Banishing
Chestnut Gelding / March 4th, 2020 in KY / by Ghostzapper out of Dowager
$894,590
2025 earnings
116
speed figure
29%
2025 wins
racing Record
2025 Stats
Career Stats
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2
Firsts
7
4
Seconds
5
0
Thirds
2
1
Unplaced
7
7
Starts
21
$894,590
Earnings
$1,218,569
$127,799
Earnings / Start
$58,027
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Bio
Banishing won a total of five races up through the end of his 4-year-old season in 2024 and then enjoyed breakout success to begin his 5-year-old year in 2025. He began the year with a six-furlong sprint stakes win at Oaklawn Park on Jan. 23 and then parlayed that into a second-place finish in his next race when stretched out to 1 1/16 miles for the Grade 3 Razorback Handicap at Oaklawn when beaten just a head on Feb. 23.
Banishing won a total of five races up through the end of his 4-year-old season in 2024 and then enjoyed breakout success to begin his 5-year-old year in 2025. He began the year with a six-furlong sprint stakes win at Oaklawn Park on Jan. 23 and then parlayed that into a second-place finish in his next race when stretched out to 1 1/16 miles for the Grade 3 Razorback Handicap at Oaklawn when beaten just a head on Feb. 23.
Banishing won his first career graded stakes when taking the Grade 3 $500,000 Oaklawn Mile on March 29, 2025. Sent off as the 8-5 second choice in a field of six, Banishing chased leading Saudi Crown up close the entire way until challenging for the lead in the stretch and prevailing by a length at the finish while more than 10 lengths clear of the rest of the field.
Banishing is trained by David Jacobson. He was bred in Kentucky by Ghostzapper out of the mare Dowager by A. P. Indy.
