Asmussen Steven M

Starts

11214

1st

2117

2nd

1790

3rd

1537

Win %

19%

Show %

49%

$2 ROI

$1.42

DHP

Good

Surfaces

Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Turf 2106 331 322 267 16% 44% $1.28 Avg
Dirt 8979 1776 1457 1248 20% 50% $1.46 Good
All Weather Track 129 10 11 22 8% 33% $0.76 Bad

Conditions

Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Dirt - Sloppy 674 121 101 98 18% 47% $1.34 Good
Dirt - Fast 7447 1483 1211 1029 20% 50% $1.48 Good
Turf - Firm 1802 295 281 233 16% 45% $1.32 Avg
Dirt - Good 713 119 109 89 17% 44% $1.37 Avg
Dirt - Muddy 472 89 74 74 19% 50% $1.26 Good
Turf - Yeilding 40 5 3 2 12% 25% $0.89 Bad
Dirt - Wet Fast 61 5 10 10 8% 41% $0.47 Poor
Turf - Soft 5 0 1 2 0% 60% $0.00 Great

Posts

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
1-3 4326 871 717 622 20% 51% $1.39 Great
4-6 4046 807 676 573 20% 51% $1.49 Good
7-9 2240 357 334 285 16% 44% $1.39 Avg
10-12 585 82 61 56 14% 34% $1.27 Bad
13+ 17 0 2 1 0% 18% $0.00 Bad

Distances

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
5 Furlongs 893 195 156 127 22% 54% $1.48 Great
5.5-6 Furlongs 3840 763 613 501 20% 49% $1.45 Good
6.5-7 Furlongs 1669 304 269 255 18% 50% $1.35 Good
1 Mile 2644 517 425 367 20% 50% $1.49 Good
1 1/16 Mile 2038 320 310 273 16% 44% $1.29 Avg
1 1/8 Mile and Over 130 18 17 14 14% 38% $1.43 Bad

Tracks

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Indiana Downs 223 38 48 34 17% 54% $1.31 Great
Ellis Park 429 61 70 68 14% 46% $1.48 Avg
Churchill Downs 1433 242 225 176 17% 45% $1.32 Avg
Fair Grounds 719 138 108 91 19% 47% $1.52 Good
Charles Town 9 1 2 0 11% 33% $0.53 Avg
Aqueduct 222 34 37 33 15% 47% $1.28 Good
Belmont Park 268 41 38 38 15% 44% $1.37 Good
Saratoga 336 72 49 49 21% 51% $1.76 Good
Lone Star Park 1385 290 228 217 21% 53% $1.41 Great
Sam Houston Race Park 1105 252 180 163 23% 54% $1.44 Great
Oaklawn Park 1720 295 246 198 17% 43% $1.37 Avg
Monmouth Park 83 13 11 13 16% 45% $1.30 Avg
Kentucky Downs 136 14 15 12 10% 30% $1.17 Bad
Thistledown 6 0 0 2 0% 33% $0.00 Bad
Keeneland 377 36 53 39 10% 34% $0.98 Bad
Remington Park 1430 327 272 192 23% 55% $1.74 Great
Prairie Meadows 68 16 11 14 24% 60% $1.30 Great
Colonial Downs 50 10 10 7 20% 54% $1.56 Great
Mountaineer Race Track And 8 0 0 2 0% 25% $0.00 Bad
Parx Racing 18 8 2 2 44% 67% $3.69 Great
Pimlico 55 15 13 8 27% 65% $1.78 Great
Turfway Park 115 7 8 20 6% 30% $0.69 Bad
Evangeline Downs 12 6 1 2 50% 75% $1.80 Great
Louisiana Downs 462 117 82 72 25% 59% $1.56 Great
Will Rogers Downs 33 6 6 4 18% 48% $1.02 Good
Finger Lakes 3 2 0 1 67% 100% $4.43  - 
Delaware Park 21 7 3 4 33% 67% $1.80 Great
Laurel Park 35 10 4 5 29% 54% $1.78 Great
Gulfstream Park 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $0.00  - 
Retama Park 7 2 1 1 29% 57% $1.06 Great
Delta Downs 304 36 48 52 12% 45% $0.97 Avg
Albuquerque 13 4 1 2 31% 54% $1.72 Great
Penn National 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0.00  - 
Santa Anita Park 16 1 2 2 6% 31% $0.35 Bad
Woodbine 19 4 4 4 21% 63% $1.35 Great
Zia Park 23 6 3 4 26% 57% $1.16 Great
Sunland Park 33 3 6 3 9% 36% $0.27 Poor
Sunray Park 1 0 1 0 0% 100% $0.00  - 
Arlington 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $0.00  - 
Tampa Bay Downs 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0.00  - 
Fort Erie 1 1 0 0 100% 100% $13.20  - 
Del Mar 9 1 0 1 11% 22% $0.40 Bad
Canterbury Park 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0.00  - 
Fanduel Horse Racing 3 0 1 0 0% 33% $0.00  - 
Arapahoe Park 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $0.00  - 
Mahoning Valley Race Course 1 0 0 1 0% 100% $0.00  - 
Belmont At The Big A 13 1 1 1 8% 23% $0.63 Bad
Turf Paradise 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0.00  - 

Race Types

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Claiming 3988 793 683 577 20% 51% $1.41 Good
Maiden 3963 790 622 517 20% 49% $1.49 Good
Stake 1624 285 219 215 18% 44% $1.44 Avg
Allowance 1639 249 266 228 15% 45% $1.24 Avg

More Details

Primary Tracks: Remington Park, Belmont, Woodbine, Sam Houston, Churchill Downs

 

Steve Asmussen comes from a racing family with every member of his immediate family being involved in racing in some capacity. He started off as a jockey but struggled to make the rigid weight restrictions and transitioned to the conditioning side of things.

 

Although his training career began in 1986 Asmussen wouldn’t earn his first grade 1 victory until 1999. Despite taking his time to win the first grade 1 he has since made up for lost time winning double digit graded stakes races in 10 of the last 12 years.

 

Among his most famous horses was the talented race mare Rachel Alexandra who won the Preakness, Haskell, and Woodward in 2009 all over male horses under Asmussen’s care.

 

Accomplishments


Asmussen has been a win machine in his career earning the most wins in North America in 9 different years. He currently holds the record for most wins in a single year with 650 wins in 2009.

 

However, despite winning multiple grade 1 races including the Preakness twice and the Belmont once, he has never been able to win the Kentucky Derby. In fact he holds the dubious distinction of being the trainer who has started the most horses in the race without a win. His horses have finished second twice.

 

Asmussen won the Eclipse Award for outstanding trainer in 2008 and 2009.

 

Top Riders: Ricardo Jr Santana, Stewart Elliott, Luis Contreras, Shaun Bridgmohan, Ramon Vazquez

 

Top 5 Career Horses in Earnings: Gun Runner, Curlin, Midnight Bisou, Untapable, Mitole