Steven M. Asmussen
32 wins in the world's richest races between 2001 and 2025, across 15 different races. The biggest is the Breeders' Cup Classic, worth £5,263,158.
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.
When the wins came
32 wins from 2001 to 2025, in 2-year spells
A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Steven M. Asmussen took 4 of these 32 in 2016-17 alone.
The races Steven M. Asmussen keeps winning
By number of wins
Every big race Steven M. Asmussen has won
32 winners, newest first
| Year | Race | Horse | Jockey | Country | Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisiana Derby | Tiztastic | Joel Rosario | United States | £751,880 |
| 2022 | Cotillion Handicap | Society | Florent Geroux | United States | £751,880 |
| 2022 | Gotham Stakes | Morello | Jose Lezcano | United States | £225,564 |
| 2022 | Jimmy Winkfield Stakes | Morello | Jose Lezcano | United States | £75,188 |
| 2022 | Louisiana Derby | Epicenter | Joel Rosario | United States | £751,880 |
| 2021 | Arkansas Derby | Super Stock | Ricardo Santana Jr. | United States | £939,850 |
| 2021 | Cotillion Handicap | Clairiere | Ricardo Santana Jr. | United States | £751,880 |
| 2021 | Forego Stakes | Yaupon | Ricardo Santana Jr. | United States | £375,940 |
| 2020 | Smarty Jones Stakes (Oaklawn Park) | Gold Street | Martin Garcia | United States | £187,970 |
| 2019 | Breeders' Cup Sprint | Mitole | Ricardo Santana Jr. | United States | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 2019 | Forego Stakes | Mitole | Ricardo Santana Jr. | United States | £375,940 |
| 2018 | Cotillion Handicap | Midnight Bisou | Mike E. Smith | United States | £751,880 |
| 2017 | Breeders' Cup Classic | Gun Runner | Florent Geroux | United States | £5,263,158£5.3m |
| 2016 | Arkansas Derby | Creator | Ricardo Santana Jr. | United States | £939,850 |
| 2016 | Belmont Stakes | Creator | Irad Ortiz Jr. | United States | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 2016 | Louisiana Derby | Gun Runner | Florent Geroux | United States | £751,880 |
| 2014 | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Untapable | Rosie Napravnik | United States | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 2014 | Cotillion Handicap | Untapable | Rosie Napravnik | United States | £751,880 |
| 2012 | Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Tapizar | Corey Nakatani | United States | £751,880 |
| 2012 | Cotillion Handicap | My Miss Aurelia | Corey Nakatani | United States | £751,880 |
| 2009 | Preakness Stakes | Rachel Alexandra † | Calvin Borel | United States | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 2008 | Louisiana Derby | Pyro | Sh.Bridgmohan | United States | £751,880 |
| 2007 | Arkansas Derby | Curlin | Robby Albarado | United States | £939,850 |
| 2007 | Breeders' Cup Classic | Curlin | Robby Albarado | United States | £5,263,158£5.3m |
| 2007 | Preakness Stakes | Curlin | Robby Albarado | United States | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 2004 | Ballerina Handicap | Lady Tak | Jerry D. Bailey | United States | £375,940 |
| 2004 | Lafayette Stakes | Bwana Charlie | Shane Sellers | United States | £300,752 |
| 2003 | Lafayette Stakes | Posse | Corey Lanerie | United States | £300,752 |
| 2002 | Arkansas Derby | Private Emblem | Donnie Meche | United States | £939,850 |
| 2001 | Louisiana Derby | Fifty Stars | Donnie Meche | United States | £751,880 |
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.
The trainers either side
Ranked 175th of 187 on big-race wins
| # | Trainer | Wins | Races | Span | Biggest win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165 | Peter Walwyn | 34 | 24 | 1969 to 1995 | £1,500,000£1.5m |
| 166 | Josh Gifford | 34 | 22 | 1973 to 2002 | £400,000 |
| 167 | Christophe Ferland | 34 | 26 | 2011 to 2026 | £512,821 |
| 168 | Doug O'Neill | 33 | 27 | 2005 to 2025 | £3,759,399£3.8m |
| 169 | Bert Mulholland | 33 | 22 | 1936 to 1967 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 170 | Paddy Prendergast | 33 | 15 | 1950 to 1980 | £854,701 |
| 171 | Doug Watson | 33 | 15 | 2005 to 2025 | £751,880 |
| 172 | Venetia Williams | 33 | 24 | 1998 to 2026 | £250,000 |
| 173 | Philippe Demercastel | 33 | 26 | 1988 to 2013 | £512,821 |
| 174 | Harro Remmert | 33 | 21 | 1980 to 2002 | £555,556 |
| 176 | Edward A. Neloy | 32 | 22 | 1954 to 1970 | £1,127,820£1.1m |
| 177 | Mark Frostad | 32 | 14 | 1994 to 2012 | £3,759,399£3.8m |
| 178 | Joseph Lawson | 32 | 16 | 1929 to 1955 | £1,500,000£1.5m |
| 179 | Luigi Camici | 32 | 19 | 1986 to 2006 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 180 | Gordon W. Richards | 31 | 16 | 1969 to 1998 | £400,000 |
| 181 | W. Elliott Walden | 30 | 27 | 1995 to 2005 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 182 | Ralph Beckett | 30 | 27 | 2007 to 2025 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 183 | Brian Meehan | 30 | 24 | 1997 to 2024 | £4,511,278£4.5m |
| 184 | Josie Carroll | 30 | 20 | 1995 to 2026 | £751,880 |
| 185 | Richard Fahey | 30 | 25 | 1998 to 2024 | £854,701 |
Frequently asked questions
How many big races has Steven M. Asmussen won?
32, across 15 different races between 2001 and 2025. That is 175th of the 187 trainers on this site.
What is the biggest race Steven M. Asmussen has won?
the Breeders' Cup Classic, worth £5,263,158 and run in the United States. Steven M. Asmussen won it in 2017, 2007.
Which race has Steven M. Asmussen won most often?
the Louisiana Derby, 5 times at Fair Grounds Race Course. 7 of these races have gone to Steven M. Asmussen more than once.
How much prize money has Steven M. 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: 32 wins, the biggest of them worth £5,263,158.
When did Steven M. Asmussen win these races?
Between 2001 and 2025. The busiest spell was 2016-17, with 4 of them.
Where to next
The races Steven M. Asmussen has won, and the trainers around them