Steve Asmussen
Asmussen at the 2016 Breeders' Cup | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 18, 1965 |
| Occupation(s) | Jockey, Trainer |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Career wins | 11,000 (As of October 12, 2025) |
| Major racing wins | |
| Mother Goose Stakes (1999, 2009, 2014) Spinaway Stakes (2001, 2009) Arkansas Derby (2002, 2007, 2016, 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) 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) Steve Sexton Mile Stakes (2011, 2013, 2018, 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: Breeders' Cup 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 | |
| Updated on December 10, 2023 | |
Steven Mark Asmussen (born November 18, 1965) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. The leading trainer in North America by wins, 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.