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Happy Birthday for Dan’s Candi Girl

Dan’s Candi Girl picked the perfect time to win her first race of 2026, the 7th at Turfway Park on March 18, which went...

Fivefive Six Champ Wins for 14th Time

Red-hot Ocala owner/breeder Tom McCrocklin added another rung to his recent string of successes with the latest victory by Fivefive Six Champ, who is...

Bahamian Squall Gelding Controls the Action from the Start at Tampa

Bahamian Squall has had just 13 runners compete so far this season, but they have produced six winners, for an excellent 46 percent. No....

Troops Marches to Game Score at Tampa Bay Downs

Troops became the fifth of Bahamian Squall’ s troops to score in 2026, coming from behind under Pablo Morales to win a six-furlong test...

Baha Secret Gets Victory No. 2 in Style

After breaking her maiden in her career debut at Gulfstream Park in December of 2023, Baha Secret spent the next two years searching for...

Bahamian Squall Filly: from 57-1 to $10.80

When Calypso Moon made her debut under Jose Morelos in a maiden special at Gulfstream Park on Dec.20, she was sent off at 57-1...

Bravo Guides Steel City Lady to Maiden Score on Gulfstream Turf

In her first three career starts, under three different jockeys, Steel City Lady finished sixth, fifth and fourth. It took veteran Joe Bravo to...

Housebuster Dude Goes Wire-to-Wire at Parx

Housebuster Dude broke his maiden in his ninth start yesterday at Parx Racing and it’s a mystery why it didn’t happen sooner. In a...

Plum Irish: Last Bahamian Squall Winner of 2025, First in 2026

Miguel Vasquez made it two in a row at Gulfstream Park aboard Plum Irish, the 4-year-old Bahamian Squall filly who became her sire’s last...

Charlie’s Wish Just Misses in 2026 Debut at Gulfstream

The first runner from First Dude’s $200,000 club to race in 2026 is Charlie’s Wish, the just-turned 6-year-old mare bred by Three Gin Guys...

Fivefive Six Champ Goes Wire-to-Wire for 13th Victory

Fivefive Six Champ came within a whisker of the six-furlong track record with his wire-to-wire score at Mahoning Valley. With Brandon Tapara aboard, the...

Luna Takes First Officer’s Backers to the Moon

It took jockey Paul Luna two trips aboard First Officer to get acquainted with the 2-year-old gelding, and in their third race at Laurel...

Bahamian Squall Runners Win at Gulfstream and Tampa

Bahamian Squall’s latest two winners are Plum Irish, who survived a heated pace racing five furlongs over the Tapeta surface at Gulfstream Park, and...

Neigh Dude Closing in on $300,000

By virtue of a pair of three-race winning streaks in 2025, Neigh Dude has made a rapid climb on First Dude’s $200,000 list, and...

Neigh Dude wins Parx battle of the Dudes

It was a battle of the Dudes at Parx Racing on Tuesday, and 2-1 second choice Neigh Dude, who is by First Dude, outgamed...

Charlie’s Wish Scores on Gulfstream Grass; Half a Million $ Looms

Charlie’s Wish continued her upward climb on First Dude’s $200,000 list via an impressive score at Gulfstream Park with veteran Joe Bravo in the...

Hay Hay Paula Comes from Way Back to Score 10th Victory

Hay Hay Paula scored victory No. 10 in her long and successful career, coming from well off the pace in a $28,600 starter optional...

First Dude 5-Year-Old Breezes Past Century Mark at Woodbine

This Dude a Breeze cruised past the $100,000 mark in progeny earnings after cruising past a field of seven in a $41,700 starter optional...

Neigh Dude Wins No. 12, Moves Up First Dude’s $200,000 List

Neigh Dude moved up to 25th place on First Dude’s $200,000 list, keyed by his 12th career victory in a 6-furlong test at Parx...

Bernie’s Mitts Shows His Best at Age 5

In his first six starts at ages two and three, Bernie’s Mitts went 1-1-1 with earnings of just $29,800. This year, like so many...

There’s No Stopping Sweet Nola

Sweet Nola’s sensational 2025 season continued for owner/trainer Juan Arriagada at Presque Isle Downs on Tuesday, with Antonio Gallardo guiding the 5-year-old First Dude...

Bahamian Squall 5-Year-Old No Longer Rusty

In his first 11 lifetime starts, Rusty Pistol’s best efforts resulted in a trio of third-place finishes. In his last six tries, he’s a...

Conrado Wins for 9th Time with Help from the Stewards

Conrado has done it again. The 5-year-old First Dude gelding who can’t significantly add to his earnings because he campaigns at purse-poor Canadian venues,...

Napa Dude Sends His Sire Past $1 Million

Napa Dude sent First Dude over the $1 million mark in 2025 progeny earnings with a slick come-from-behind ride by Miguel Martinez at Thistledown...

First Dude Gelding on the Verge of $100,000

This Dude a Breeze is sitting on the doorstep of $100,000 in earnings after his come-from-behind victory in a 1 1/16-mile race over Woodbine’s...

Surprise: First Dude Filly Lights Up the Board

Usually, when a horse comes into a race off a four-length score after two seconds, all at the same track, it receives strong support...

Apprentice Rider Looks Like Old Pro Winning Aboard Plum Irish

Apprentice Yolber Torres looked more like an old pro than a rider who has won only 37 races as he guided Plum Irish to...

First Dude Filly Breaks Her Maiden at Colonial for Attorney Romanik

Former Gulfstream Park and Hialeah Park attorney David Romanik has enjoyed great success this year with his own runners and in various partnerships with...

Happyisashappydoes Has Never Been Better

Based on his recent form, Happyisashappydoes appears to be the next runner who could make a big move upward on First Dude’s $200,000 list....

First Dude Filly Surpasses $100,000 Mark

Channah Del Mar picked up her first victory of 2025 with a come-from-way-back score in a $38,000 allowance race over a sloppy track at...

Hay Hay Paula on the Doorstep of $200,000

Hay Hay Paula is a stone’s throw from reaching the $200,000 mark in lifetime earnings after her ninth victory, accomplished at Fort Erie racetrack....

First Dude Gelding Latest $200,000-Club Member

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...

Michaela Upsets Even-Money Favorite to Break Her Maiden at Monmouth Park

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...

Taino House Still Going Strong at Age 8

Taino House is another in the long line of runners bred at Double Diamond Farm who have stood the test of time, and whose...

First Dude Gelding Racks Up Victory No. 12

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...

Impacto’s Superb Season Shows No Letup

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...

First Dude Gelding Wins in a Breeze

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...

Berks Wins for 4th time in 2025, and No. 15 Lifetime

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...

Sweet Nola’s Winning Streak Soars to Five

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...

Conrado Knows How to Win, But Not to Cash

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...