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Sweet Nola Scores at Presque Isle and Returns a Sweet $63.40
Sweet Nola pulled the old ‘last to first’ routine under Scott Spieth in a race at a mile and 70 yards over...
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Orange Theory Back in the Winning Business
It took Orange Theory until her ninth start of 2024 to get her first victory of the season, but when she struck...
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Spirit Wind 2nd in Gr. II Stakes at Keeneland; Earnings Reach $619,340
Bahamian Squall’s leading money-winner, Spirit Wind, added $59,250 to her bank account with a solid second-place finish in the $350,000, Gr. II...
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Late-Starting Ruda Now Approaching $200,000
It took Ruda more than two years to get to the races, and she didn’t make her debut until early as a...
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This Dude a Breeze Romps at Woodbine, and Gets to Go Home
Last December 3rd, longtime owner/breeder Bruno Schickedanz lost the about-to-turn 4-year-old This Dude a Breeze in a claiming race for $40,000. In...
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Charlie’s Wish Wins $100,000 Ginger Punch at Gulfstream Park
Charlie’s Wish continued her ascent up the First Dude $200,000 ladder yesterday with a convincing victory in the $100,000 Ginger Punch Stakes...
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Bahamian Squall Gelding Wins at 35-1 to the Delight of the Longshot Players
Handicappers who make a big score on a longshot have a tendency to reserve a soft spot in their hearts for the...
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Channah Del Mar Breaks Her Maiden in Indiana
In five starts as a 2-year-old at Horseshoe Indianapolis, the best Channah Del Mar could muster up was three fourth-place finishes and...
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Fivefive Six Champ Peaking at the Age of 5
In his first start of this year at Mahoning Valley, the 19th race of his career, Fivefive Six Champ cruised home by...
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Bahama Pearl Romps in Parx Racing Sprint
Bahama Pearl executed her own best imitation of Secretariat in the Belmont Stakes in a 5 1/2-furlong race at Parx, getting her...
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Like Ol’ Man River, Petulant Delight Just Keeps Rolling Along
Like so many of First Dude’s runners before him, Petulant Delight doesn’t compete at the levels that he once did, but at...
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Holiday Suits First Dude Runners
The holiday weekend was good to First Dude, with Neigh Dude winning at Monmouth Park and inching closer to joining the $200,000...
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After 23 Starts, Kohaku is No Longer a Maiden
As the field was settling in the gate for the fourth race at Belterra Park on Thursday, Kohaku was 6/5 on the...
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Four in a Row in Canada for Conrado
There seems to be no stopping Conrado. The 4-year-old First Dude gelding made it four straight victories since June 28...
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First Dude Daughters Top $1 Million in Combined Earnings
It isn’t often that two of a stallion’s biggest money-winners show up in the same race, but it happened with First Dude...
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First Reign Goes ‘First to Last’ on Monmouth Grass
Nik Juarez isn’t too far removed from his impressive run as an apprentice, but he showed his current skills to a T...
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Victory Is Sweet for First Dude Filly at Presque Isle
Sweet Nola became First Dude’s 22nd winner of 2024 yesterday, winning a mile and 70-yard test over the all-weather track at Presque...
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Conrado Wow’s ‘Em in Western Canada
Conrado has rapidly turned into the king of Western Canada. Since shipping north of the border, in six starts at...
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Foggy Note Can Clearly See the Finish Line
The triumvirate of trainer Ron Spatz, breeder SCF Inc. and former Gulfstream and Hialeah Park attorney David Romanik is at it again....
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Bernie’s Mitts Returns After 7 Months Off and Romps at Belterra
As a 2-year-old last year, Bernie’s Mitts posted third and ninth-place finishes before heading to the sidelines and taking off for seven...
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Spirit Wind Scores in Gr. II Honorable Miss at the Spa
Spirit Wind went wire-to-wire in the Gr. II, $200,000 Honorable Miss Stakes at Saratoga, winning by three-quarters of a length, clocked in 1:10.36...
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First Dude Goes Over $1 Million
Bold Majestic finished third yesterday in a $70,000 allowance race at Colonial Downs and earned a check for $7,000. The 4-year-old lifted...
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In His 26th Start, Conrado Posts Career Best Number
At first glance, it appeared as though the Equibase chart-maker at Grand Prairie in Western Canada blew it when he had the...
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Like Ol’ Man River, Taino House Just Keeps Rolling Along
At the tender age of 7, Taino House has already run nine times this season, and he appears to be getting better....
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First Dude Gelding Rolls to 5th Victory of 2024
Ocala owner, breeder and consignor Tom McCrocklin has been on fire lately and he’s the breeder of Fivefive Six Champ, currently battling for...
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Petulant Delight Still Battling at Age 9
Petulant Delight used a strong finish to return to the winner’s circle at Parx Racing after a dry spell of six months,...
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Dizney-bred Taino House Still Winning at Age 7
In his 37-race career, Taino House has won at Ruidoso Downs, Zia Park, Turf Paradise, Rillito, and most recently, twice at Emerald...
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Bahamian Native Game in Hawthorne Score
Bahamian Native recorded his best Equibase ‘E’ speed figure – an 80 – while winning in his eighth career start, a 1...
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Jacks or Better Farm: 2 Winners, 5 Checks
Jane Brei, owner of Jacks or Better Farm in Ocala, might have set a record in the past few days for number...
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First Dude Gelding Wins 2nd Straight, Just Misses Track Record
The Martinez triumvirate made it two straight wire-to-wire victories at Presque Isle Downs with the 4-year-old Happyisashappydoes, who posted an Equibase ‘E’...
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Surface Switch Was All First Dude Filly Needed
After Nina’s Last Gift’s first three tries at Gulfstream Park produced a fourth, sixth and eighth, two of the races on the...
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Happyisashappydoes: a Martinez Festival
The fifth race at Presque Isle Downs yesterday was a $34,000 allowance optional claimer at a mile and 70 yards on the...
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Neigh Dude Wins at Monmouth, This Dude a Breeze Goes Wire-to-Wire at Woodbine
One of the biggest bargains in the First Dude arsenal – Neigh Dude – added to his luster with a one-length victory...
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Spirit Wind Romps at 1/5 in Lone Star Stakes
Bahamian Squall’s leading money-winner, Spirit Wind, was a mile the best in the $100,000 Memorial Day Sprint Stakes at Lone Star Park,...
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Naa Dudette Breaks Her Maiden with Monster Late Run
“From last to first” is a popular term coined by U. S. announcers when a horse who trailed early comes roaring down...
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Foggy Note Wins for Streaking Bahamian Squall
Over the years, the partnership of trainer Ron Spatz, attorney David Romanik and Ocala’s SCF Inc. (Southern Cross Farm – Dr. Robert...
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Sparked by Dizney-breds, First Dude Is Off for His Next 1,000
It took a little while for First Dude to get that elusive 1,000th winning ride last week, but only about 2 1/2...
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Long Layoff Works Well for He’s On the Fly
After sitting on the bench for 6 1/2 months, He’s On the Fly returned at Presque Isle Downs and recorded the co-best...
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Bingo! First Dude’s Runners Hit 1,000 Mark
It took several days for the information to reach the U. S. shores, but First Dude’s sons and daughters have now won...
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Bahamian Squall Starting to Roll
After getting off to a slow start in 2024, Bahamian Squall has turned up the jets and has had three winners in...
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