Owner/trainer Pedro Nazario had the last laugh when his 3-year-old gelding, First Office, was ignored in the betting and sent off at 24-1, highest odds in the race at 1 1/16 miles at Delaware Park. In a game effort, First Officer won the race and paid $51.80. Emanuel Rosario was aboard the son of First …
Better Then Lotto took his time getting to the races, and when he finally made it at the age of four, he showed speed and gameness in his one-mile debut at Gulfstream Park. The First Dude colt owned and bred by Frank Hopewell wasn’t hampered by a muddy track, breaking on top under Edgar Perez …
He’s Side Eyed proved to be much the best in a 5 1/2-furlong test at Tampa Bay Downs, with Marvin Fernandez in the irons. The 4-year-old gelded son of First Dude sat second through a :22.30 first quarter, went after the lead as they passed the half in :46.37, then cruised into the stretch and …
In her first five starts, the best First Hathor could muster up for owner/breeder Endsley Farms was a trio of fourth-place finishes. But she came back in her sixth try at Tampa Bay Downs and broke her maiden with a strong run through the lane. The 3-year-old First Dude filly had Sam Marin in the …
At the tender old age of seven, Fivefive Six Champ shows no signs that he’s running out of gas; he’s moved up to 18th place on First Dude’s $200,000 list, and has scored his 16th career victory, tied for second among all the stallion’s runners. The gelding bred by red-hot owner/breeder Tom MCrocklin raised his …
Neigh Dude, one of First Dude’s biggest bargains at the sales, jumped up one spot on his sire’s exclusive $200,000 list after a powerful finish in a 6 1/2-furlong test at Parx Racing. The $2,000 Timonium October yearling bred by Porter Racing Stable earned a check for $18,000, jumping his career total to $328,412, and …
When First Dude’s $200,000 club first appeared here several years ago, there were 17 original entrants. Now there are 34, and when Fivefive Six Champ gets another check of just over $5,000, there will be 20 who have reached the $300,000 mark. Fivefive Six Champ made it two victories in a row and three of …
Nina’s Last Gift was scheduled to race 7 1/2 furlongs in a $54,000 allowance optional claiming race over Gulfstream’s turf course with Miguel Vasquez in the saddle, but the race was taken off the grass and switched to one mile and 70 yards over the Tapeta surface. It didn’t matter to the 5-year-old First Dude …
Red-hot Ocala owner/breeder Tom McCrocklin added another rung to his recent string of successes with the latest victory by Fivefive Six Champ, who is steadily climbing up the ladder on First Dude’s $200,000 list. McCrocklin is the breeder of the 7-year-old gelding who sold for $165,000 at OBS as a March 2-year-old. In a six-furlong, …
In her first three career starts, under three different jockeys, Steel City Lady finished sixth, fifth and fourth. It took veteran Joe Bravo to turn it around in start No. 4, a 7 1/2-furlong race on the grass at Gulfstream Park. The 3-year-old First Dude filly was bumped leaving the gate and Bravo was forced …