The publication noted that while there appeared be no obvious, "smoking gun" violations in the video, it was possible that investigators would later discover something in the footage. Keith and Marilyn Asmussen. [22] PETA submitted complaints to the New York State Gaming Commission,[23] the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission[24] and several other local, state and federal agencies. var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 0;var pfHideImages = 0;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'none';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = '';var pfBtVersion='1';(function(){var js, pf;pf = document.createElement('script');pf.type = 'text/javascript';if ('https:' === document.location.protocol){js='https://pf-cdn.printfriendly.com/ssl/main.js'}else{js='http://cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js'}pf.src=js;document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})();Print Friendly, Send us your feedback | [12], Rachel Alexandra won the 2009 Kentucky Oaks with another trainer. Derby Experiences. American Classics wins:Preakness Stakes (2007, 2009)Belmont Stakes (2016), Breeders' Cup wins:Breeders' Cup Classic (2007, 2017)Breeders' Cup Distaff (2014)Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (2011)Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (2011)Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (2012). Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner and Champion 2-Year-Old Male Essential Quality leads the 20-horse field as the 2-1 favorite from the No. Asmussen was born in Gettysburg, South Dakota, then moved to Laredo, Texas at age two. Asmussen said, "Hopefully I do get a chance [to go to court] – and not just to defend myself." Charlie Riedel /Associated Press. The Asmussen imprimatur was all over the 85th Arkansas Derby. "It doesn't feel like proving anything - it's just fun to win. [5] She had followed every race that her grandsons entered. Accessibility | [4][2], Asmussen's nomination into American thoroughbred racing's Hall of Fame was removed from the agenda in 2014 because of allegations by PETA he had committed cruelty to animals. His first graded stakes win did not come until 1996 when he took the Derby Trial at Churchill Downs with Valid Expectations. [26], On 2014 Kentucky Derby weekend in early May, Asmussen responded to charges in an interview with Bob Costas of NBC. She would beat colts again in the Haskell Invitational and win over older males in the Woodward Stakes en route to American Horse of the Year honors for 2009. Super Stock is trained by Steve Asmussen. He has one of the leading Kentucky Derby contenders in Tapiture after that colt impressively won the Grade 3 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park in February of this year at 1 1/16 miles. 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Though Asmussen has twice had horses run second in the Derby (Nehro , 2011, and Lookin At Lee , 2017), show finishes in the Derby from Curlin and Gun Runner are editions that Asmussen … [4], Asmussen also trained Creator, who won the 2016 Belmont Stakes. [4], Three Asmussen-trained horses have won individual American Triple Crown races. Super Stock is Keith’s first Kentucky Derby horse, too, but not Steve’s. Lookin At Lee had finished second in the Kentucky Derby one year before. [17] One of his clients, owner and breeder Ahmed Zayat, moved 12 horses he had placed with Asmussen to other trainers. [30] The Kentucky report stated that the PETA allegations "had neither a factual or scientific basis. This will be De Perio’s first Derby. [3] They now operate El Primero Training Center and the Asmussen Horse Center, a breeding and sales operation, both in Laredo. [2] His father, Keith, is a retired jockey and his mother Marilyn is a trainer who became the first woman to win a major quarter horse race with Vespero in the 1978 Kansas Futurity. In both 2008 and 2009, Asmussen was also honored as the Eclipse Award winner for Outstanding Trainer in back-to-back years. Finished second twice with Nehro (2011) and Lookin At Lee (2017). In 1987, he won his first stakes race with Scout Command in the Bessemer Stakes at Birmingham Race Course. [15], In 2009, Asmussen received his second Eclipse Award after again leading the earnings list and setting a record for number of wins. Under the new partnership, Rachel Alexandra with jockey Calvin Borel became the first filly in 85 years to win the Preakness Stakes. In 1987, he won his first stakes race with Scout Command in the Bessemer Stakes at Birmingham Race Course. Charlie Riedel, ASSOCIATED PRESS Trainer Steve Asmussen talks to the media after workouts at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. Asmussen has two horses, Midnight Bourbon and Super Stock, entered in the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 1. Advertising & Sponsorship Opportunities | He broke that record in 2008 with 622 wins, then broke it again in 2009 with 650. In 2016, Steve Asmussen trained a large group of talented 3-year-olds with three fillies in the Kentucky Oaks but it was Gun Runner who was the star of the show. Live odds, betting, horse bios, travel info, tickets, news, and updates from Churchill Downs Race Track. April 20, 2020 Trainer: Steve Asmussen. For his accomplishments, he was named American Horse of the Year in both 2007 and 2008. Kentucky Derby horses: Super Stock, Midnight Bourbon. The best Asmussen has fared in the Run for the Roses was second place with Nehro in 2011. Tricia Cortez, "Winner by a nose: Trainer Steve Asmussen's Curlin takes Preakness", This page was last edited on 30 April 2021, at 20:39. In response to a follow up query from Costas, he acknowledged that it would be possible that he would consider some form of counter-action against PETA. Steven M. Asmussen Asmussen is a noted jockey turned trainer, who was born in Gettysburg, South Dakota. Steve Asmussen. Eric Crawford Steve Asmussen watches horses train from a … [2], In 2008, Asmussen received the Eclipse Award as Outstanding Trainer. [14] These include champion Untapable (Kentucky Oaks, Breeders' Cup Distaff) and Tapizar (Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile). Sign up for race updates and contender stories: Join Now To Receive Your $50 Risk Free Bet. ... Kentucky Derby 2021: Meet the horses who will be running in the 147th Run for the Roses. His horses have won the Breeders' Cup Classic, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Breeders' Cup Distaff, Kentucky Oaks and Dubai World Cup. Steve Asmussen grew up in a barn in dusty Laredo, Texas. Jockey: Ricardo Santana Jr., 0 for 6 in Derby… [4], Asmussen won his first race as a trainer in 1986 at Ruidoso Downs. [20], On May 5, 2018, Asmussen earned his 8,000th win with Lookin At Lee at Churchill Downs. EL PRIMERO TRAINING CENTER Renovated and ready for your race prospects! January … Asmussen holds the record for most Kentucky Derby starters without a victory (21). [19], Gun Runner was a contender for the American classic races as a three-year-old colt in 2016 and developed into the top older horse of 2017 when he won five of six starts including the Breeders' Cup Classic. Steven Mark Asmussen (born November 18, 1965) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Asmussen-trained horses won 650 races in ’09, a single-year record. Asmussen gave credit to his assistant trainers Scott Blasi, Darren Fleming and Toby Sheets, who allow him to maintain divisions in Arkansas, Louisiana, New York, and Texas. After two tries on turf, Asmussen puts him back on dirt to race March 13 in the second running of the 1 1/2-mile Temperence Hill, a $150,000 black-type stakes at Oaklawn. The plot: A sale at Lone Star Park is canceled twice last year because of COVID-19 positives. Keith Asmussen told Tricia Cortez, formerly of the Laredo Morning Times, that his fellow Laredoans do not "have a clue how big Laredo is and has been in the horse industry, and after today, it will be even quadrupled. [3], Some of Asmussen's top horses came about as a result of his partnership with the late Jess Jackson, a wine entrepreneur who was also a horse owner and breeder; Jackson's racing operation was Stonestreet Stables. Asmussen told a New Orleans Advocate reporter on March 27 that he had to "...respect the process and show patience. The pair campaigned Curlin and Rachel Alexandra. The colt won two of the Louisiana prep races before finishing third in the Kentucky Derby and later winning the Grade 1 Clark Handicap and finishing second in the Dubai World Cup. The winner paid $26.40, $6.80 and $2.80 and covered nine furlongs in 1:50.92. “This horse is better than a movie,” he said after the Arkansas Derby. Other notable horses include Kodiak Kowboy and champion Kentucky Oaks and Breeders’ Cup Distaff winner Untapable. Although trainer Steve Asmussen has had 21 horses start the Kentucky Derby, he's never won the race. Kentucky Derby 2021 is extra special for veteran trainer Steve Asmussen Steve Asmussen is the all-time leading trainer at Churchill Downs but this year is special because one of two horses … If anything, Steve Asmussen might have a better shot with Midnight Bourbon, a stakes winner in Louisiana, drawing post 10, giving two-time Derby-winning jockey Mike Smith a … [4] The family was close-knit; Asmussen's grandmother, Helen M. Asmussen, died at the age of eighty-three, on Mother's Day, 2007. He and older brother Cash were the help in their parents' Ma-and-Pa stable. Blood-Horse noted in particular that PETA had moved audio segments, especially of Blasi's outbursts of profanity, to run with completely unrelated video clips. [17] Following the conclusion of two state investigations, Asmussen was restored to eligibility for Hall of Fame consideration in 2016,[18] and was inducted into the Hall of Fame that year along with the filly Rachel Alexandra. He also won the Stephen Foster, Whitney and Woodward. Steve Asmussen is the all-time leading trainer at Churchill Downs but this year is special because one of two horses trained by him is co-owned by his parents. Congrats to trainer Steve Asmussen and his team on hitting 1,000 career stakes wins! [8] Curlin would win more Grade and Group 1 races in 2008, including the Dubai World Cup,[10] Stephen Foster Handicap[11] and Woodward Stakes. Asmussen won his first race as a trainer in 1986 at Ruidoso Downs. Asmussen in Search of Elusive Kentucky Derby Score From 20 Kentucky Derby (G1) starters, trainer has two seconds and two thirds. The remaining "more serious" allegations were dismissed. The commission found that no Kentucky horse racing rules were violated, and no further action was taken. This durable 5-year-old grass horse is on a 10-race streak of off-the-board finishes since he won the 2019 Belmont Derby Invitational (G1). The win was a family affair for the Asmussens, as the trainer's father, Keith, a longtime respected horseman and former quarter horse jockey, is co-owner. In 1999, he recorded his first Grade I win in the Mother Goose with Dreams Gallore. He is a two-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2016. However, it was also reported that the earlier, nine-minute video titled "Horse Racing Exposed: Drugs and Death" that PETA released on its web site had been heavily edited. [28], On May 22, 2014, Blood-Horse magazine reported they had obtained copies of the PETA complaint to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and the 22-minute video that was submitted to investigators through a Freedom of Information Act request. [13] The owners of Creator selected Asmussen to train the horse because they were impressed by his handling of other offspring by leading sire Tapit. The 2021 Kentucky Derby is the 147th renewal of The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports. Asmussen is a noted jockey turned trainer, who was born in Gettysburg, South Dakota. The first was Stonestreet-owned Curlin,[7] who finished third in the 2007 Kentucky Derby, but then defeated Derby-winner Street Sense to win the 2007 Preakness Stakes. Henley’s Joy. His first graded stakes win did not come until 1996 when he took the Derby Trial at Churchill Downs with Valid Expectations. Of 14 specific allegations made by PETA, four minor infractions were sustained, three based on illegal use of a synthetic hormone, thyroxine as a feed supplement, and one a paperwork violation—resulting in a $10,000 fine. In 2004, he set a single-season record for wins by a trainer with 555, surpassing the previous standard of 496 held since 1976 by Jack Van Berg. "My parents were 5'5" and 5'2". Steve Asmussen, trainer of Kentucky Derby entrant Super Stock, talks to the media after a workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. Steve Asmussen… Kentucky Derby 2021. Steve Asmussen's Kentucky Derby contender Super Stock trains at Churchill Downs on April 17, 2021. [29], The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission cleared Asmussen and Blasi on January 15, 2015, based on the results of its investigation into PETA's allegations. 10 horses to watch for the 2021 Kentucky Derby - Baltimore Sun He has won 29 significant stakes races including the Preakness Stakes with Curlin (2007) and filly Rachel Alexandra (2009) (both Horses of the Year). Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen is winless in 21 Kentucky Derby starts, but has a starter this year that may add even more significance to the win should he be able to get to the wire first. "[25] Following this report, the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame tabled Asmussen's 2014 Hall of Fame nomination. [27] Blasi was rehired by Asmussen several months later. In the interview he denied all accusations, noted that nothing in the PETA video alleged a rule violation or illegal medication use, and stated that assistant Scott Blasi had been fired due to his "disrespectful" comments about Ahmed Zayat. Trainer: Steve Asmussen, 0 for 21 in Derby. [6] He and his wife, Julie Marie Asmussen, have three sons. It's very fitting that the milestone came with an El Primero Training Center graduate when Finite won the $150,000 Silverbulletday Stakes at Fair Grounds. [4], In 2002, Asmussen was the leading North American trainer by number of wins with 407 wins, a title he has since repeated eight times. Hall has had three Derby starters – Wes Side Bernie (ninth) and Atomic Rain (16th) in 2009 and Pants On Fire (ninth) in 2011. "[16], On March 28, 2013, Asmussen became the second-winningest trainer in North American history with his 6,418th career win behind only Dale Baird, who had 9,445 career wins. Super Stock is co-owned by Erv Woolsey and Keith Asmussen, the father of Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen, who won his fifth Arkansas Derby, the most in the 85 years of Oaklawn’s showcase event. Trainer: Steve Asmussen. [8] Curlin then finished second in the 2007 Belmont Stakes to filly Rags to Riches,[9] and went on to take the Breeders' Cup Classic that same year. Asmussen attended her funeral instead of going to the post position draw for the Preakness Stakes that he later won with Curlin. Privacy Policy | Responsible Gaming | | "[28], The New York State Gaming Commission reviewed seven hours of video provided by PETA in addition to other investigation, and announced its findings on Asmussen in a 176-page report released on November 23, 2015. "[citation needed], Steve Asmussen's older brother, Cash Asmussen, currently a trainer himself, is a retired Eclipse Award-winning jockey with championships in Europe as well. I don’t know what happened. Trainer Steve Asmussen, right, holds the lead of Midnight Bourbon during a trot around the Churchill Downs track on April 26, 2021. Some of the best horses have been trained and conditioned in Laredo. Asmussen saddled Gun Runner in to the field at the 2016 Kentucky Derby. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - Steve Asmussen has trained over 9,000 winners in his career, but he is still chasing his first win in the Kentucky Derby. Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen broke his single-season Oaklawn record for purse earnings when Sianara and Miner’s Queen ran 1-2, respectively, in Wednesday’s seventh race, a maiden special weights sprint for fillies and mares, 3 and up, valued at $93,000. [4], Asmussen began riding as a jockey at age sixteen, competing for two years at racetracks in New Mexico, California, and New York until his height and weight ended his riding career. First Derby for both. Keith and Marilyn Asmussen’s Super Stock, pictured, will run at this year’s Kentucky Derby on Saturday. With 13 starts so far in the Kentucky Derby, Asmussen has a record of 0-1-1 overall and is searching for his first victory in the race. Steven M. Asmussen horse racing results, news, notes, top horses, biography, stakes, photos, and comments. Nearly 4,000 … About CDI In both 2008 and 2009, Asmussen was also honored as the Eclipse Award winner for Outstanding Trainer in back-to-back years. Another major client is Winchell Thoroughbreds, who own champions Untapable and Gun Runner. "[3], Asmussen graduated from United High School in Laredo in 1985. Keith James Asmussen, 22, is the oldest of Steve and Julie Asmussen’s three sons. Expert Derby Picks: Free Derby PPs (VIDEO) Three 30-1 Longshots: Top 25 Contenders: Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, the “twin spires design”, and Churchill Downs Incorporated related trademarks are registered trademarks of Churchill Downs Incorporated. His horses won 81 black-type races, including 19 graded stakes races. [21], In March 2014, Asmussen and his assistant trainer, Scott Blasi, were accused by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) of subjecting horses to cruel and injurious treatments, administering drugs to them for nontherapeutic purposes, and having a jockey use an electrical device to shock horses into running faster. She was acquired by Stonestreet after her win and transferred to the barn of Asmussen. Not only did he set the single-season for number of wins, he was also the leading trainer in North America by earnings. Indeed, he is a finalist for induction into the Racing Hall of Fame. 14 position in the 147th Kentucky Derby at … Kentucky Derby Update: Sunday, April 25, 2021 at the Kentucky Derby. "No one would believe me if I didn’t have the pictures to prove it," he said later, having grown to over six feet. "It's just been very rewarding to have such an amazing run," he said. In 1999, he recorded his first Grade I win in the Mother Goose with Dreams Gallore. 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