Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen tied the late Bob Holthus as Oaklawn's all-time winningest trainer when Tapicita ($7) broke her maiden by 4½ lengths in Friday's second race.
Tapicita represented the 867th Oaklawn victory overall for Asmussen and his 47th at the 2022-2023 meeting that began Dec. 9. Asmussen had eight chances on the remainder of Friday's card to break the record, but his best finish was second with Speakinofthedevil in the fourth race.
Asmussen had 13 horses entered Saturday at Oaklawn and four Sunday. Asmussen has already collected a record 12 Oaklawn training titles and entered Saturday with a record 101 career stakes victories in Hot Springs after winning the Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) with Clairiere and the Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (G3) with Skelly. Both races were April 15. Asmussen's first Oaklawn victory came in 1996.
Asmussen's son, Keith, rode Calumet Farm homebred Tapicita, a 3-year-old daughter of Mucho Macho Man.
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