Steve Asmussen Archives • The Racing Biz

26
Aug

Charles Town Classic by the numbers

Frank Vespe / 3 weeks
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4 min read

Friday marks the 18th edition of the Grade 2 Charles Town Classic. Here’s the big race by the numbers.

07
Aug

Off to the Races Radio lineup for August 8, 2026

The Biz / 1 month
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2 min read

Off to the Races Radio, powered by The Racing Biz, returns to the airwaves August 8 with an action-packed show. Here’s the lineup.

11
May

Iron Honor gets nod as Preakness favorite

The Biz / 4 months
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5 min read

Gotham winner Iron Honor is the tepid Preakness favorite, surprising his trainer, and Incredibolt is entered, surprising everyone else.

25
Apr

Chip Honcho will skip Derby, await Preakness

Press Release / 5 months
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4 min read

Gun Runner Stakes winner Chip Honcho, whose 49 points put him squarely in the Kentucky Derby starting gate, will skip that race and await the Preakness.

21
Aug

Jock Ben Curtis “wouldn’t swap Magnitude” for anyone else

Nick Hahn / 1 year
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6 min read

Colonial Downs’s leading rider Ben Curtis won’t be in New Kent Saturday. Instead he’ll be piloting Magnitude versus Sovereignty in the Travers.

18
May

Frost Free ices competition in Chick Lang Stakes

Ted Black / 2 years
2
4 min read

Frost Free broke to the front and never looked back to win the Chick Lang Stakes on the Preakness undercard at Pimlico.

16
Feb

Triple Crown: Track Phantom streaking into Risen Star

Press Release / 3 years
2
4 min read

Track Phantom has won three straight, including two stakes, and will look to keep it rolling in Saturday’s Risen Star at the Fair Grounds.

21
May

Mage will bypass Belmont

The Biz / 3 years
1
4 min read

On the morning after the Preakness Stakes, the connections of Mage, National Treasure, and others were considering whether to go to the Belmont.

10
May

Disarm, Red Route One take aim at Preakness

Press Release / 3 years
2
5 min read

Trainer Steve Asmussen will is slated to send out two sons of Gun Runner in the May 20 Preakness, Disarm and Red Route One.

21
May

Perfect trip gives Early Voting a Preakness score

Frank Vespe / 4 years
5
6 min read

Early Voting skipped the Derby to run in the Preakness — wise move, it turns out, as he surged to victory in the 147th edition.

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: September 18, 2026

Looking ahead: Laurel Park weekend

CT: 2-year-olds take center stage in McKee, Mercer

PODCAST: Fleet 2-year-olds featured

Delaware Park picks and analysis: September 17, 2026

Always a Runner heads competitive Cotillion