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Winner No. 2 in First Week of Season for Bahamian Squall

    Only five days into the new year, Bahamian Squall already has two winners following the stylish victory of Bahamian Moon in an allowance optional claimer at Tampa Bay Downs yesterday.     Antonio Gallardo was aboard the 5-year-old mare bred by Good Beginnings Farm, and the veteran rider saw to it she had

Bahamian Squall: First Winner on New Year’s Day, Too

    Emulating First Dude, Bahamian Squall began 2022 on a winning note, with Sierra Diamond going wire-to-wire over a sloppy track at Mahoning Valley.     The 4-year-old filly bred by Donald Dizney followed a pair of seconds with her fourth victory, a powerful performance under Luis Gonzalez. Sierra Diamond shot to the lead

M. J.’s Lady Gets First Dude His Initial Victory of 2022

    First Dude wasted little time getting his initial winner of the New Year, with M. J.’s Lady coming from well off the pace, despite an impost of 126 pounds, to capture the opener at Laurel Park yesterday.     The 5-year-old mare was bumped leaving the gate in the race at 1 1/16

Bella Dudette: From Last to First at Mahoning Valley

    With two racing days left on the 2021 schedule, First Dude is solidly in third place on Florida’s leading sire list with progeny earnings of more than $2.3 million, making it five consecutive years in the top four for the son of Stephen Got Even.     Bella Dudette is First Dude’s latest

First Dude Filly Owns a Gulfstream Park Tapeta Record

    The new Tapeta surface at Gulfstream Park has only been in use for a few weeks, so track records at every distance are constantly being lowered. Cindy’s Song, a 2-year-old filly by First Dude, now owns the record for ‘about’ 1 1/16 miles on the all-weather surface.     The $95,000 OBS June

Taino House Never Challenged in Zia Park Sprint

    Taino House made it two victories in a row at Zia Park yesterday, going wire-to-wire in a quick :57.41 for five furlongs under Alfredo Juarez Jr.     The 4-year-old gelding by Bahamian Squall was sitting at 1/9 on the tote board throughout much of the betting, but edged up to 3/5 at

Winking At Thedude Reaches a Milestone

    Winking At Thedude became the 19th member of the First Dude $200,000-plus club at Mountaineer Casino & Resort last evening via a neck victory in his 37th career start.     The 6-year-old gelding bred by Dee-Ellen Cook and Suzette Parker earned a check of $5,046, raising his career total to $203,917, moving

Taino House Responds to Late Money With Zia Romp

    Taino House was welcomed into the infamous late-odds-drop club at Zia Park yesterday, and responded with his second victory in six tries this year.     The 4-year-old gelding by Bahamian Squall walked up to the gate with Alfredo Juarez Jr. sitting as the 4/5 favorite on the tote board. He broke quickly,

Super Dude Surpasses $400,000

    Super Dude finished third  yesterday (a nose away from second) in a $47,500 allowance optional claimer at Parx Racing, and collected a check for $5,170. That raised the 7-year-old gelding’s career earnings to $401,140, and he became the seventh runner by First Dude to pass the $400,000 mark. He has an outstanding record

Starship Prankster’s Late Run Eases Concerns of Her Backers

    It wasn’t a matter of ‘If Starship Prankster would win a race,’ it was simply a matter of ‘when.’     Prior to her maiden-breaking score at Finger Lakes yesterday, the 4-year-old daughter of Bahamian Squall had posted three seconds and three thirds in her last six races – the first five at