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Asmussen hits 5000-win milestone

By Marcus Hersh
Daily Racing Form

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Steve Asmussen became the fifth trainer to win 5,000 races when Passion Rules easily won a $40,000 maiden claimer on Friday afternoon at Woodbine Race Course. Unsurprisingly, Asmussen was not in attendance, and Woodbine marked the achievement by posting a photo of the 43-year-old trainer on its infield tote board. The man cannot be everywhere at the same time, after all. Asmussen's amazingly far-flung and hugely successful stable has strings scattered across North America, and on Friday alone, ...

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