Steve Asmussen
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"American Classic Races/American Classics/Breeders' Cup wins:"

Preakness Stakes (2007, 2009)

Breeders' Cup Classic (2007)

/awards = United States Champion Thoroughbred Trainer by wins/U.S. Champion Thoroughbred Trainer by wins(2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009)Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer (2008, 2009)

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/horses = Cuvee (horse)/Cuvee, Curlin, Pyro (horse)/Pyro, Rachel Alexandra, Kodiak Kowboy, Untapable

/updated =May 9, 2014

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"Steven Mark Asmussen" (born November 18, 1965 in Gettysburg, South Dakota) is an United States/American Thoroughbred horse racing/racehorse horse trainer/trainer. Born into a horse racing family, his parents, Keith and Marilyn "Sis" Asmussen, are both trainers who operate El Primero Training Center off the Mines Road in Laredo, Texas/Laredo, the seat of Webb County, Texas/Webb County in south Texas. His older brother, Cash Asmussen, currently a trainer himself, is a retired Eclipse Award-winning jockey and a champion in Europe.

File:Asmussen Horse Center in Laredo, TX IMG 1977.JPG/left/200px/thumb/ Asmussen Horse and Rider Equipment is located near the intersection of Saunders and the Bob Bullock Loop in eastern Laredo.

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He is the horse. He's in front. There's no performance anybody has seen yet that rivals what he's done.

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We brought him to Belmont because if he belonged in the Breeders' Cup, I didn't want him to go anywhere else first.

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We're probably looking at a similar scenario, pace-wise, as the Kentucky Jockey Club.

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The horse worked great. We're extremely pleased with where he's at.

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I'm definitely not going to rule anything out, ... The three possibilities are the Breeders' Futurity, the Champagne, or training up to the Breeders' Cup.

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You know why we're here, ... We brought him to Belmont because if he belonged in the Breeders' Cup I didn't want him to go anywhere else first.

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I was very worried about the loose horse. Any time you see a loose horse on the lead, you get nervous, especially when it's a two-year-old. If (the loose horse) lost concentration at any point and took a right, it would have been very bad.

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Any time you see a horse loose on the lead like that you get nervous. If that loose horse lost concentration at any point and took a right, it would have been very bad.

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