Looking at the names of horses for the Preakness today......

[a kennedy]

came across "first dude" horse #11.......I wonder if there's a connection??? :puke: I hope not.

http://www.preakness.com/raceInfo

[Earth Bound Misfit]

1. I know who I'll be rooting AGAINST...

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/blogs/palin-watch/4858-first-dude-third-in-blue-grass-stakes

...A 40-1 longshot ended up claiming first place, but "First Dude," a 3-year-old colt owned by medical industry executive Donald R. Dizney, claimed third.

Dizney's farm, Double Diamond Farm of Ocala, Fla., also was the colt's breeder. Roger Brand, Double Diamond's vice president and general manager, confirmed in a phone interview that indeed First Dude was named in honor of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband, Todd.

What's more, First Dude was born to a 10-year-old mare named "Run Sarah Run," which Brand said Double Diamond acquired when she became available after a conditioned race at Churchill Downs. Brand explained that a conditioned race gives owners better chances for their horses to win, but comes with the risk of having to sell a horse for much less than it's worth. When Run Sarah Run came up for a $40,000 claim, they didn't pass up the chance. "We just happen to be Republicans, and we thought it would be cool," said Brand.

When Double Diamond bred Run Sarah Run, choosing a name for her foal was easy, and not only because of their fondness for the Palins. "He's huge, he's a big horse, and he's a total dude," explained Brand.

[KamaAina]

2. I certainly hope no one in the blimp mistakes First Dude for a moose...

..BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!... :scared:

[Yeahyeah]

3. Came in second,I smell a doping scandal.

Of course it's not the horse's fault that it's owned by freepers.I wonder what the horse would name itself.