Asmussen Steven M

Starts

13203

1st

2483

2nd

2092

3rd

1795

Win %

19%

Show %

48%

$2 ROI

$1.45

DHP

Good

Surfaces

Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Turf 2496 388 368 316 16% 43% $1.30 Poor
Dirt 10515 2075 1702 1446 20% 50% $1.49 Good
All Weather Track 192 20 22 33 10% 39% $1.05 Bad

Conditions

Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Dirt - Sloppy 817 146 120 117 18% 47% $1.39 Good
Dirt - Fast 8711 1730 1419 1197 20% 50% $1.50 Good
Turf - Firm 2159 349 319 276 16% 44% $1.34 Avg
Dirt - Good 830 138 129 105 17% 45% $1.37 Avg
Dirt - Muddy 564 104 89 83 18% 49% $1.25 Good
Turf - Yeilding 44 6 3 3 14% 27% $0.91 Bad
Dirt - Wet Fast 70 9 11 12 13% 46% $0.82 Avg
Turf - Soft 8 1 2 2 12% 62% $2.12 Great

Posts

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
1-3 5047 1029 835 725 20% 51% $1.47 Great
4-6 4780 940 793 670 20% 50% $1.47 Good
7-9 2655 414 389 336 16% 43% $1.37 Poor
10-12 704 100 73 63 14% 34% $1.43 Bad
13+ 17 0 2 1 0% 18% $0.00 Bad

Distances

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
5 Furlongs 1063 225 185 148 21% 52% $1.46 Great
5.5-6 Furlongs 4609 914 737 605 20% 49% $1.47 Good
6.5-7 Furlongs 1948 355 311 291 18% 49% $1.39 Good
1 Mile 3078 595 479 423 19% 49% $1.50 Good
1 1/16 Mile 2364 375 361 313 16% 44% $1.38 Avg
1 1/8 Mile and Over 141 19 19 15 13% 38% $1.40 Bad

Tracks

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Indiana Downs 360 60 73 50 17% 51% $1.19 Good
Ellis Park 612 98 99 92 16% 47% $1.63 Good
Churchill Downs 1588 268 248 196 17% 45% $1.36 Avg
Fair Grounds 858 161 140 103 19% 47% $1.44 Good
Charles Town 12 2 2 0 17% 33% $0.60 Good
Aqueduct 222 34 37 33 15% 47% $1.28 Good
Belmont Park 279 44 40 38 16% 44% $1.36 Good
Saratoga 414 88 62 63 21% 51% $1.72 Good
Lone Star Park 1582 329 256 241 21% 52% $1.43 Great
Sam Houston Race Park 1316 295 210 190 22% 53% $1.44 Great
Oaklawn Park 2020 351 275 243 17% 43% $1.42 Avg
Monmouth Park 84 13 11 13 15% 44% $1.28 Avg
Kentucky Downs 183 20 20 14 11% 30% $1.28 Bad
Thistledown 6 0 0 2 0% 33% $0.00 Bad
Keeneland 424 42 60 44 10% 34% $1.09 Bad
Remington Park 1657 376 313 222 23% 55% $1.74 Great
Prairie Meadows 74 18 12 15 24% 61% $2.62 Great
Colonial Downs 81 12 11 13 15% 44% $1.60 Avg
Mountaineer Race Track And 10 1 0 2 10% 30% $0.98 Poor
Parx Racing 21 8 3 2 38% 62% $3.17 Great
Pimlico 59 15 14 9 25% 64% $1.66 Great
Turfway Park 178 17 19 31 10% 38% $1.03 Bad
Evangeline Downs 13 6 1 2 46% 69% $1.66 Great
Louisiana Downs 570 133 97 88 23% 56% $1.49 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 3 0 0 0 0% 0% $0.00  - 
Retama Park 7 2 1 1 29% 57% $1.06 Great
Delta Downs 306 37 48 52 12% 45% $0.99 Avg
Albuquerque 14 4 2 2 29% 57% $1.60 Great
Penn National 3 0 1 0 0% 33% $0.00  - 
Santa Anita Park 20 1 3 2 5% 30% $0.28 Bad
Woodbine 19 4 4 4 21% 63% $1.35 Great
Zia Park 31 9 5 6 29% 65% $1.47 Great
Sunland Park 41 5 7 4 12% 39% $0.51 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 4 0 1 0 0% 25% $0.00  - 
Arapahoe Park 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $0.00  - 
Mahoning Valley Race Course 2 1 0 1 50% 100% $12.70  - 
Belmont At The Big A 18 1 2 2 6% 28% $0.46 Bad
Turf Paradise 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0.00  - 
Belterra Park 1 1 0 0 100% 100% $9.00  - 
Sandy Ridge At The Red Mile 1 0 1 0 0% 100% $0.00  - 

Race Types

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Claiming 4631 918 775 664 20% 51% $1.44 Good
Maiden 4724 924 738 607 20% 48% $1.47 Good
Stake 1857 332 254 248 18% 45% $1.57 Avg
Allowance 1991 309 325 276 16% 46% $1.28 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