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TRAINER · 111th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Steve Asmussen

45 wins in the world's richest races between 1996 and 2023, across 25 different races. The biggest is the Dubai World Cup, worth £9,022,556.

Rolls of honour are kept race by race, so a trainer's big-race record only exists once every one of them on this site has been read and turned sideways.

BIG-RACE WINS 45
BIGGEST WIN £9.0m
RACES WON 25
FIRST AND LAST 1996 to 2023
COUNTRIES 3

When the wins came

45 wins from 1996 to 2023, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 2019-21, 12 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Steve Asmussen took 12 of these 45 in 2019-21 alone.

The races Steve Asmussen keeps winning

By number of wins

5 won more than once

Chick Lang Stakes 6 Jockey Club Gold Cup 4 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies 2 Super Derby 2 Dwyer Stakes 2 Dubai World Cup 1 Metropolitan Handicap 1 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint 1 Pat Day Mile Stakes 1 Secretariat Stakes 1 Personal Ensign Stakes 1 Test Stakes 1

Every big race Steve Asmussen has won

45 winners, newest first

25 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Country Worth
2023 Chick Lang Stakes Ryvit Tyler Gaffalione United States £112,782
2023 Secretariat Stakes Gigante Javier Castellano United States £375,940
2021 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Echo Zulu Joel Rosario United States £1,503,759£1.5m
2021 Chick Lang Stakes Mighty Mischief Ricardo Santana United States £112,782
2021 Ellis Park Derby Super Stock Ricardo Santana Jr. United States £150,376
2021 Gallant Bob Stakes Jackie's Warrior Joel Rosario United States £300,752
2021 Jockey Club Gold Cup Max Player Ricardo Santana Jr. United States £751,880
2021 Metropolitan Handicap Silver State Ricardo Santana Jr. United States £751,880
2020 Chick Lang Stakes Yaupon John R. Velazquez United States £112,782
2020 Pegasus Stakes Pneumatic Joe Bravo United States £112,782
2019 Coronation Futurity Stakes Halo Again Rafael Hernandez Canada £134,200
2019 Personal Ensign Stakes Midnight Bisou Mike E. Smith United States £375,940
2019 Prince of Wales Stakes Tone Broke Ricardo Santana Jr. Canada £214,720
2019 Super Derby Rotation Richard Eramia United States £187,970
2018 Chick Lang Stakes Mitole Ricardo Santana Jr. United States £112,782
2018 James W. Murphy Stakes Tap Daddy Ricardo Santana Jr. United States £75,188
2018 Super Derby Limation Diego Saenz United States £187,970
2015 Chick Lang Stakes Holy Boss Ricardo Santana United States £112,782
2013 Carry Back Stakes Mico Margarita Ricardo Santana Jr. United States £112,782
2011 Barbaro Stakes at Delaware Park Awesome Bet Kent Desormeaux United States £75,188
2011 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies My Miss Aurelia Corey Nakatani United States £1,503,759£1.5m
2011 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint Regally Ready Corey Nakatani United States £751,880
2011 Dwyer Stakes Dominus Julien Leparoux United States £150,376
2011 Select Stakes Chipshot Corey Nakatani United States £45,113
2010 Jockey Club Gold Cup Haynesfield Ramon Domínguez United States £751,880
2009 Count Fleet Stakes Haynesfield Ramon Domínguez United States £48,872
2009 Dwyer Stakes Kensei Edgar Prado United States £150,376
2008 Chick Lang Stakes Lantana Mob Robby Albarado United States £112,782
2008 Dubai World Cup Curlin Robby Albarado United Arab Emirates £9,022,556£9.0m
2008 Jockey Club Gold Cup Curlin Robby Albarado United States £751,880
2008 Northern Dancer Stakes Pyro Shaun Bridgmohan United States £93,985
2007 Jefferson Cup Stakes Inca King Shaun Bridgmohan United States £75,188
2007 Jockey Club Gold Cup Curlin Robby Albarado United States £751,880
2003 Test Stakes Lady Tak Jerry Bailey United States £375,940
1998 Hollywood Derby Vergennes John R. Velazquez United States £300,752
1996 Pat Day Mile Stakes Valid Expectations Don Pettinger United States £563,910

The figure on each row is what that race puts up today, which is the number that says how big a day it was. The prize itself goes to the owner and the trainer takes a percentage of it, set by the rules of the country the race is run in.

Where Steve Asmussen wins

3 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
United States 33 73% Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
Canada 2 4% Prince of Wales Stakes
United Arab Emirates 1 2% Dubai World Cup

The trainers either side

Ranked 111th of 187 on big-race wins

# Trainer Wins Races Span Biggest win
101 Bruno Grizzetti 50 23 1990 to 2014 £447,692
102 Laz Barrera 49 34 1971 to 1990 £3,759,399£3.8m
103 David Elsworth 49 37 1980 to 2018 £646,880
104 James Rowe Sr. 48 13 1881 to 1928 £3,759,399£3.8m
105 Angel Penna 48 35 1968 to 1990 £4,273,504£4.3m
106 Olivier Douieb 48 38 1977 to 1987 £4,273,504£4.3m
107 Hans Blume 48 33 1991 to 2009 £447,692
108 Andrew Balding 47 34 2003 to 2026 £4,511,278£4.5m
109 Dale L. Romans 46 28 2004 to 2018 £9,022,556£9.0m
110 Richard E. Mandella 46 24 1982 to 2025 £1,503,759£1.5m
112 Mikel Delzangles 45 38 2003 to 2026 £5,291,005£5.3m
113 Bob Turnell 45 23 1956 to 1982 £646,880
114 Mick Channon 45 34 1995 to 2020 £650,000
115 Jimmy Jones 44 26 1947 to 1964 £3,759,399£3.8m
116 Michael Jarvis 44 36 1970 to 2010 £4,273,504£4.3m
117 Jack Jarvis 44 17 1922 to 1968 £1,500,000£1.5m
118 Maurice Zilber 44 31 1970 to 2001 £1,500,000£1.5m
119 Nicolas Clément 44 37 1990 to 2022 £4,273,504£4.3m
120 François Rohaut 44 33 1986 to 2021 £854,701
121 John Shirreffs 43 29 1994 to 2025 £5,263,158£5.3m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Steve Asmussen won?

45, across 25 different races between 1996 and 2023. That is 111th of the 187 trainers on this site.

What is the biggest race Steve Asmussen has won?

the Dubai World Cup, worth £9,022,556 and run in the United Arab Emirates. Steve Asmussen won it in 2008.

Which race has Steve Asmussen won most often?

the Chick Lang Stakes, 6 times at Pimlico Race Course. 5 of these races have gone to Steve Asmussen more than once.

How much prize money has Steve Asmussen won?

The prize goes to the owner, and the trainer takes a percentage of it set by the rules of the country the race is run in. What this page holds is the races themselves: 45 wins, the biggest of them worth £9,022,556.

When did Steve Asmussen win these races?

Between 1996 and 2023. The busiest spell was 2019-21, with 12 of them.

Where to next

The races Steve Asmussen has won, and the trainers around them

The races Steve Asmussen has won

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