2011: two-year-old season Dank made her racecourse debut in a seven
furlong race at
Newbury Racecourse on 16 September 2011. Ridden by
Kieren Fallon, she started at odds of
9/2 and finished second, beaten two
lengths by Hazel Lavery, a filly who went on to win the
St. Simon Stakes.
2012: three-year-old season Dank won three of her six races as a three-year-old in 2012. On her seasonal debut she was ridden by
Ryan Moore and recorded her first success when she won a
maiden race over one mile at
Kempton Park Racecourse in April. In her next two races, Dank competed in
handicap races, finishing unplaced behind Bronze Angel at
Doncaster Racecourse in May before winning over one mile at
Ascot Racecourse in July. In August she was moved up to Listed class and finished second to Ladys First in the
Dick Hern Fillies' Stakes at
Haydock Park Racecourse. On 1 September, Dank and Ladys First met again in the
Group Three Atalanta Stakes at
Sandown Park Racecourse. Ridden by
Richard Hughes, Dank started the 7/2 favourite in a field of sixteen and produced a strong late run to overtake Ladys First in the final strides and win by a neck. On her final appearance of the year, Dank finished fifth behind the four-year-old Chigun in the Rosemary Stakes at
Newmarket 2013: four-year-old season Dank began her third season in the Group Three Dahlia Stakes over nine furlongs at Newmarket on 5 May. Moore positioned the filly just behind the leaders before taking the lead inside the final furlong and winning by a short head from Chigun. Dank's next race was the
Duke of Cambridge Stakes at
Royal Ascot in June, when she finished third behind the Irish filly Duntle and Ladys First. A month later, Dank was sent to Ireland for the Group Two Kilboy Estate Stakes over nine furlongs at the
Curragh. Moore tracked the leaders before sending the filly into the lead inside the final quarter mile. Dank quickly opened up a clear advantage and wone by lengths from the
Aidan O'Brien trained Say. In August, Dank was sent to the United States for the
Grade I Beverly D. Stakes over furlongs at
Arlington Park. She started the 16/5 second choice in the betting behind the Canadian mare Marketing Mix. Dank raced behind the leaders before making progress on the outside approaching the final turn. She took the lead with a furlong to run and accelerated clear to win impressively by lengths from Gifted Girl. The winning time of 1:53.38 equaled the record for the race. Dank returned to the United States for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf over ten furlongs at
Santa Anita Park and started 6/4 favourite against nine opponents. She started quickly but was settled by Moore and tracked the leaders before making her challenge in the straight. She took the lead approaching the final furlong and won by half a length from the French-trained four-year-old Romantica. In January 2014 Dank was named
American Champion Female Turf Horse at the
Eclipse Awards taking 229 of the 245 votes, and also picking up some votes in the polls for
Horse of the Year and
Champion Older Female.
2014: five-year-old season In the spring of 2014, Dank was sent to the United Arab Emirates to contest the
Dubai Duty Free at
Meydan Racecourse on 29 March. She was restrained in the early stages before making progress in the straight and finished third behind the Japanese runner
Just A Way and the South African-trained Vercingetorix. On her return to Europe she started at odds of 10/1 for the
Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot on 18 June. In a strongly-contested race she finished fifth of the eight runners behind
The Fugue,
Magician,
Treve and Mukhadram. Dank returned to Santa Anita to attempt a repeat of her 2013 success in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf on 1 November. She started favourite but finished fourth of the ten runners behind
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