Banned For Life (USA) Horse
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Banned For Life, a five-year-old bay gelding bred in the United States, by Maximus Mischief out of Daddy'S Diva, is trained by Carlos Santamaria and owned by Steven Asmussen. In 19 starts he has secured three wins, placed second four times and third five times, earning $489,142 in prize money. His most recent start came at Keeneland on 16 October 2026, finishing 1st of 8.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 13-Nov-26 1308m R8 Race 8 - Claiming, SP: 2.38 | Jaime Torres | 6 (6) |
| Keeneland 16-Oct-26 1207m GOOD R3 Race 3 $54,334 (of $86,244) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.060, SP: 1.91 raced close up along the inside before stalking the leading trio from the two path into and around the turn, split those foes in the four path to bid in upper stretch, forged an advantage at the furlong grounds and inched clear. 1st Banned For Life ( K Asmussen 121 ) 2nd Map To The Stars ( M Fernandez 121 , Cd 116 ) 2.00L 3rd Lil Muggs ( F Arrieta 121 ) 3.25L See full results | K Asmussen 54.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Kentucky Downs 07-Sep-26 1308m FIRM R11 Race 11 $2,093 (of $257,261) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:16.430, SP: 34.00 was in tight at the start and settled towards the back of the pack after the break in the five path, then swung out nine wide nearing the upper and faded. 1st Elnajd ( F Prat 123 ) 2nd Initialize ( B Curtis 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Dhabab ( D E Sheehy 121 ) 2.75L 9th Banned For Life ( E Asmussen 121 ) 14.80L See full results | E Asmussen 54.9kg 14.80L | 9 (11) |
| Ellis Park 07-Jul-26 1207m R3 Race 3 $29,996 (of $149,982) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.420, SP: 5.50 dueled inside of the eventual winner through the opening stages, failed to keep pace into the turn, chased from the two path turning for home but proved no match and was second best. 1st Taylor's Version ( M Garcia 122 ) 2nd Banned For Life ( R Vazquez 122 ) 3.50L 3rd Risk It ( K Asmussen 122 ) 1.75L See full results | R Vazquez 55.3kg 3.50L | 2 (4) |
| Churchill Downs 25-Jun-26 1408m R5 Race 5 $24,060 (of $120,299) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.870, SP: 2.50 prompted the leader from the three path, steadied when awkward to change leads into the turn, vied in the three to two path and between horses around the bend, led nearing the lane, held sway from an inner challenger through midstretch but got caught by an outer bidder late. 1st High Ceiling ( J Ortiz 123 ) 2nd Banned For Life ( I O Jr 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Special Caliber ( L Saez 123 ) 0.75L See full results | I O Jr 55.8kg 1.25L | 2 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 29-May-26 1106m R7 Race 7 $3,061 (of $188,225) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:02.330, SP: 9.00 stalked along the inside, chased in the two path in upper stretch then faded between horses at the furlong grounds. 1st We're In Trouble ( I O Jr 121 ) 2nd Our Starry Night ( B Curtis 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Eakly ( A Cedillo 121 ) 1.25L 6th Banned For Life ( J Ortiz 121 ) 5.75L See full results | J Ortiz 54.9kg 5.75L | 6 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Apr-26 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 6/5 | Luis Saez 56.2kg | 3 (7) |
| Fair Grounds 14-Feb-26 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 10/1 | Florent Geroux 54.4kg | 3 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 15-Jan-26 1207m Flat, SP: 10/3 | Paco Lopez 54.4kg | 5 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 23-May-25 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 11/2 | Luis Saez 54.9kg | 5 (9) |
| Fair Grounds 08-Mar-25 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 5/2 | Colby Hernandez 54.4kg | 3 (6) |
| Fair Grounds 10-Jan-25 1106m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 15/8 | Jose Ortiz 55.3kg | 4 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 23-Nov-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 1/2 | Luis Saez 53.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Keeneland 04-Oct-24 1408m FAST Flat, SP: 5/2 | Luis Saez 54.4kg | 2 (8) |
| Saratoga 10-Aug-24 1308m FAST Flat, SP: 3/1 | Luis Saez 54kg | 1 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Jun-24 1207m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 7/4 | Luis Saez 53.5kg | 3 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 02-Jun-24 1609m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 5/4 | Luis Saez 53.5kg | 5 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 05-May-24 1609m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 6/1 | Luis Saez 53.5kg | 2 (11) |
| Keeneland 06-Apr-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 9/4 | Corey Lanerie 54.4kg | 4 (7) |
| Fair Grounds 17-Feb-24 1207m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 10/3 | Corey Lanerie 55.3kg | 3 (10) |