The last Louisiana Derby winner to go on to win the Kentucky Derby was Grindstone in 1996; is there a Derby star in this year's field?
Steve Asmussen
The $400,000 race is the feature event on a stakes-filled Saturday at Fair Grounds Race Course in Louisiana.
The journey to the 2023 Kentucky Derby heats up with the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds on February 18.
The son of Not This Time is the top 3-year-old in America following his easy win for Winchell Thoroughbreds.
Favourite Zandon will leave from gate 10 with Flavien Prat aboard; a stellar field of fillies is coming together for the Oaks, May 6.
Showing a new style to track the pace, the impressive Epicenter is heading to the May 7 Kentucky Derby (G1) as a strong contender.
The Louisiana Derby (G2) offers 170 points for the Kentucky Derby and Canadian-bred Messier is one of four Bob Baffert horses moved.
Winchell Thoroughbreds' colt won the important race on the road to the Louisiana Derby and the Kentucky Derby.
Super Stock stormed to victory in the Arkansas Derby at 12 to 1 for the Asmussen family and flies up the Derby points list.
Trainer Steve Asmussen won his first Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes with Creator on June 12th in his third try for the third jewel in the Triple Crown. “I am obviously very proud of the horse. He’s very proud [of himself] this morning and he’s very alert. I’m kind of surprised by his energy,” […]
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has revealed the findings of an undercover investigation into the backstretch behaviour of top Thoroughbred trainer Steve Asmussen and his assistant trainer, Scott Blasi, in a scathing New York Times article. The investigation, which was carried out and documented by a PETA investigator who acted as an […]
