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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...

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...