After Maryquitecontrary broke her maiden by three-quarters of a length in her career debut on June 11, trainer Joe Catanese III could have gone in many directions with Dr. Rod Lundock’s 3-year-old by First Dude. That they chose to pick yesterday’s $75,000 Azalea Stakes at Gulfstream Park is an attest to the confidence …
In his previous 10 races prior to last evening at Evangeline Downs, Quana Dude ran up a record of two seconds, four thirds and four fourths. In just about every race, the 5-year-old by First Dude was closing in on the leaders in the run to the wire, but always falling short. …
When Picking Up Pennies finished fifth in his career debut at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 2 of last year, the First Dude gelding picked up a few dollars – $400, to be exact. Since that time, the $30,000 OBS October yearling has never finished worse than fourth, running up a record of 4-3-1-2 …
After her last start – which was her first on Gulfstream Park’s Tapeta surface – proved to be the right medicine for Lady Emily, it stood to reason that trainer J. Kent Sweezey would be looking for a follow-up race over the all-weather track for the 4-year-old daughter of First Dude. …
In the song “I’ve Been Everywhere” that’s currently being replayed on TV many times a day, Johnny Cash reels off the names of 92 cities, towns and countries he visited during his lifetime. If Super Dude could sing, his itinerary would include Laurel, Pimlico, Delaware, Belmont, Saratoga, Aqueduct, Gulfstream, Oaklawn, Churchill Downs, Parx …
After finishing second at Tampa Bay Downs on Jan. 17 of 2021, Valiant Virtue was sent to the sidelines by owner/trainer Juan Arriagada. His record at the time was 2-4-4 in 19 starts. Arriagada brought the 5-year-old First Dude gelding back at Tampa 13 months later and introduced him to Madeline …
Equibase doesn’t keep records for this, but it’s possible – and probable – that First Dude set a North American record yesterday. The stallion by Stephen Got Even had three runners entered at different tracks and all three won in a span of 29 minutes. Pretty impressive. Off at 12:58 – Thistledown: Dudes …
Berks has raced just three times this year – at three different Mid-Atlantic tracks – and the First Dude gelding has two victories and a third to show for his efforts. The rapidly-improving 3-year-old Maryland-bred picked up his second victory yesterday at Delaware Park, following a maiden-breaking score at Pimlico on …
Add the name of T J’s First to the long list of runners who began their careers in the dark and suddenly, one day, the light bulb switched on. The 4-year-old Louisiana-bred daughter of First Dude didn’t race at two or three, and when she made her debut earlier this season, …
Veteran press box denizens have forever touted that bettors should never fall into the trap of wagering on runners with the names of friends or family, or addresses, phone numbers, passcodes, etc. However, Vladimir Putin might have been able to solve some of his recent financial woes by not heeding that advice yesterday …