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Asmussen, who has won 14 Sam Houston Race Park leading trainer titles, will be seeking his fourth win in the Houston Ladies Classic.
Barbara Banke's Stonestreet Stables homebred Pauline's Pearl earned her first Grade 1 victory in Friday afternoon's $750,000 La Troienne
Sponsored by: Pauline's Pearl won the Fantasy by one length as the 4-5 favorite under Ricardo Santana Jr. Pauline's Pearl continued her ascent in the 3-year-old filly division with a victory in the $600,000 Fantasy Stakes (G3) Saturday at Oaklawn. A homebred for Stonestreet Stables LLC (Barbara Banke) and Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen, Pauline's Pearl earned a preliminary Beyer Speed Figure of 89, a career best, for her one-length victory over Ava's Grace to secure a spot in the $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) April 30 at Churchill Downs. The Kentucky Oaks is the nation's big...