Steve Asmussen

Steve Asmussen
Steve Asmussen
	Asmussen at the 2016 Breeders' Cup
Occupation	Jockey, Trainer
Born	November 18, 1965 (age 58); Gettysburg, South Dakota, USA
Career wins	10,571 (As of July 5, 2024)
Major racing wins
	Mother Goose Stakes (1999, 2009, 2014); Spinaway Stakes (2001, 2009); Arkansas Derby (2002, 2007, 2016, 2020, 2021); Belmont Futurity Stakes (2003, 2005); Test Stakes (2003); Ballerina Handicap (2004, 2023); Kentucky Oaks (2005, 2014); Jockey Club Gold Cup (2007, 2008, 2010); Pimlico Special (2008); Stephen Foster Handicap (2008, 2017); Churchill Downs Stakes (2019, 2022, 2024); Arkansas Derby (2002, 2007, 2016,2021); Woodward Stakes (2008, 2009, 2017); West Virginia Governor's Stakes (2008, 2012); Haskell Invitational Handicap (2009); Vosburgh Stakes (2009); Cigar Mile Handicap (2009); Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (2010, 2013, 2020, 2022); Frizette Stakes (2011, 2015); Cotillion Stakes (2012, 2014, 2022); Manitoba Derby (2014); Apple Blossom Handicap (2015, 2019, 2023); Clark Handicap (2016); Whitney Stakes (2017); Travers Stakes (2022); Forego Stakes (2023) 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) International wins:; Dubai World Cup (2008); Nearctic Stakes (2011)
Racing awards
	Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer (2008, 2009); U.S. Champion Thoroughbred Trainer by wins; (2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023); U.S. Champion Trainer by earnings; (2008, 2009, 2020)
Honors
	Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame (2011); National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (2016)
Significant horses
	Curlin, Rachel Alexandra, Gun Runner, Untapable, Tapizar, Creator, Midnight Bisou, Jackie's Warrior

Steven Mark Asmussen (born November 18, 1965) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. The leading trainer in North America by wins,^[2] 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. His horses have won the Breeders' Cup Classic, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Travers Stakes, Breeders' Cup Distaff, Kentucky Oaks and Dubai World Cup.

^ "Steve Asmussen Equibase Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^ Ehalt, Bob; Oser, Christine (7 August 2021). "Asmussen Clinches North American Training Record". The BloodHorse. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

[EquibaseProfile-1] "Steve Asmussen Equibase Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[bh070821-2] Ehalt, Bob; Oser, Christine (7 August 2021). "Asmussen Clinches North American Training Record". The BloodHorse. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

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