Steve Asmussen

The parallels between Magnitude and Gun Runner became more pronounced after the former's hard-fought win Friday in the $595,000 Clark (G2) at Churchill Downs.
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Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen got his Preakness Day off to a literal fast start on Saturday by saddling the first two stakes winners on the card, both in dirt sprints.
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Reigning Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna notched her sixth career Grade 1 victory in the $1.25 million Apple Blossom H. (G1) at Oaklawn Park on Saturday.
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Upsets were prominent on Tuesday's Blue Grass Day undercard at Keeneland, the biggest being Positano Sunset's 14-1 surprise over the favorite Emery in the $623,338 Madison (G1) for fillies and mares.
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The Steve Asmussen stable's prospects for the Kentucky Derby (G1) took a serious hit last month after Magnitude was sidelined following a dynamic victory in the Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds. They were revived to an extent on Saturday when Tiztastic confirmed his participation in the Churchill Downs classic with a 2 1/4-length win in the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2).
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The 43-1 longshot Magnitude shook up the Road to the Kentucky Derby with a front-running upset of Saturday’s $500,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds.
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Keeneland offered a pair of “Win & You’re In” Breeders’ Cup Challenge series on the main track Saturday, and East Avenue and Zeitlos stamped their respective tickets for the Juvenile (G1) and Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) in opposite manner.
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Brilliant Berti regained top honors in Sunday’s Gun Runner S. at Kentucky Downs, and promising juveniles Tiztastic, May Day Ready, and Kilwin scored their first stakes victories.
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The stakes-packed Friday evening card at Charles Town provided a chance for proven stakes winners to add rich victories to their decorated resumes.
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Cogburn impressed in Saturday’s Jaipur (G1) over Saratoga’s turf, establishing a new North American record while turning 5 1/2 furlongs in :59.80.
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Dual Grade 1-placed Clearly Unhinged can now be called a graded stakes winner following a score in the $248,750 Winning Colors (G3) for fillies and mares at Churchill Downs on Memorial Day.
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Gun Pilot secured his first victory at the stakes level when upsetting Saturday's $1 million Churchill Downs S. (G1) at Churchill Downs.
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On Saturday at Churchill Downs, Cogburn reiterated his status as a grass dasher of distinction by winning the Twin Spires Turf Sprint (G2).
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I'm Very Busy showed a glimpse of his improving quality when a narrowly beaten second to the world-class filly Warm Heart in the Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) in late January. On Saturday at Fair Grounds, I'm Very Busy made it pretty clear he'll be a force to be reckoned with in the older mare turf division this season with a sparkling 3 3/4-length romp in the $300,000 Muniz Memorial (G2).
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