Having surrendered his unbeaten record in last month's G1 Derby, Juddmonte's homebred G2 Dante Stakes hero Item (Frankel) bettered his elders and dominated the closing stages to become the first sophomore to garner York's G2 Sky Bet York Stakes.The 3-1 chance, who had annexed both juvenile appearances at Kempton and Bath last year, tracked the clear leader Pride Of Arras (New Bay) in second for most of the extended 10-furlong contest.Slipping back to third and coming under pressure with three furlongs remaining, he responded to every call from Rob Hornby to gain an edge approaching the final furlong and ran on strongly to defeat the long-time leader by an ultimately comfortable 2 3/4 lengths. Damysus (Frankel), sent postward as the 5-4 favourite, employed patient tactics in rear for the most part and kept on well to finish a half-length back in third. Dante hero Item finds plenty for pressure to land the G2 @SkyBet York Stakes pic.twitter.com/zrjz9jUlaX— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 25, 2026The post Juddmonte’s Item Dominates Elders At York appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.