Asmussen nears 9,000 wins

Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmsusen is approaching a milestone of 9,000 career Thoroughbred training wins in North America, according to Equibase. He entered the Monday card at Louisiana Downs at 8,992.

Asmussen ranks as North America’s second-leading all-time trainer behind the late Dale Baird, who won 9,445 races. Asmussen has divisions of his stable at a number of tracks and will see action Wednesday night at Remington.

So will jockey Floyd Wethey Jr., who enters the card two wins from a milestone of 1,000 career riding victories.

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◗ The $200,000 Downs at Albuquerque Handicap on Saturday drew nine horses, including multiple stakes winner and 122-pound highweight Restrainedvengence.

◗ Louisiana Downs began adding a race a day to its cards on Monday.

◗ The uniquely marked Southern Phantom runs Wednesday night at Remington.