After leading Florida’s sires with 64 winners in 2020, First Dude has shown he’ll be going after a repeat in that category with only seven days gone in the new year. The son of Stephen Got Even already has two winners after Debonnaire Dude cruised to a stylish victory under veteran Tim Thornton at Delta …
Following on the heels of Bahamian Squall’s first winner of the new year, First Dude kept pace yesterday when Petulant Delight captured his third straight at Parx Racing, becoming his sire’s initial winner of 2021. After the 6-year-old gelding bred by Ocala Stud had posted just one victory in his previous nine starts dating back …
First Dude moved within one victory of 100 for the year when Winking At Thedude scored at a flat mile yesterday over a track labeled ‘good’ at Mahoning Valley. The 5-year-old gelding bred by Dee-Ellen Cook and Suzette Parker is also just one victory behind Khozan for that title with seven racing days remaining, but …
First Dude is just two visits to the winner’s circle away from reaching 100 this year after Gran Edition dead-heated in a one-mile race at Mountaineer Casino last night. The 3-year-old colt bred by Ponder Hill boosted his sire’s number of winning races to 98, getting his second victory since making his career debut on …
Alex’s First broke her maiden at Tampa Bay Downs yesterday, not only giving First Dude five winners in the last week, but helping him toward succeeding in three important statistical areas for 2020. First, the 2-year-old filly became winner No. 64 for her sire, stretching his lead in that category to 12 over Khozan on …
With just 16 days remaining on the 2020 racing schedule, First Dude has already wrapped up the title as Florida’s leading sire of winners this year with 63. That’s 11 better than Khozan and 12 better than Brethren. In addition, after yesterday’s victory by Miss Star Lo at Parx Racing, he’s second behind Khozan in …
In his ninth career start, Gio Sammy scored perhaps the most convincing victory of the year for any son or daughter of First Dude, with an eye-catching performance in the first race at Mahoning Valley yesterday. With Luis Rivera aboard, the 3-year-old gelding bred in Maryland by Ocala’s Best A Luck Farm led every step …
First Dude and Brethren have been battling back and forth for the second spot on Florida’s leading sire list for months and the Double Diamond stallion opened a little daylight on his foe yesterday with a pair of winners up north. With progeny earnings of $2,086,434, First Dude’s lead increased to nearly $32,000. At Parx …
Petulant Delight went to the post for the 25th time in his career yesterday, with most of those races coming at Parx Racing. After his wire-to-wire score with Dexter Haddock in a $23,000 starter allowance, his record at the track near Philadelphia is 23-5-5-4. Haddock put the 5-year-old gelding by First Dude on the lead …
Debbie’s Passion became stakes-placed for the first time yesterday, finishing third for owner/breeder Raymond Mamone in the one-mile, $60,000 Millions Classic Preview at Gulfstream West. The 4-year-old colt by First Dude broke quickly from the inside under Hector Berrios, who eased him back to third along the rail down the backside. Debbie’s Passion moved up …