Cash Asmussen (born March 15, 1962 in
Agar
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,
South Dakota
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) is an American
thoroughbred horse racing
Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...
jockey
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. Born Brian Keith Asmussen, in 1977 he legally changed his name to "Cash".
From a
Texas
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horse racing family, his parents, Keith and Marilyn "Sis" Asmussen, operate a ranch in
Laredo in
Webb County
Webb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 267,114. Its county seat is Laredo. The county was named after James Webb (1792–1856), who served as secretary of the treasury, secret ...
, Texas. His brother,
Steve Asmussen
Steven Mark Asmussen (born November 18, 1965) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. The leading trainer in North America by wins, he is a two-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer and was inducted into the National ...
, is a successful
horse trainer
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in American racing.
Career
Asmussen scored his first important
graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a thoroughbred horse race in the United States that meets the criteria of the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA). A specific grade level (I, II, III or listed) is the ...
win at the
Beldame Stakes
The Beldame Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares three-years-old and up. Inaugurated in 1939, it was run as a handicap prior to 1960. The race is held annually near the beginning of October at Belmont Park and curr ...
in 1979 and won that year's
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey. In 1981, he rode Wayward Lass to victory in the
Coaching Club American Oaks
The Coaching Club American Oaks is a race for thoroughbred three-year-old fillies and the second leg of the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing. Originally run at Belmont Park, the Grade I $500,000 stakes race was moved to Saratoga Race Course in ...
at
Belmont Park
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It is operated by the non-profit New York Racing ...
(over the 1-5 entry of De La Rose and Heavenly Cause, who ran last and next-to-last), and traveled to Japan where he won the
Japan Cup
The is one of the most prestigious horse races in Japan. It is contested on the last Sunday of November, post time of 15:40 at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo at a distance of 2400 meters (about miles) run under weight for age conditions wi ...
. The following year he won the
Washington, D.C. International Stakes and his first of two
Turf Classic Invitational Stakes then gained his most success as a jockey racing in
France where he went to ride under contract for the wealthy stable owner,
Stavros Niarchos
Stavros Spyrou Niarchos ( el, Σταύρος Σπύρου Νιάρχος, ; 3 July 1909 – 15 April 1996) was a Greek billionaire shipping tycoon. Starting in 1952, he had the world's biggest supertankers built for his fleet. Propelled by both ...
.
While based at
Chantilly Racecourse
Chantilly Racecourse (In French: "Hippodrome de Chantilly") is a Thoroughbred turf racecourse for flat racing in Chantilly, Oise, France, about north of the centre of the city of Paris.
Chantilly Racecourse is located in the country's main hor ...
in
Chantilly,
France, Asmussen also scored victories in a number of important stakes races in
England including the 1988
July Cup
The July Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metre ...
, 1989
Coronation Stakes
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, 1990
Coronation Cup, and the 1993
St. James's Palace Stakes. Racing in
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...
he won the 1987
Irish St. Leger and the 1988
National Stakes
The Vincent O'Brien National Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metre ...
. Asmussen also returned to compete in the U.S. for various major races and won his second "Washington, D.C., International" in 1984 plus the 1988 and 1992
Arlington Million
The Arlington Million is a Grade 1 flat horse race in the United States for thoroughbred horses aged three years and upward on the turf. It was originally raced at the now-closed Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois over a distance of ...
in
Chicago. Internationally he also won the 1993
Canadian International Stakes
The Canadian International Stakes is a Grade I stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years of age and up on Turf. It is held annually in October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The current purse is
Since its creation i ...
and the 1997
Hong Kong Cup.
The first foreign rider to win the French riding title, between 1985 and 1990 Asmussen was the country's Champion jockey every year except for 1987 when he competed in
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...
. In 1991, he rode
Suave Dancer to victory in the
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France, over a distanc ...
, France's most prestigious race. In 1998, riding
Dream Well Asmussen completed the double, by winning both the Irish and French Derby. During his career in France he won numerous other
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races.
Asmussen retired from riding in 2001. Over the course of his career, he rode more than 3,000 winners .
Major winners
*
Canadian International Stakes
The Canadian International Stakes is a Grade I stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years of age and up on Turf. It is held annually in October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The current purse is
Since its creation i ...
: 1993
Husband
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*
Arlington Million
The Arlington Million is a Grade 1 flat horse race in the United States for thoroughbred horses aged three years and upward on the turf. It was originally raced at the now-closed Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois over a distance of ...
: 1988
Mill Native
*
Beldame Stakes
The Beldame Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares three-years-old and up. Inaugurated in 1939, it was run as a handicap prior to 1960. The race is held annually near the beginning of October at Belmont Park and curr ...
: 1979
Waya
*
Vosburgh Stakes: 1980
Plugged Nickle, 1981
Guilty Conscience
*
Coaching Club American Oaks
The Coaching Club American Oaks is a race for thoroughbred three-year-old fillies and the second leg of the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing. Originally run at Belmont Park, the Grade I $500,000 stakes race was moved to Saratoga Race Course in ...
: 1981
Wayward Lass
Wayward Lass (April 13, 1978 – July 10, 2003) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. Bred in Florida by Hall of Fame trainer Horatio Luro, Wayward Lass was bought in 1980 by Carl Lizza, Jr. for $30,000 at the then-Florida Breeders ...
*
Mother Goose Stakes
The Mother Goose Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Raced on dirt in late June or early July, the race currently offers a purse of $300,000. Inaugurated in 1957 at a ...
: 1981
Wayward Lass
Wayward Lass (April 13, 1978 – July 10, 2003) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. Bred in Florida by Hall of Fame trainer Horatio Luro, Wayward Lass was bought in 1980 by Carl Lizza, Jr. for $30,000 at the then-Florida Breeders ...
*
Turf Classic Invitational Stakes: 1982
April Run, 1994
Tikkanen
*
Washington, D.C. International Stakes: 1982
April Run, 1984
Seattle Song
*
Hollywood Derby
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: 1984
Procida
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*
Arlington Million
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: 1992
Dear Doctor
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*
Breeders' Cup Mile
The Breeders' Cup Mile is a Grade 1 Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up, run on a grass course. It has been conducted annually as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships since the event's incepti ...
: 1997
Spinning World
*
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France, over a distanc ...
: 1991
Suave Dancer
*
Prix du Cadran: 1988
Yaka, 1992
Sought Out
*
Prix de l'Opéra: 1990
Colour Chart
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Typically there are two diffe ...
, 1998
Insight
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*a piece of information
*the act or result of understanding the inner nature of things or of seeing intu ...
*
Prix de la Forêt
The Prix de la Forêt is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it i ...
: 1993
Dolphin Street
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A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
Heath St. Route 64. (MTA Maryland)
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
Ramsay st
S
U
W
Y
Numbered streets
In Balt ...
*
Prix Jacques Le Marois
The Prix Jacques Le Marois is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred colts and fillies aged three years or older. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mil ...
: 1989
Polish Precedent, 1992
Exit to Nowhere, 1994
East of the Moon
{{Infobox racehorse
, horsename = East of the Moon
, image =
, caption =
, sire = Private Account
, grandsire = Damascus
, dam = Miesque
, damsire = Nureyev
, sex = Filly
, foaled = March 25, 1991
, country = United States
, colour ...
, 1996 & 1997
Spinning World
*
Grand Critérium: 1989
Jade Robbery, 1998
Way of Light
*
Grand Prix de Paris
The Grand Prix de Paris is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and ...
: 1989
Dancehall
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*
Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud
The Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Saint-Cloud over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is s ...
: 1988
Village Star, 1990
In the Wings, 1997
Helissio
Helissio (1993–2013) was a Thoroughbred racehorse sired by Fairy King and a grandson of Northern Dancer. Owned by the Spanish businessman Enrique Sarasola, he was voted the European Horse of the Year for 1996
His career highlight was wi ...
, 2000
Montjeu
Montjeu (4 April 1996 – 29 March 2012) was an Irish-bred, French-trained thoroughbred horse racing racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from September 1998 to November 2000, he ran sixteen times and won eleven races, including ...
*
Poule d'Essai des Pouliches
The Poule d'Essai des Pouliches is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at ...
: 1993
Madeleine's Dream, 1994
East of the Moon
{{Infobox racehorse
, horsename = East of the Moon
, image =
, caption =
, sire = Private Account
, grandsire = Damascus
, dam = Miesque
, damsire = Nureyev
, sex = Filly
, foaled = March 25, 1991
, country = United States
, colour ...
*
Poule d'Essai des Poulains
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Classification
Wurm (1975) placed it as an independent branch of Trans–New Guinea, but Ross ...
: 1983
L'Emigrant, 1986
Fast Topaze, 1993
Kingmambo
Kingmambo (February 19, 1990 – January 20, 2016) was an American-bred, French-trained thoroughbred racehorse and sire.
Background
He was sired by the leading stallion, Mr. Prospector, who in turn was a son of Raise a Native, out of the 1999 ...
*
Prix d'Ispahan
The Prix d'Ispahan is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,850 metres (about 1 mile and 1¼ furlongs), and ...
: 1987
Highest Honor, 1990
Creator
*
Prix du Jockey Club
The Prix du Jockey Club, sometimes referred to as the French Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Chantilly over ...
: 1991
Suave Dancer, 1993
Hernando, 1998
Dream Well, 1999
Montjeu
Montjeu (4 April 1996 – 29 March 2012) was an Irish-bred, French-trained thoroughbred horse racing racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from September 1998 to November 2000, he ran sixteen times and won eleven races, including ...
*
Prix de Diane
The Prix de Diane, sometimes referred to as the French Oaks, is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 2,100 metr ...
: 1984
Northern Trick, 1994
East of the Moon
{{Infobox racehorse
, horsename = East of the Moon
, image =
, caption =
, sire = Private Account
, grandsire = Damascus
, dam = Miesque
, damsire = Nureyev
, sex = Filly
, foaled = March 25, 1991
, country = United States
, colour ...
, 1996
Sil Sila
*
Prix Royal-Oak
The Prix Royal-Oak is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 3,100 metres (about 1 mile and 7½ furlongs), and ...
: 1988
Star Lift
Star Lift (foaled Apr 14,1984) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1988 Prix Royal-Oak.
Career
Star Lift debuted on June 6th, 1987, coming in at 4th place in Évry. On July 23, 1987, he won his first race at Saint-Cloud. In Oct ...
*
Prix Jean Prat
The Prix Jean Prat is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is sch ...
: 1984
Mendez, 1985
Baillamont, 1986
Magical Wonder, 1989
Local Talent
*
Prix du Moulin de Longchamp
The Prix du Moulin de Longchamp is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is sch ...
: 1984
Mendez, 1988
Soviet Star, 1989
Polish Precedent, 1993
Kingmambo
Kingmambo (February 19, 1990 – January 20, 2016) was an American-bred, French-trained thoroughbred racehorse and sire.
Background
He was sired by the leading stallion, Mr. Prospector, who in turn was a son of Raise a Native, out of the 1999 ...
, 1997
Spinning World, 2000
Indian Lodge
*
Prix de la Salamandre
The Prix de la Salamandre was a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It was run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it was scheduled to take place each year in ...
: 1983
Seattle Song, 1993
Coup de Genie
*
Prix Ganay
The Prix Ganay is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) at Long ...
: 1984
Romildo, 1990
Creator
*
Prix Lupin: 1983
L'Emigrant, 1986
Fast Topaze, 1993
Hernando
*
Prix Maurice de Gheest: 1990
Dead Certain
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Draper wanted to tell the story of the Bush White House with an inside perspect ...
, 1995
Cherokee Rose
*
Prix Morny
The Prix Morny is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs), and it is scheduled ...
: 1993
Coup de Genie
*
Prix Vermeille
The Prix Vermeille is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), ...
: 1984
Northern Trick, 1996
My Emma
*
Hong Kong Cup: 1997
Val's Prince
*
Irish St. Leger: 1987
Eurobird
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*
National Stakes
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: 1985
Tate Gallery
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, 1987
Caerwent
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*
Irish Derby: 1998
Dream Well, 1999
Montjeu
Montjeu (4 April 1996 – 29 March 2012) was an Irish-bred, French-trained thoroughbred horse racing racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from September 1998 to November 2000, he ran sixteen times and won eleven races, including ...
*
Irish 2,000 Guineas
The Irish 2,000 Guineas is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is ...
: 1996
Spinning World
*
Irish Champion Stakes
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: 1991
Suave Dancer
*
Japan Cup
The is one of the most prestigious horse races in Japan. It is contested on the last Sunday of November, post time of 15:40 at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo at a distance of 2400 meters (about miles) run under weight for age conditions wi ...
: 1981
Mairzy Doates
Great Britain
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*
July Cup
The July Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metre ...
: 1988
Soviet Star
*
Coronation Stakes
The Coronation Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlong and 213 yards (1,603 metres), and it is schedu ...
: 1989
Golden Opinion
*
Coronation Cup: 1990
In the Wings
*
St. James's Palace Stakes: 1993
Kingmambo
Kingmambo (February 19, 1990 – January 20, 2016) was an American-bred, French-trained thoroughbred racehorse and sire.
Background
He was sired by the leading stallion, Mr. Prospector, who in turn was a son of Raise a Native, out of the 1999 ...
*
Racing Post Trophy: 1991
Seattle Rhyme
*
Cheveley Park Stakes
The Cheveley Park Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it ...
: 1989
Dead Certain
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Draper wanted to tell the story of the Bush White House with an inside perspect ...
*
Fillies' Mile: 1993
Fairy Heights
*
Haydock Sprint Cup
The Sprint Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), a ...
: 1991
Polar Falcon, 1995
Cherokee Rose
*
Middle Park Stakes
The Middle Park Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is ...
: 1990
Lycius
References
Cash Asmussen at the NTRA* [http://www.dallasobserver.com/2004-01-29/news/good-as-cash/ January 9, 2004 ''Dallas Observer'' article titled "''Good as Cash - The unlikely story of the greatest Texas athlete you've never heard of''"]
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1962 births
Living people
People from Sully County, South Dakota
People from Laredo, Texas
American jockeys
Eclipse Award winners