Bahamian Girl stretched her winning streak to three in a $33,900 allowance race at Charles Town on Saturday, while Bahamian Moon and Lovielee finished 1-3 in a $24,000 starter allowance at Tampa Bay Downs. The result? Bahamian Squall is less than $8,000 from reaching the $2 million mark in career progeny earnings. …
A dark bay or brown colt by First Dude sold for $160,000 at the OBS Spring Sale last week. HIP#813, out of the Eurosilver mare Must Be Fate, was consigned by his breeder, Best A Luck Farm, and was purchased by Al Stall. First Dude is currently fourth on the Florida …
Jeremy Laprida and the gelding Icy Dude have teamed up to win two in a row at Parx Racing, where the son of First Dude has posted his best two Equibase ‘E’ speed figures over the past six months. Icy Dude rolled to a 3 3/4-length score on March 8, receiving a …
At the tender age of eight, What’s Up Dude shows no sign of slowing down. The First Dude gelding scored his 10th career victory yesterday in a $57,040 allowance optional claimer at Hawthorne, and accomplished it in an eye-catching 1:09.80 for the six furlongs. With Rocco Bowen pitching in with a …
The English translation of El Zopilote is “The Buzzard,” and the First Dude colt of the same name picked them clean in the ninth race at Laurel Park yesterday. With Maclovio Enrique Jr. riding, the 4-year-old bred by Red Oak Stable was off well in the 5 1/2-furlong race, settling into …
It took Luis Rivera three trips aboard Island Winter at Mahoning Valley before he found the hole card for the 3-year-old Bahamian Squall filly. Then, on March 26, he guided the filly bred by Donald Dizney to a solid second-place finish, beaten only by a 2/5 shot. Island Winter earned an Equibase ‘E’ …
Bahamian Girl continued her march toward the $200,000 mark in earnings via her second straight Charles Town victory at 4 1/2 furlongs, oddly enough, both by 4 3/4 lengths. The 5-year-old daughter of Bahamian Squall flew out of the gate with apprentice Marshall Mendez, opened up a four-length lead in a :21.68 quarter, and nobody …
The list of trainers who would rather their horses didn’t draw the No. 1 post is quite long, but Carol Cedeno proved last evening their fears are unfounded if their riders know how to make the best of it. Aboard the 3-year-old gelding Neigh Dude in an $18,000 starter optional claimer …
First Dude reached the half-million level in 2022 progeny earnings yesterday with the victory of First Homestead at Mahoning Valley. The 5-year-old gelding bred by Peggy Dellheim and Pete Mattson earned a check for $15,540 in the $28,900 allowance test and raised his total to $90,345, while his sire’s earnings hit $500,184. …
Bahamian Squall picked up his second stakes-winner of the season yesterday when Jacks or Better Farm’s highly-promising Spirit Wind captured the $100,000 Any Limit Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Spirit Wind started just once as a 2-year-old last year for trainer Ralph Nicks, finishing second back on May 6 in a 4 …