Keeneland
Amoss, Asmussen bringing momentum
Shigeki Kikkawa Tom Amoss topped the trainer standings at the 11-day Churchill Downs fall meet this year.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Trainers Tom Amoss and Steve Asmussen, both longtime regulars on the Kentucky circuit, are riding some serious momentum into this fall Keeneland meet.
Amoss not only sent out Serengeti Empress to an eye-catching triumph in the Pocahontas Stakes while topping the trainer standings at the 11-day September meet at Churchill Downs, but he won the Oklahoma Derby on Sunday night at Remington Park when Lone Sailor eked out a victory in a three-way photo.
Asmussen, the Hall of Famer with 8,164 career wins entering this week, won six stakes last weekend alone – the Jefferson Cup on Saturday at Churchill, and five on the Oklahoma Derby undercard at Remington.
