Former Gulfstream Park and Hialeah Park attorney David Romanik has enjoyed great success this year with his own runners and in various partnerships with trainers Ron Spatz and Michael Lerman, and Ocala’s Southern Cross Farm. His latest score came on Friday at Colonial Downs with Catarina, a 3-year-old filly by First Dude bred by SCF, …
Based on his recent form, Happyisashappydoes appears to be the next runner who could make a big move upward on First Dude’s $200,000 list. The 5-year-old gelding bred by Eddy R. and Linda Martinez is a newcomer on the list, and with the $14,400 check owner Linda Martinez received for his latest score at Presque …
Channah Del Mar picked up her first victory of 2025 with a come-from-way-back score in a $38,000 allowance race over a sloppy track at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Joseph Ramos was aboard the 4-year-old Indiana-bred daughter of First Dude, who was ninth early in the race at one mile, then made a strong run to the wire …
When First Dude’s $200,000-club first appeared here there were 17 entries. This week, Happyisashappydoes joined the club as No. 32 (of 33) with earnings of $204,720 after an unchallenged wire-to-wire score at Presque Isle Downs. Under Antonio Gallardo, the 5-year-old gelding bred by Eddy and Linda Martinez jumped out to the lead in the $24,000 …
It took 12 tries, but Michaela put it all together and broke her maiden in number 13 at the direct expense of even-money favorite Park Avenue Betty in a race at one mile on the grass at Monmouth Park. With Sonny Leon aboard, the 3-year-old First Dude filly bred by Lavendar Hill Stud came out …
Fivefive Six Champ is the latest runner to take a big hike up First Dude’s $200,000 list, jumping from number 31 to number 27 after a sharp wire-to-wire performance at Charles Town. Carlos Lopez was aboard the 6-year-old gelding, who was a $165,000 OBS March 2-year-old bred by Tom McCrocklin. Fivefive Six Champ was clocked …
Impacto continued his superb perfect in-the-money season this week, getting his fifth victory to go along with one second and two thirds in eight 2025 starts. Willie Martinez was aboard the 6-year-old First Dude gelding in a $24,000 starter optional claimer at six furlongs over the all-weather track at Presque Isle Downs. In a field …
It was a long time between drinks for This Dude a Breeze, who broke a nine-month winless streak with a sharp wire-to-wire victory at Woodbine under Rafael Hernandez. In a $41,200 starter optional claimer, the 5-year-old gelding by First Dude raced a mile and one-sixteenth over the all-weather track in 1:45.89, winning by 4 1/4 …
Everything went right for Berks and owner/breeder Jagger Inc. at Delaware Park when their race scheduled for the turf was switched to a mile and 70 yards on the main track. No less than seven scratches resulted in a field of three going to the post, and Berks, already a three-time winner in 2025, was …
On March 14, owner/trainer Juan Arriagada scored in a $10,000 claiming race at Tampa Bay Downs with his 5-year-old mare, Sweet Nola. She was entered for the $10,000 tag that day. Since then, the daughter of First Dude has gone on to run up a five-race winning streak in optional claimers at Tampa and Presque …