Asmussen, at 50, focused on future
What motivates trainer Steve Asmussen, who celebrated his 50th birthday Wednesday, is not what he has done, but what he still has to do.
Marty McGeeNov 18, 2015
What motivates trainer Steve Asmussen, who celebrated his 50th birthday Wednesday, is not what he has done, but what he still has to do.
Al Kazeem, an eight-time European group stakes winner whose lofty expectations at stud were quashed by subfertility, will return to the breeding shed for the 2016 season after a brief but successful stint at the races this year. Racing Post reports that the 7-year-old son of Dubawi will stand at owner-breeder John Deer’s Oakgrove Stud in Chepstow, England, for an advertised fee of $18,250 (12,000 British pounds) on a special live foal basis.
Rock You, the winner of the All American Gold Cup at Ruidoso Downs in September, qualified for the $600,000 Champion of Champions at Los Alamitos on Dec. 12 after winning a $15,000 time trial last Sunday.
Taris, third in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Keeneland on Oct. 31, is a candidate for the $300,000 Go For Wand Handicap at Aqueduct on Nov. 27.
The Grade 1 winner Warren’s Veneda might start against males in the $150,000 Native Diver Stakes at Del Mar on Nov. 28 in her first start since a seventh in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Keeneland on Oct. 30.
Whether Friday's feature at Aqueduct is run on turf or the main track should make little difference to Eh Cumpari, Picozza, and Skill Not Luck.
A long-awaited New York State Gaming Commission report examining allegations made by an animal-rights group against trainer Steve Asmussen will be released to the public on Monday after being presented to the full commission at a regular meeting, officials for the commission said on Wednesday.
Drink in My Hand adds blinkers off a subpar performance in Friday's co-featured Ontario-sired optional claimer at Woodbine, which should make him tough to beat in the six-furlong sprint.
The fields for Zia Park’s most prestigious races were drawn Tuesday, with Breeders’ Cup Distaff starter Calamity Kate headlining the $300,000 Oaks and International Star set to make his first start since March in the $200,000 Zia Park Derby.
All-sources wagering at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky., on Oct. 30-31, when 13 Breeders’ Cup races were held at the track over two days, was $155.5 million, a slight decline from all-sources wagering at Santa Anita over the two-day event last year.