Like so many of First Dude’s runners before him whose speed figures have improved with age, Here Comes Bullet has fired his best shot at the age of five in his 17th start. The gelding bred by Thomas L. Croley posted an excellent 90 at Gulfstream Park yesterday, highest Equibase ‘E’ number of his career.

    Angel Arroyo shot Here Comes Bullet out quickly from the No. 9 post in the race at a flat mile and immediately became engaged in a head-and-head battle for the lead with 7/5 Tone Feelin. They continued glued to each other all the way into the stretch, where Here Comes Bullet ran down the favorite in the last 100 yards to win by three-quarters of a length, clocked in 1:37.34.  

    Here Comes Bullet earned a check for $12,800, raising his earnings to $66,140. He paid $35.20 for his fourth victory, while becoming First Dude’s 13th winner of 2022.