In her first five starts, the best First Hathor could muster up for owner/breeder Endsley Farms was a trio of fourth-place finishes. But she came back in her sixth try at Tampa Bay Downs and broke her maiden with a strong run through the lane. The 3-year-old First Dude filly had Sam Marin in the …
At the tender old age of seven, Fivefive Six Champ shows no signs that he’s running out of gas; he’s moved up to 18th place on First Dude’s $200,000 list, and has scored his 16th career victory, tied for second among all the stallion’s runners. The gelding bred by red-hot owner/breeder Tom MCrocklin raised his …
Raydar Control looked like he was on cruise control in a $35,000 starter optional claimer at 5 1/2 furlongs over the Tapeta course at Gulfstream Park. The 4-year-old Bahamian Squall gelding bred by D. Michelle Landry went to the lead after the break under longshot specialist Sara Hess and continued on wire-to-wire. He led by …
In her sixth start of 2026, and 12th overall, Baha Secret went wire-to-wire racing 6 1/2 furlongs at Tampa Bay Downs and posted her best Equibase speed figure of the 12 – a 78, six better than her previous high. Marvin Fernandez was in the saddle and he guided the 6-year-old mare bred by Belinda …
Neigh Dude, one of First Dude’s biggest bargains at the sales, jumped up one spot on his sire’s exclusive $200,000 list after a powerful finish in a 6 1/2-furlong test at Parx Racing. The $2,000 Timonium October yearling bred by Porter Racing Stable earned a check for $18,000, jumping his career total to $328,412, and …
When First Dude’s $200,000 club first appeared here several years ago, there were 17 original entrants. Now there are 34, and when Fivefive Six Champ gets another check of just over $5,000, there will be 20 who have reached the $300,000 mark. Fivefive Six Champ made it two victories in a row and three of …
Nina’s Last Gift was scheduled to race 7 1/2 furlongs in a $54,000 allowance optional claiming race over Gulfstream’s turf course with Miguel Vasquez in the saddle, but the race was taken off the grass and switched to one mile and 70 yards over the Tapeta surface. It didn’t matter to the 5-year-old First Dude …
Dan’s Candi Girl picked the perfect time to win her first race of 2026, the 7th at Turfway Park on March 18, which went off at 8:57. Three hours later, at midnight, the 6-year-old daughter of Bahamian Squall celebrated her birthday; she was foaled on March 19 of 2020. Luis Contreras was aboard Dan’s Candi …
Red-hot Ocala owner/breeder Tom McCrocklin added another rung to his recent string of successes with the latest victory by Fivefive Six Champ, who is steadily climbing up the ladder on First Dude’s $200,000 list. McCrocklin is the breeder of the 7-year-old gelding who sold for $165,000 at OBS as a March 2-year-old. In a six-furlong, …
Bahamian Squall has had just 13 runners compete so far this season, but they have produced six winners, for an excellent 46 percent. No. 6 is Raydar Control, who went wire-to-wire under veteran Jose Ferrer racing six furlongs at Tampa Bay Downs. The 4-year-old gelding bred by D. Michelle Landry shot to the lead out …