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Bango etched his name into the record books Friday
afternoon at Churchill Downs, becoming the track’s winningest horse with his 12th
victory beneath the historic twin spires.
The veteran 7-year-old, owned by Tamaroak
Partners and trained by Greg Foley, splashed to the milestone win in race
3 over a sloppy main track with jockey Tyler Gaffalione aboard.
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Bango holds the historic record after a five-year career
running primarily at Churchill Downs. His first win came as a 2-year-old Nov.
2, 2019, and Friday’s victory marked his 24th race at the track and 38th overall.
The homebred has amassed $1,617,891 in career earnings.
Bango does it!! 12 wins at Churchill Downs! ??
He breaks the all-time record of wins in R3 on the card under regular pilot @tyler_gaff for trainer @foley_racing! ??
?? #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/MRT5hWqoAS
— TwinSpires Racing ?? (@TwinSpires) September 27, 2024
“It’s a really special day for all of us,” Foley said. “I
can’t congratulate owners Fred and Debbie Schwartz enough for
accomplishing this feat with Bango. He’s got the all-time winningest record
here at Churchill Downs, and that’s such a special meaning. He loves it here as
we all know. He really wasn’t himself this spring, but the past three or four
weeks he’s been phenomenal. He’s back.”
Bango’s 12 wins at Churchill Downs include multiple stakes
races, such as the 2021 and 2023 editions of the Kelly’s Landing Stakes, the
2021 and 2022 Aristides Stakes, the 2022 Bet On Sunshine Stakes and the 2023
Louisville Thoroughbred Society Stakes, in which he tied former all-time win
leader Ready’s Rocket.
Foley indicated Bango will stay in training and could make
his next start during the Churchill Downs fall meet that runs from Nov. 3 to
Dec. 1.
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