Banzai Betty (USA) Horse
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Banzai Betty is a 3yo horse from the United States trained by George Papaprodromou. She is by Upstart out of Tequila Sunrise. She has not yet broken her maiden, going 0‑for‑7. In her latest start at Del Mar on 6 Sep 2026, ridden by Jeremy Laprida, she finished seventh, behind winner Convo.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 06-Sep-26 1207m FIRM R3 Md (of $111,272) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.080, SP: 17.00 1st Convo ( J Rosario 124 ) 2nd High Society U ( U Rispoli 121 ) 0.05L 3rd Cherry Cider ( J Hernandez 121 ) 0.30L 7th Banzai Betty ( J Laprida 121 ) 10.05L See full results | J Laprida 54.9kg 10.05L | 7 (7) |
| Santa Anita 08-Mar-26 1207m FIRM R7 Md $710 (of $99,460) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:08.210, SP: 26.00 raced well off the pace in the early going, traveled along the inside around the bend, entered the lane in the two path and could not threaten. 1st Mo Sasha ( J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Prove Your Point ( R Gonzalez 122 ) 1.25L 3rd High Society U ( K Kimura 122 ) 0.50L 8th Banzai Betty ( E Maldonado 122 ) 7.05L See full results | E Maldonado 55.3kg 7.05L | 8 (12) |
| Santa Anita 02-Feb-26 1609m FIRM R2 Md $10,055 (of $100,546) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.280, SP: 9.00 raced outside a rival at the back early, had one beat into the far turn, spun three wide into the lane, ran on for third but was unable to threaten. 1st Forced Entry ( J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Wolf Hill ( D Herrera 122 ) 7.25L 3rd Banzai Betty ( E Maldonado 122 ) 12.75L See full results | E Maldonado 55.3kg 12.75L | 3 (5) |
| Santa Anita 03-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R1 Md $2,091 (of $104,561) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.690, SP: 7.00 trailed four then three wide early, stayed off the rail up the backstretch, steered out to the five path on the far turn and weakened. 1st Bank Shot ( A Escobedo 122 ) 2nd Wolf Hill ( D Herrera 122 ) 0.20L 3rd Getting Closer ( A Ayuso 122 ) 9.25L 5th Banzai Betty ( U Rispoli 122 ) 12.60L See full results | U Rispoli 55.3kg 12.60L | 5 (7) |
| Del Mar 15-Nov-25 1610m R6 Md $1,839 (of $91,932) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.150, SP: 4.33 went four wide into the first turn then angled to the inside under a hold, came under a ride on the far turn but had to pause a few times in traffic. 1st Consequent ( J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Bank Shot ( A Escobedo 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Fortunate Truth ( R Gonzalez 122 ) 2.25L 5th Banzai Betty ( U Rispoli 122 ) 5.75L See full results | U Rispoli 55.3kg 5.75L | 5 (9) |