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 …
If Conrado was campaigning at North America’s premier racetracks and rolled up the record he has, the 5-year-old gelding would already be a member of First Dude’s $200,000 club. However, after his maiden-breaking victory at Tampa Bay Downs, his next seven have come at Presque Isle Downs, Turf Paradise, Grande Prairie and Lethbridge, where the …
With Mychal Sanchez in the irons, Cindy’s Song won for the first time away from Florida after she had five successful efforts at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs. The 6-year-old daughter of First Dude scored career victory No. 6 going a flat mile at Parx Racing. Sanchez took the $95,000 OBS June purchase out …
Nothing changed for Sweet Nola after she completed a three-race winning streak at Tampa Bay Downs and owner/trainer Juan Arriagada shipped her to Presque Isle. The 5-year-old mare by First Dude bred by Frank Mermenstein and Tom McCrocklin destroyed the field in her first try in Pennsylvania – winning by 8 1/2 lengths in a …