Impressive First Winner for Bank Heist
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Freshman sire Bank Heist saw his first winner Nov. 4, when Behrnik's Bank overpowered nine other Pennsylvania-bred fillies to win the third race at Penn National Race Course by 18 1/2 lengths.
Bank Heist, by Maria's Mon, stood the 2015 season for $2,500 at Kaz Hill Farm near Middletown, N.Y. Bank Heist is a winning half brother to champion sprinter Midnight Lute .
A homebred for Peter Kazamias (Kaz Hill Farm), Behrnik's Bank is trained by Dimitrios Synnefias and was guided to the front-running victory by jockey Edwin Gonzalez. Out of stakes-placed Chimes Band mare Behrnik, Behrnik's Bank completed the six-furlong test in 1:09.64 to win her career debut.