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Article by TRC: Our questionnaire is answered by the ultra-prolific Hall of Fame trainer who holds the all-time record for career victories in North America

Too Much Bling, one of Texas’ most successful stallions, has been retired from stud duty, and will spend his days at Valor Farm.

American Pastime, a Grade 3-placed son of Tapizar, has been relocated to White Farms in Granville, Ohio for the 2024 breeding season, where he will stand for an advertised fee of $1,500.

After scoring his 10,000th North American victory earlier this week, trainer Steve Asmussen has a busy weekend at Oaklawn

It was a good Friday for Steve Asmussen, who became just the second trainer in Oaklawn history to reach 800 career victories when favored Chakra ($4.20) won the sixth race under Ricardo Santana Jr.

Unified Colt Fastest At OBS March Sale’s Opening Under Tack Session Sponsored by: Hip 163, a Unified colt out of Promise Me a Cat, breezes a quarter in :20 2/5 seconds during the OBS March under-tack show. Hip No. 163, a son of Unified consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc., (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, worked a quarter in :20 2/5 to post the fastest work at the distance at the opening session of the Under Tack Show for Ocala Breeders Sales Companys 2021 March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Trainin...

Another Milestone For Asmussen: 700 Career Wins At Oaklawn Sponsored by: Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen Steve Asmussen became the second trainer to reach 700 career victories at Oaklawn when even-money favorite Swiftsure captured Saturdays seventh race at under Ricardo Santana Jr. Asmussen entered the 2021 Oaklawn meeting that began Friday with 696 career victories at the Hot Springs, Ark., track. He saddled one winner Friday and added victories in Saturdays fourth race with fav...

Share Destined for stardom: Little did anyone know at the time, but young Cash (left) and Steve Asmussen had such big futures When I was younger, working in the racing industry in Europe, the name Asmussen meant only one thing: Cash. He was a superstar there for two decades, every bit as successful in France at that time as his compatriot Steve Cauthen was in Britain. Five times Cash was France’s champion jockey. He was an Arc winner, he won four French Derbys and every French Classic at l...

Sponsored by: Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen A journey that began in November 1995 when Valid Expectations won the Old Hickory reached its zenith on Saturday at Fair Grounds in New Orleans, La., as trainer Steve Asmussen set a remarkable milestone, winning his 100th career stakes at the local oval when Team Hanley and Parkland Thoroughbreds Joys Rocket beat Mariahs Princess by 1 ½ lengths in the $75,000 Letellier Memorial for 2-year-old fillies. Joys Rocket had shown plenty of ...