Time to Cruise jumped up four spots, from 23rd place to 19th, on First Dude’s $200,000 list with a hard-earned victory over favored Optic Way in a one-mile test at Parx Racing. The 5-year-old Pennsylvania-bred gelding broke quickly from the No. 4 post with Mychel Sanchez and moved into second place …
It took Right Karma seven starts to break his maiden, and now the son of First Dude has made it two in a row. The 5-year-old bred by Ocala’s Best A Luck Farm scored a sharp victory under Edgard Zayas in a race at a flat mile at Gulfstream Park. Right …
Cindy’s Song is on the verge of reaching $100,000 in career earnings after her wire-to-wire victory under Samy Camacho over a sloppy track at Tampa Bay Downs on Wednesday. At the same time, the 6-year-old mare bred by Ponder Hill Inc. became the 3,000th runner to finish in the money for First Dude. …
Neigh Dude came through for his new owners at Parx Racing on Wednesday, capturing a 5 1/2-furlong test after having been claimed out of his previous winning start by the partnership of Hardesty Racing, Kasey Racing and Michael Day. With the victory, the 6-year-old gelding sent First Dude’s career progeny earnings to $28,011,551, …
First Dude is inches away from his latest pair of milestones after the victories of red-hot Impacto at Tampa Bay Downs and Berks at Parx Racing. With Neigh Dude running today, First Dude’s career progeny earnings have reached $27,995,541 and the combined win-place-show finishes by his runners is 2,998. So he could reach …
First Dude is another step closer to his next two career milestones after the victory of Bernie’s Mitts in a $54,800 allowance optional claimer at Parx Racing. The stallion by Stephen Got Even is now less than $57,000 away from reaching $28 million in lifetime progeny earnings, and he’s just five away from …
When the chart of First Dude’s runners who have earned at least $200,000 was introduced on the right side of this page, there were 17 names listed. On Tuesday, that number reached 30 with the addition of Neigh Dude. The 6-year-old gelding bred by Porter Racing Stable scored his ninth victory …
First Dude is closing in on two more career milestones after the popular victory of Right Karma under Edgard Zayas in a one-mile test for maidens at Gulfstream Park. The 5-year-old horse bred by Tom and Lori Fackler at Ocala’s Best A Luck Farm was off in mid-pack and remained …
Charlie’s Wish moved two spots upward on First Dude’s $200,000 list via a second-place finish in a $100,000 Handicap at Gulfstream Park. With Jose Ortiz aboard, the 5-year-old mare wound up 2 1/4 lengths behind Dreaming of Mo in a mile and 70-yard test that went in 1:39.08. She earned a …
On Jan. 4, Impacto won in $12,500 claiming company at Tampa Bay Downs, his seventh victory in a 17-race career, and was taken out of the race by owner/trainer Juan Arriagada for the claiming price. Arriagada wasted no time wheeling the 6-year-old First Dude gelding back for $20,000 just 11 days later, and …