Current Tag: Steve Asmussen
Volatile Retired With Cannon Bone Fracture
POSTED: September 21, 2020
Three Chimneys Farm and Phoenix Thoroughbreds announced today that Grade 1 winner and Stakes Record setter Volatile, winner last time out in the A.G. Vanderbilt...
Pneumatic puts in a bullet work in preparation for Preakness
POSTED: September 21, 2020
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Pneumatic continued his preparation for the 145th Preakness Stakes (G1) on Oct. 3 with a five-furlong bullet work Monday morning...
Hall of Fame Trainer Asmussen reaches 9,000th Career win
POSTED: September 19, 2020
By MB Kalinich Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen notched his 9,000th career win Friday night at Remington Park with claimer Troy Ounce. He trails all-time leader Dale Baird by 445...
Pneumatic following similar spacing he had before Pegasus
POSTED: September 14, 2020
BALTIMORE, Md. – Two years after they finished a very close third in the Preakness with Tenfold, owner Ron Winchell and trainer Steve Asmussen will...
Undefeated Yaupon wires G2 Amsterdam for first stakes victory
POSTED: August 29, 2020
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Yaupon answered another challenge thrown his way, improving to 3-for-3 in his career by going Gate To Wire in a six-horse field...
Basin shortens up for new trainer in G2 Amsterdam
POSTED: August 26, 2020
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Jackpot Farm’s Basin is entered in a sprint for the first time since his juvenile campaign, making his first start for...
Max Player cruises five furlongs in :59.60 in preparation for Kentucky Derby
POSTED: August 24, 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky.– George Hall and SportBLX Thoroughbred’s $1 million Travers Stakes (Grade I) third-place finisher Max Player recorded a swift five-furlong move in :59.60 Monday morning at Churchill Downs in preparation...
Pneumatic leaves his connections with big decision after impressive TVG.com Pegasus win
POSTED: August 16, 2020
OCEANPORT, N.J. – Scott Blasi, the assistant to Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen, said earlier this week that he and his boss would have...
Exciting 2-year-olds opening act for stakes action on Travers Day at Saratoga
POSTED: August 8, 2020
Trio of Into Mischief progeny and American Pharoah duo bring fierce competition to deep fields in maiden special weight races SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Before...