First Player (USA) Horse
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First Player is a 6yo chestnut from the United States trained by Steven Asmussen. He is sired by The Player out of Bodacious Bets. To date, First Player has won 2 races. On 7 Jun 2024 at Churchill Downs, he captured his most important victory, earning $58000.00.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Remington Park 19-Sep-26 1710m FIRM R7 Race 7 $10,965 (of $54,826) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.120, SP: 2.50 pressed the pace while three wide on the backstretch, was in a long drive and gamely dug in throughout the stretch to be second best. 1st Youramystyle ( R A Vazquez 121 ) 2nd First Player ( E Asmussen 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Yo Soy Roy ( F W Jr 121 ) 2.25L See full results | E Asmussen 54.9kg 1.00L | 2 (5) |
| Lone Star Park 04-Jul-26 1408m R5 Race 5 $5,117 (of $51,166) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:22.790, SP: 4.50 chased the pace between rivals, got outpaced leaving the turn and kept on for a minor share. 1st Mcdude ( S Elliott 124 ) 2nd Bertani ( A J Jr 122 ) 0.50L 3rd First Player ( E Asmussen 122 ) 4.75L See full results | E Asmussen 55.3kg 4.75L | 3 (7) |
| Sam Houston Race Park 07-Feb-26 1609m R7 Race 7-Allowance $9,897 (of $49,484) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.790, SP: 1.40 1st Schifty's Haloid ( D Parker 123 ) 2nd First Player ( K Asmussen 121 ) 3rd Justice Department ( F J Wethey 121 ) 1.25L | K Asmussen 54.9kg | 2 (8) |
| Oaklawn Park 13-Dec-25 1610m R3 Race 3 $17,997 (of $89,987) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.830, SP: 5.00 forwardly placed while in the two path, asked for some run in the second flight behind the two leaders into the stretch, slowly closing the gap on the winner late while edging clear for the second spot. 1st Riddle Solver ( R J Santana 117 ) 2nd First Player ( J Rosario 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Gun Runner Charlie ( L Saez 122 ) 1.00L See full results | J Rosario 54.4kg 1.50L | 2 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 22-Nov-25 1610m R1 Race 1 $25,754 (of $128,772) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.360, SP: 2.20 pressed two wide and outside of the eventual winner, sustained pressure around the turn but proved no match for that one in upper stretch and was second best. 1st Zambezi ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 2nd First Player ( I O Jr 121 ) 6.00L 3rd Authentic Gallop ( J Ortiz 118 ) 13.25L See full results | I O Jr 54.9kg 6.00L | 2 (4) |