, the 4-year-old filly …

    Maryquitecontrary closed out First Dude’s 2023 campaign with a sharp stakes victory at Gulfstream Park, and Petulant Delight opened 2024 at Parx Racing with his 12th career victory.     The 8-year-old gelding bred by Ocala Stud had Wilfred Vasquez in the saddle, and he sent her up on the inside to force …