A few minutes before the third race at Gulfstream Park yesterday, the odds on Facts Only began dropping steadily – from 6-1 to 5-1 to 3-1. After they sprung the latch, the Bahamian Squall 3-year-old’s next tote board change had her at 8/5. The late money proved to be right on the money, as the …
Tiz the Dude’s victory yesterday wasn’t quite as spectacular as Speedy Dudette’s 16-length score at Louisiana Downs the day before, but owner/trainer Rylee Grudzien isn’t going to complain after the First Dude colt’s seven-length beauty at Cajun country’s other track, Evangeline Downs. With Diego Saenz aboard, Tiz the Dude battled for the lead through a …
This is how the Louisiana Downs track announcer described the action nearing the wire as Speedy Dudette was widening her lead in the second race at Louisiana Downs yesterday: “Speedy Dudette is all by herself – winning by 15 lengths.” Turns out he was pretty close – the final margin was a little more than …
The first five times that Southern Dudette raced at Evangeline Downs – as a 3-year-old in 2091 – the daughter of First Dude showed an affinity for the track, posting one victory, a second, a third and two fourths. Now five, she returned to Opelousas, Louisiana yesterday and picked up her fifth career victory with …
First Dude remained within four winners of Florida leader Khozan with the convincing victory of Bella Serena at Tampa Bay Downs yesterday. The 3-year-old filly owned and bred by Joe and Vivi Serena broke her maiden in her ninth start and earned a check for $9,890 while becoming the 24th winner for First Dude this …
Sun Squall no doubt greatly benefitted from the presence yesterday of Nicolas Arriagada, who piloted the son of Bahamian Squall to the easiest of victories at Tampa Bay Downs. Arriagada is a 21-year-old apprentice jockey who won his first career race last Friday riding with a 10-pound allowance for his owner/trainer father, Juan Arriagada. Nicolas …
Bahamian Squall’s 10th winner of 2021 is My Mane Man, who broke his maiden at Gulfstream Park yesterday in a $40,000 maiden special in his second start, raising his sire’s progeny earnings at the beginning of his third season to $1,005,715. He became Bahamian Squall’s third winner in two days. Emisael Jaramillo rode My Man …
First Dude had 10 runners of various ages compete at five tracks on Friday and Saturday, and he wound up with two winners, three seconds, a third and a fourth. Nearly 40 percent of his runners this year have finished in the top three, and his progeny earnings recently passed $600,000 for the season and …
Double Diamond Farm’s talented Running Memories scored her second impressive victory at Gulfstream Park yesterday, winning a $38,000 allowance optional claiming race by three lengths under Victor Lebron in just her third start. The 3-year-old filly by Bahamian Squall had broken her maiden in her career debut by 2 1/2 lengths, and in between the …
Ragatagtag broke her maiden in her career debut as a 3-year-old at Oaklawn Park in February of 2019, winning by 2 1/2 lengths and paying $25.40. The daughter of First Dude raced in Hot Springs twice more before leaving town, and spending her next 16 races at Arlington Park, Hawthorne, Fair Grounds and Churchill Downs. …