Like so many of First Dude’s sons and daughters before him, Roan Mountain is getting better with age. The 4-year-old gelding bred by Don Dizney came from out of left field to win at a mile and 70 yards at Parx Racing yesterday, and raised his record to 4-6-5 in 22 …
After trying to come from behind in his first three starts and not getting the job done, Wicked Dude changed his tactics with new rider Erick Lopez, breaking his maiden at Delaware Park in a race that could qualify as “the game performance of the month.” Lopez shot the 3-year-old First Dude gelding to the …
The way Picking Up Pennies has been performing this year, trainer and co-owner Saffie Joseph Jr. and his partners in the 3-year-old son of First Dude may have to consider changing his name to Picking Up Dollars. With Edgard Zayas riding, Picking Up Pennies went wire-to-wire going six furlongs at Gulfstream …
First Dude has regained the second spot on Florida’s leading sire list, thanks to two sharp performances by the 7-year-old mare Baby Ice at Monmouth Park and the 2-year-old colt Fulton Street at Gulfstream Park. Baby Ice won her second straight and paid $9.60, collecting a check for $16,800. The 2-year-old …
Jockey Walter De La Cruz couldn’t have been disappointed when he found out that there were two scratches from the eighth race at Prairie Meadows last night, and his mount, Island Magic, had to face just three rivals. The 3-year-old filly by Bahamian Squall made it even easier for her rider, …
If racing was seeking a poster girl for the old adage, “If at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again,” they might have found her last evening at Presque Isle Downs. The aptly-named Seeking Violet, a 4-year-old daughter of First Dude, finally broke her maiden – in her 19th career start. …
Canterbury Park’s all-time money leader, Ready to Runaway, added $30,000 to her bank account last evening, winning the $55,000 Glitter Star Stakes for the third year in a row. There’s little to be said about the 5-year-old Minnesota-bred First Dude mare that hasn’t been said many times before. She’s now 12-5-3 …
First Homestead left Tampa Bay Downs in April as the meeting was coming to a close, re-emerging at Finger Lakes on May 17. The 4-year-old gelding scored his third career victory that day under Reylu Gutierrez and was claimed by owner/trainer Rafael Jose Rohena, who has since taken the son of First Dude …
Sharp handicappers who pay close attention to the tote board no doubt made a good score at Presque Isle Downs yesterday via the maiden-breaking Stretch Runner, who more than lived up to his name with a six-furlong romp under Erin Walker. Based on his record coming up to the race, there was …
At the 2020 OBS July sale, Don Dizney dipped in and took the Bahamian Squall filly Running Memories for $20,000, a price that looks like a greater bargain every time she sets foot on the track. The 3-year-old filly gained her first stakes-placed finish yesterday in the $100,000 Incredible Revenge Stakes …