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When Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen started his first horse, Track Ambassador, at Ruidoso Downs in 1986, he did so with storied racetracks like Saratoga Race Course in the back of his mind as places of legend, hoping to one day make it to the Spa to leave his mark at the nation’s oldest sporting venue.
Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen has been a part of many historic moments at Saratoga Race Course, including the memorable victory by Rachel Alexandra in the 2009 Woodward (G1) to be become the first filly to win that event; and a record-setting win with Stellar Tap in August 2021 to break the all-time win record for North American trainers.
HOT SPRINGS -- Stellar Tap is the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the wide-open Oaklawn Stakes for 3-year-old horses over 1 1/8 miles at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort today.
Post positions will be drawn Monday for three April 23 stakes –the $1 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) for fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles, $1 million Oaklawn Handicap (G2) for older horses at 1 1/8 miles, and the $150,000 Oaklawn for 3-year-olds at 1 1/8 miles.
The New York Racing Association Inc. (NYRA) will host a Cross Country Pick 5 on Saturday featuring stakes action from Aqueduct Racetrack, Oaklawn Park and King Abdulaziz Racetrack.