HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen is on pace to win his 15th Oaklawn Park training title, but he is taking nothing for granted as the meet continues through May 2. Asmussen has won 52 races so far this season, which is 29 more than second-leading trainer Mark Casse. “It’s been a very solid meet,” Asmussen said. “I’m very happy with how the horses are running, but we have another month left and we need to finish it off strong.” Asmussen won his first Oaklawn training title in 2007 and his most recent last season. He’s had a number of significant wins at the current stand, with none more high-profile than Magnitude’s victory in the Grade 3 Razorback Handicap. That race was the springboard for the horse’s win in the Dubai World Cup. In addition to wins, Asmussen leads all trainers at the meet in stable earnings. He’s had a total of 327 starts through Thursday, and those horses have earned a collective $4,273,768. :: Live racing action at Oaklawn Park! DRF Past Performances and Picks are available now. Goodall’s win in the Purple Martin was another notable stakes victory for Asmussen. She put up the year’s co-highest Beyer Speed Figure for a 3-year-old filly, a 94, when she won the six-furlong race in a blazing 1:08.78. Goodall is under consideration for the Grade 2 Eight Belles at Churchill Downs. Publisher has gone 3 for 4 this season to rank as the meet’s co-winningest horse. Asmussen said earlier this week Publisher is likely to make his next start in the Grade 2, $1.25 million Oaklawn Handicap. Last year, Publisher ran second in the Arkansas Derby. Taptastic ran third in this year’s Arkansas Derby off a debut win at Oaklawn. The son of Tapit could return to the allowance ranks for his next start, said Asmussen. “He ran a really nice race in the Arkansas Derby,” he said. “We’re very excited for his future. He’s moved to Churchill Downs. We’ll let him settle in. Very pleased with how he represented in the Arkansas Derby, and we’ll go from there.” Pronghorn scored her second win of the meet in a recent first-level allowance route. She earned a career-high Beyer Speed Figure of 83. Pronghorn is a 4-year-old filly by Justify out of Donna Veloce, a Grade 3-winning mare who earned more than $500,000. “She ran nicely the other day, a nice step forward for her,” Asmussen said. “She’s a big, tall, growthy filly that needs a little spacing between her races.” Next-race plans for Zeitlos, who ran fourth in the $250,000 Matron last month at Oaklawn in her first start since finishing fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, have not yet been decided, Asmussen said. “She went on to Churchill,” he said. As for other top sprinters in the barn, Booth was to have run Saturday at Oaklawn in the Grade 3, $500,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap. He won the race last season. On the same card, Asmussen was to have unveiled Extremist, a 3-year-old half-brother to a champion sprinter he trained, Jackie’s Warrior. Through Thursday, Asmussen also led the owner standings at Oaklawn with 19 wins. Tom Durant was second in the standings with nine, according to statistics provided by Oaklawn. Asmussen recently pulled an owner-trainer title double at Sam Houston. He won his 13th straight training title at the track with 52 wins, while the barn’s starters earned a collective $1.5 million, according to a press release from Sam Houston. Asmussen won the owner title with 14 wins. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.