First Dude: key obituary facts
Is First Dude dead? Yes. First Dude died on September 23, 2026, at age 19.
Cause of death: First Dude's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was First Dude known for?
He was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse.
More about First Dude
Born: 2007.
Gender: male organism.
First Dude, an American Thoroughbred racehorse, died on September 23, 2026, at age 19.
Foaled in Florida in 2007, he was sired by Stephen Got Even and out of the mare Run Sarah Run, a daughter of Smart Strike. First Dude did not race as a 2-year-old, but he broke his maiden at Gulfstream Park on January 30, 2010, in a one-mile maiden special weight race.
He went on to place or show in seven graded stakes events during the rest of that year, including a third-place finish in the Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland.