Posts tagged Steve Asmussen
Haynesfield wins Jockey Club Gold Cup
Oct 3rd
Blame took the spotlight in an all-star show at Belmont Park but was Garrett Gomez dazzled? Five Grade One races made this the most informative card of the weekend in terms of the Breeders’ Cup and Blame was supposed to make his case as a contender for the Classic with a victory in the Jockey [...]
Rachel Alexandra’s racing career is over
Sep 28th
Perhaps it was the weight of expectation; perhaps she had given her all. But, just 24 hours after clocking the best time in a workout at Saratoga’s Oklahoma training track, Rachel Alexandra was officially retired from racing. Jess Jackson, her majority owner, said in a press release: “As you know, despite top training and a [...]
Rachel Alexandra working well
Sep 28th
For a horse who has not been confirmed to run yet, Rachel Alexandra was looking good. The reputation of the reigning Horse of the Year may have taken something of a dip, after she was beaten by Persistently in the Grade One Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga last month, but she was hard to criticise [...]
No decision yet on Rachel Alexandra
Sep 14th
After Rachel Alexandra suffered a surprise defeat in the Grade One Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga last month her trainer, Steve Asmussen, and majority owner, Jess Jackson, did not want to talk about retiring the filly. They decided to wait until she went back into work and her workout on Saratoga’s Oklahoma training track on [...]
Breeders’ Cup Mile option for Paco Boy
Sep 6th
The trip to Paris may have been a waste of time but Richard Hannon may have an even more ambitious plan for Paco Boy. The run of high-profile reverses that have punctuated Hannon’s yard has been frustrating for the trainer. First there was Strong Suit, who did not perform to expectations in the Phoenix Stakes [...]
Breeders’ Cup Classic next for Quality Road
Sep 6th
There may be questions to answer- such as can he really stay 10 furlongs – but Quality Road’s victory in the Grade One Woodward Stakes at Saturday was enough to make up Todd Pletcher’s mind. The trainer will now prepare his colt for a crack at the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs on November [...]
What next for Rachel Alexandra?
Aug 30th
A trainer with enough years of experience to qualify for every long-service award going once said: “I’ve only heard of three racing certainties – and two of them got beaten.” For a mile of the Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga, Rachel Alexandra looked form the grandstand as though she could be that exception, except that [...]
Shock defeat for Rachel Alexandra in Personal Ensign Stakes
Aug 29th
Rachel Alexandra was a shock loser to Shug McGaughey’s Persistently in the Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga. Steve Asmussen’s filly, racing over 10 furlongs for the first time, was facing only four rivals, all of whom were considered inferior. The main threat was expected to be Life At Ten, winner of her last six starts, [...]
Time for Rachel Alexandra to shine
Aug 29th
The real deal about to prove the doubters wrong or a fading star about to be found out? Even suggesting that Rachel Alexandra may no longer be one of the queens of American racing will be considered a sacrilege by her legion of followers. But now she has the chance to prove that when she [...]
Field of five in Personal Ensign Stakes
Aug 26th
Rachel Alexandra has been drawn in stall two of a field of five for the Grade One Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga on Sunday. The reigning Horse of the Year is the odds-on market leader for what is her first run in a Group One race this season, with Calvin Borel in the saddle for [...]
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