Purebred Winchell and Willis Horton Racing have placed multiple graded bets Bank will face two other New York-bred defending champions in the $125,000 Thunder Rumble division of the New York Stallion Series Stakes, a seven-stage sprint for kids age 3 and up. Condition bred in New York, December 4 at Aqueduct race track.
The Thunder Rumble is slated to be race #8 on Sunday’s nine-race card, which also features the $125,000 NYSSS Staten Island division in race #7.
Coached by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, Bankit, age 6 central bank fly, boasts a 7-11-5 record in 35 starts with a pocket income of $1,189,655. The versatile horse won at distances from 5 1/2 furlongs to 1 1/8 miles while winning 5 different races.
He was named the older man bred champion in New York last year for a campaign that included victories in the John B. Campbell Stakes at Laurel Park and a match that lasted 13 1/4 against his clan mates in Commenter’s Stakes at Belmont Park.
“His talent and Steve’s ability to train him to keep him in shape for the longest time and keep him as healthy as he is has made it possible for him to be as fit as he is today,” said David Fiske, race manager for Thoroughbred Winchell. He’s become a great asset to have.” “His greatest strength at the moment is his fitness. He can train consistently. Just the fact that he’s as healthy as he is and plays as well as he is is already a talent. great estate.”
Bankit started its 6-year-old season in February with a fifth place at Oaklawn Park then finished sixth in the Godolphin Mile Sponsored by Nakheel (G2) in Meydan before two games against the state hybrids at Racecourse Saratogaincluding a win tip in Evan Shipman Handicap and a second far ahead of the return opponent Somelikeithotbrown in the off-court West Point Stocks presented by Trustco Bank on August 26 on a muddy and sealed main track.
Fiske said that Bankit, who returned from a three-month break, will continue to train and find future success at both Aqueduct and Oaklawn Park, where he finished second in the Razorback Handicap 2020. (G3).
Bred in the Empire State by Hidden Brook Farm and Blue Devil Racing, Bankit will exit out of 8th place under Jose Lezcano.
Skychai Racing and David Koenig, multi-millionaire Somelikeithotbrown are the defending New York men’s turf champions. Although he mostly races on grass, he won West Point Stakes on dirt for coach Mike Maker.
This field also includes My boy defending champion New York hybrid sprint, plus dream disease , Ocala’s Dream , chowda , nerve and maidens Cicciobello .
Yo Cuz bet winner Galaxina battles five others at NYSSS Staten Island
New York-bred sophomore stake winner Yo cuz and Galaxy will attempt to regain winning form against five others in Sunday’s 16th run of the NYSSS Staten Island division of New York-bred qualified mares and mares from the age of 3. above.
Dream Maker Racing’s Yo Cuz boasts the best earnings in the field of $401,675 through a 3-1-0 record in six starts. Coached by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, Yo Cuz hasn’t competed since finishing last of seven against his state peers in the Bouwerie Stakes on May 30 at Belmont Park, the tournament won. win by placing more final graded bets sterling silver .
Daughter of laoban hat-trick of winning consecutive bets at Big A, starting with a runner-up at the seven-strike NYSSS Fifth Avenue last December, where she beat many of the last ranked bets. Morning matcha equal to 1 3/4 of the length. She kept her upward trajectory afloat against the state hybrids when she ran a mile at a time in Maddie May Stakes on February 21, for which she won 3 1/4 lengths in a gatefight , before dropping to seven stretched and posted a 5 1/4 long win at the East View Stakes on March 27.
Yo Cuz’s hot record comes to a halt after stumbling at the start of the long NYSSS 6 1/2 Park Avenue on April 24, where she finished in 4th place behind her comeback opponent Galaxy.
Thomas Gallo, managing partner of Dream Maker Racing, says Yo Cuz deserves a refresh after providing the organization with three winter stakes conquests. Yo Cuz was originally slated to return last month but a slight rise in temperatures caused her to postpone her return.
“We’re training her for the bet race, but that’s okay. Bill Mott is a Hall of Famer, so he knows how to do it,” Gallo said.
Leaving out post 2, Yo Cuz will feature the ride-hailing service of Jose Ortiz, who has driven the dirty car in all six starts in her life.
Ascendant Farms’ New York purebred Galaxina is also starting to come under fire, after a final start when it reached the final 5th round against state crossbreeds in the Indian Fleet on August 26 at Racecourse Saratoga for trainer Jim Bond.
Bank on Anna , silk dollar , Sedona Stone , Amazing Donna and Bunty Windermere squad arrangement.
Item: New York Stallion Series S.
Aqueduct race trackSunday, December 4, 2022, Race No. 8
- STK
- 7f
- dust
- $125,000
- 3 years old and up
- 3:43 pm (local)
Item: New York Stallion Series S.
Aqueduct race trackSunday, December 4, 2022, Race No. 7
- STK
- 7f
- dust
- $125,000
- 3 years and older Fillies and Mares
- 3:14pm (local)
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