Red Thunder's firstborn son, Thundering Dude, won his maiden start in box to wire fashion. Congrats to Dr. Elizabeth Paquette and Dottie Morris on their pup's first big win! More congrats to the Morris' as My Lil Mouse (repeat breeding to Thunder) whelped a litter of TEN Red Thunder babies on Thursday.

Please check out the Roper Report! Martin has penned another informative, must-read article about "Irish Racing 101". He helps us to understand the grading system in Ireland and how it works compared to the American system.