Two years ago, Bankit won the Commentator Stakes by 13 1/4 lengths. Monday, he won it again, this time by about 13 1/4 inches. Bankit, a 7-year-old son of Central Banker owned by Winchell Racing and Willis Horton Racing and trained by Steve Asmussen, covered the 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.01 and returned $12.20 as […]

Dinner Party Stakes (G3) Right after Courtlandt Farm’s Never Explain captured the $200,000 Dinner Party Stakes (G3) trainer Shug McGaughey was uncertain about the next start for the son of Street Sense. “I have no idea,” the Hall of Famer replied. “He was 15-1.” Based on Never Explain’s course-record debut in stakes company, there will […]

Bo Cruz, away since a 12 1/4-length maiden romp on the stretch out at Fair Grounds Mar. 4, stamped himself as one to watch on the sophomore scene going forward–and a ‘TDN Rising Star’–as he easily handled a strong-looking group of runners in the race following the GI Kentucky Derby. The grey was second on […]