Bahama Breeze lived up to her name at Parx Racing yesterday, winning in a breeze racing six furlongs in the rain under Abner Adorno. The 3-year-old Bahamian Squall filly bred by Double Diamond Farm had finished second two races back, and broke her maiden in her fourth try at odds of 19-1. Leaving from the …
First Dude’s extraordinary success since the 10th of March reached new heights yesterday when Chelsey Keiser guided the 4-year-old filly Due North to victory by an eye-opening 20 3/4 lengths in the seventh race at Mahoning Valley. Due North was sitting on the tote board at odds of 5/2 as post time for the six-furlong …
With two days left on the March racing calendar, First Dude has now registered nine winners since the 10th of the month, along with last weekend’s two stakes-placed runners. Winner No. 9 is Myhessexpress, who annihilated the field yesterday in a 6 1/2-furlong maiden race at Parx Racing. The 3-year-old gelding bred in Pennsylvania by …
First Dude celebrated the weekend with a pair of stakes-placed runners, lightly-raced Ray Arewethereyet finishing third in the $110,000 Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies Stakes on the Florida Cup program at Tampa Bay Downs, and Rogue Too getting third in the $100,000 Latonia Stakes at Turfway Park. Ray Arewethereyet had finished first and second at …
First Dude retained his hold on third place on Florida’s general sire list with the victory of red-hot Debonnaire Dude at Delta Downs yesterday. The 4-year-old gelding bred by Lynne and Chris Boutte finished off the board in his first four career starts, but has righted the ship with four victories in his last six …
After getting off to a slow start in 2021, First Dude continues to swiftly move up the Florida sire list in several statistical categories after the victories of C’mon Karen and Purecrazidude at Gulfstream Park yesterday. The two eye-catching scores (1) gave First Dude seven winners in the last 12 days, (2) moved him up …
Bahamian Squall’s leading money-winner, twice stakes-placed Bahamian Girl, added $12,800 to her bank account yesterday at Gulfstream Park, lifting her career total to $150,820. The 4-year-old filly bred by McKathan Bros., who finished second in the 2019 edition of the Susan’s Girl at Gulfstream, scored her fourth victory, racing one mile over the main track …
There’s a four-way duel for the second through fifth places on Florida’s leading sire list, behind leader Khozan, and it probably will take a lucrative stakes or allowance victory for one of the four to separate himself from the other three. First Dude is involved in the battle, and he’s currently just $10,000 away from …
Before Gaspergou broke his maiden at Delta Downs yesterday, the 4-year-old First Dude gelding had finished second three times and fourth once in his past four starts and, accordingly, was sent off at odds of 3/5. Gaspergou was off quickly from the No. 8 post with Alex Birzer in the one-mile race, and battled up …
Starship Apollo captured the fifth race at Gulfstream Park yesterday, the 16th time he has visited the winner’s circle during a 65-race career in Florida which began in 2015. The 8-year-old gelding bred by Leverett and Linda Miller is No. 1 on First Dude’s winner’s list, followed by 5-year-old Rogue Too, who has won 11 …