News - Double Diamond Farm

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...

Cindy’s Song Ships to Pennsylvania, Wins No. 6

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...

Sweet Nola Runs Winning Streak to 4

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...

From Exonerated to Rejuvenated

Exonerated Prez is in the process of acquiring the nickname of ‘Rejuvenated Prez.’ The 3-year-old Kentucky-bred First Dude gelding has come off...

Foggy Note Repays Her New Owners After Three Tries

It took Smith Ranch Stables and trainer Luis Ramirez just three races to get out with the 5-year-old Bahamian Squall mare Foggy...

First Dude Gelding is Most Happy at Presque Isle

Happyisashappydoes has won five times in his 19-race career and four of the victories have come at Presque Isle Downs. The 5-year-old First...

On a Three-Race Winning Streak, Berks Nearing $400,000

Berks is at it again. In 2023, the now 6-year-old First Dude gelding put together a four-race winning streak at Laurel Race...

Bahamian Squall 5-Year-Old Shakes off Some of the Rust

Nobody can ever accuse Douglas Jones of not being persistent. Jones is the breeder, owner and trainer of Rusty Pistol,...

It’s Not the Energizer Bunny; It’s Petulant Delight

Petulant Delight is First Dude’s answer to the Energizer Bunny: he just keeps going and going. Just when it appeared as though...

First Dude Gelding Makes Impact on $200,000 List

When First Dude’s $200,000 club list was first compiled, there were 17 entrants. It has continued to grow ever since, and red-hot...

Marin and Sweet Nola Make a Great Team

Sam Marin has Sweet Nola on a roll at Tampa Bay Downs, and the daughter of First Dude has reached new heights...

Exonerated Prez Lights Up the Board at Thistledown

Under a beautifully timed ride from Yan Aviles, Exonerated Prez broke out of a prolonged slump and scored a major upset in...

Bahamian Moon Heading for $500,000 at Age 8

In this day, when geldings’ careers outlive all the rest, Bahamian Moon continues to raise eyebrows. The 8-year-old mare by Bahamian Squall...

Amazing: 5-Year-Old Gelding Cruises in Career Debut

It would hardly seem appropriate to designate a 5-year-old as a TDN rising star, but in the case of Bajan Sun it...

It’s 3 in a Row for Zayas and Right Karma

In his first five career starts in 2023, Right Karma’s best effort was one second-place finish; he then spent 18 months on...

Kirk Douglas Would Be Proud of Ferrer and Spartacus’s Dude

In his first two starts, Spartacus’s Dude finished eighth and ninth with Marco Meneses and Sam Marin in the irons. In start...

Berks Goes Wire-to-Wire at Laurel for 13th Victory

After taking a break of almost three months, Berks has returned with two victories in a row at Parx and Laurel for...

First Dude Mare Wins 2nd Straight at Tampa Bay Downs

Sweet Nola won a $24,000 starter optional claimer at Tampa Bay Downs yesterday, making it two victories in the space of 12...

First Dude Mare Reaches Century Mark

Naa Dudette surpassed the $100,000 mark in lifetime earnings with a light-up-the-board victory in a 1 1/16th-mile test at Tampa Bay Downs. The 5-year-old...

Nouveau Riche Makes a Few Handicappers Newly Rich

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” couldn’t be a more appropriate adage than when referring to Nouveau Riche’s maiden-breaking...

Three in a Row for Neigh Dude at Parx

Neigh Dude made it three victories in a row with another strong performance under Andy Hernandez at Parx Racing, and continued his...

Bahamian Moon Reaches New Heights

At the tender age of eight, Bahamian Moon doesn’t appear to have lost even one step. The daughter of Bahamian Squall captured a $54,000...

First Dude 5-Year-Old’s 24th Race is Sweetest of All

Sweet Nola raced 23 times prior to Friday, but for her the charm was No. 24. The 5-year-old daughter of...

First Dude Gelding Cruises Up $200,000 List

Time to Cruise jumped up four spots, from 23rd place to 19th, on First Dude’s $200,000 list with a hard-earned victory over...

Right Karma Reaching His Peak at 5

It took Right Karma seven starts to break his maiden, and now the son of First Dude has made it two in...

Cindy’s Song is First Dude’s 3,000th Runner to Finish in the Money

Cindy’s Song is on the verge of reaching $100,000 in career earnings after her wire-to-wire victory under Samy Camacho over a sloppy...

Neigh Dude Wins Second Straight, Sends First Dude Over $28 Million

Neigh Dude came through for his new owners at Parx Racing on Wednesday, capturing a 5 1/2-furlong test after having been claimed...

With Two More Victories, First Dude is Milestone Ready

First Dude is inches away from his latest pair of milestones after the victories of red-hot Impacto at Tampa Bay Downs and...