With her stablemate and nemesis – Click Bait – not in the race, Minnesota-bred Ready to Runaway reached new heights at Canterbury Park last night, winning a $32,000 allowance optional claimer and leaving track announcer Paul Allen gushing. As the 6-year-old daughter of First Dude was cruising down the stretch in front …
The first race at Presque Isle yesterday turned into a two-horse affair right from the gate between 8/5 shot Echo Alpha Six and 6/5 He’s on the Fly, a 5-year-old gelding by Bahamian Squall. The outcome wasn’t determined until the final jump. The duo quickly broke away from the field, and …
Neigh Dude didn’t get to the winner’s circle in three tries as a 2-year-old, but he’s more than made up for it this season with three victories in four starts. The First Dude gelding bred by Porter Racing Stable scored No. 3 at Delaware Park yesterday after previous victories at Penn …
O’Brien closed out a highly-successful month of May for First Dude with a monster run through the stretch at Parx Racing yesterday to get winner No. 25 for the stallion by Stephen Got Even, at the same time putting him in position to break the $1 million mark in progeny earnings for 2022 …
A well-timed ride by Jose Morelos resulted in First Dude getting his 24th winner of 2022 at Gulfstream Park yesterday. Sandy Dude broke alertly from the No. 6 post and Morelos settled the 4-year-old gelding in third down the backstretch, four lengths from the two battling leaders. After a quarter in :22.69 and a half …
First Dude’s runners pushed the son of Stephen Got Even over the $800,000 mark in progeny earnings yesterday, led by the 5-year-old mare Dudes Lawyer, who scored by 1 1/4 lengths at Thistledown, her first victory of 2022. Yarmarie Correa was aboard Dudes Lawyer, who left quickly from the No. 4 …
Not to be outdone by stablemate First Dude, Bahamian Squall has also added a pair of important winners on Preakness weekend, Bahamian Dude breaking his maiden at Woodbine on Friday and highly-promising Spirit Wind extending her winning streak to three with a smart victory on Saturday in the $65,000 Musical Romance Stakes at …
First Dude added a pair of maiden-breaking winners to his 2022 ledger yesterday, getting Preakness weekend off to a flying start for Double Diamond’s premier stallion. Grandma’s Pudding captured the first race at Gulfstream Park to become the 21st winner for the son of Stephen Got Even, and Mountain Breeze returned at Lone …
When it comes to who owns the best filly or mare racing in Minnesota, John Mentz has the best of both worlds: he owns the top two. Mentz purchased Ready to Runaway, a daughter of First Dude, for a mere $4,000 at the 2017 Minnesota yearling sale, and Clickbait for $21,000 with partners …
The chart on this page detailing First Dude’s top runners points out how many are still highly competitive at the ages of seven and eight. Gio Sammy is nowhere near as accomplished in the earnings department as those on the list, but the 5-year-old gelding has been campaigning in Ohio, where …