Red-hot First Dude solidified his hold on third place on Florida’s general sire list yesterday when M J’s Lady won the third race at Laurel under Charlie Marquez, giving the son of Stephen Got Even his sixth January winner and raising his progeny earnings for the month to $171,317. M J’s Lady was off fourth …
Thoroughbred racing is a sport revolving around the odds board, and what are the odds that one breeder could have two winners by the same sire two hours apart at tracks in different states. That’s just what happened yesterday with long-time Ocala breeder Lynne Boutte, who had This Dudes No Fool win at Gulfstream Park …
At the age of seven, Super Dude continues to move up on the list of First Dude’s leading earners, jumping up two spots with an eye-catching wire-to-wire victory at Aqueduct yesterday. The gelding bred by Moreau Bloodstock International collected $27,500 for his score at a mile and one-eighth, increasing his career total to $361,555, seventh …
When the field for the fifth race at Gulfstream Park yesterday was moving toward the gate, oddly-named Elliereeseaston was sitting on the tote board at odds of 7/2. When the fillies had traveled 100 yards, the 3-year-old daughter of Bahamian Squall suddenly dropped to 6/5. Elliereeseaston had made just one previous start, finishing fourth by …
Before she showed up in a six-furlong race at Fair Grounds yesterday, Much About It had scored victories at Gulfstream Park, Gulfstream West, Tampa Bay Downs and Remington Park. With apprentice Santos Rivera in the saddle, the 6-year-old daughter of First Dude made New Orleans her fifth winning venue while becoming her sire’s third winner …
After leading Florida’s sires with 64 winners in 2020, First Dude has shown he’ll be going after a repeat in that category with only seven days gone in the new year. The son of Stephen Got Even already has two winners after Debonnaire Dude cruised to a stylish victory under veteran Tim Thornton at Delta …
Following on the heels of Bahamian Squall’s first winner of the new year, First Dude kept pace yesterday when Petulant Delight captured his third straight at Parx Racing, becoming his sire’s initial winner of 2021. After the 6-year-old gelding bred by Ocala Stud had posted just one victory in his previous nine starts dating back …
Bahamian Squall wasted no time getting his first winner of the new year, and it was as easy a score as any owner or trainer could hope for. Sierra Diamond, a 3-year-old filly bred by Donald Dizney LLC, broke her maiden yesterday at Mahoning Valley in her seventh start, a $20,000 maiden special, after six …
First Dude moved within one victory of 100 for the year when Winking At Thedude scored at a flat mile yesterday over a track labeled ‘good’ at Mahoning Valley. The 5-year-old gelding bred by Dee-Ellen Cook and Suzette Parker is also just one victory behind Khozan for that title with seven racing days remaining, but …
First Dude is just two visits to the winner’s circle away from reaching 100 this year after Gran Edition dead-heated in a one-mile race at Mountaineer Casino last night. The 3-year-old colt bred by Ponder Hill boosted his sire’s number of winning races to 98, getting his second victory since making his career debut on …