Asmussen Steven M

Starts

13416

1st

2538

2nd

2117

3rd

1818

Win %

19%

Show %

48%

$2 ROI

$1.45

DHP

Good

Surfaces

Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Turf 2540 400 372 319 16% 43% $1.32 Poor
Dirt 10684 2118 1723 1466 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 830 149 121 119 18% 47% $1.38 Good
Dirt - Fast 8858 1768 1438 1214 20% 50% $1.51 Good
Turf - Firm 2199 360 322 279 16% 44% $1.35 Avg
Dirt - Good 838 140 131 105 17% 45% $1.39 Avg
Dirt - Muddy 569 105 89 84 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 5117 1051 842 732 21% 51% $1.48 Great
4-6 4870 963 805 679 20% 50% $1.48 Good
7-9 2703 423 395 342 16% 43% $1.37 Poor
10-12 709 101 73 64 14% 34% $1.42 Bad
13+ 17 0 2 1 0% 18% $0.00 Bad

Distances

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
5 Furlongs 1075 230 187 149 21% 53% $1.47 Great
5.5-6 Furlongs 4690 933 746 613 20% 49% $1.47 Good
6.5-7 Furlongs 1983 364 316 295 18% 49% $1.39 Good
1 Mile 3133 609 486 428 19% 49% $1.50 Good
1 1/16 Mile 2393 383 363 318 16% 44% $1.38 Avg
1 1/8 Mile and Over 142 19 19 15 13% 37% $1.39 Bad

Tracks

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Indiana Downs 392 66 80 53 17% 51% $1.23 Good
Ellis Park 612 98 99 92 16% 47% $1.63 Good
Churchill Downs 1623 275 251 200 17% 45% $1.36 Avg
Fair Grounds 861 161 140 103 19% 47% $1.43 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 450 44 61 46 10% 34% $1.08 Bad
Remington Park 1762 410 326 234 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 571 134 97 88 23% 56% $1.50 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 40 12 6 8 30% 65% $1.57 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 4 3 0 1 75% 100% $12.15  - 
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 4684 932 780 671 20% 51% $1.44 Good
Maiden 4810 945 749 615 20% 48% $1.47 Good
Stake 1885 340 255 253 18% 45% $1.59 Avg
Allowance 2037 321 333 279 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