Raise The Bar (USA) Horse
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Raise The Bar is a 4yo dk b/br horse from the United States trained by Steven Asmussen. He is by Maclean's Music out of Paschali and has captured four victories in his career. On 11 Apr 2024 at Keeneland he secured his biggest triumph, netting $79,998 in prize money. The horse has been a lucrative choice for bettors; a punter who backed him throughout would have earned a 117% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston Race Park 15-Feb-26 1408m R11 Race 11-David E. Hooper Stakes $48,510 (of $77,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.400, SP: 3.50 1st Raise The Bar ( S Elliott 118 ) 2nd Turn North ( D Parker 116 ) 3rd Golden Grit ( L Luzzi 116 ) See full results | S Elliott 53.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Sam Houston Race Park 24-Jan-26 1408m FIRM R8 Race 8-Allowance $7,300 (of $36,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.570, SP: 4.50 1st Victory For Vets ( J Alvarez 123 ) 2nd Raise The Bar ( E Asmussen 121 ) 3rd Golden Grit ( L Luzzi 121 ) 0.75L See full results | E Asmussen 54.9kg | 2 (8) |
| Oaklawn Park 21-Dec-25 1207m FIRM R10 Race 10 (of $115,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.830, SP: 4.50 broke out, bumped, helped set the pace for a half along the inside and stopped. 1st Inexorable ( C Torres 118 ) 2nd Run Jalen Run ( T Bacon 124 ) 1.25L 3rd B Sudd ( A Cedillo 118 ) 0.50L 10th Raise The Bar ( J Rosado 122 ) 21.00L See full results | J Rosado 55.3kg 21.00L | 10 (11) |
| Remington Park 28-Sep-25 1110m FIRM R8 Race 8 $24,570 (of $39,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:03.220, SP: 3.25 dueled for the lead while inside and in hand, drew away in mid stretch and was clearly much the best. 1st Raise The Bar ( E Asmussen 120 ) 2nd Immelmann ( R Vazquez 121 ) 5.25L 3rd Grapnel ( E V Jiminez 124 ) 2.50L See full results | E Asmussen 54.4kg | 1 (6) |
| Lone Star Park 09-Jun-25 1310m FIRM R1 Race 1 $21,105 (of $33,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.970, SP: 8.50 set a clear early pace, raced off the rail into the turn, met the bid of GOLDEN GRIT, dueled to the wire and prevailed. 1st Raise The Bar ( E Asmussen 122 ) 2nd Golden Grit ( R Diaz 122 ) 0.30L 3rd He Is Heaven Sent ( D Cabrera 122 ) 4.25L See full results | E Asmussen 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Oaklawn Park 03-May-25 1210m FIRM R11 Bachelor Stakes (Stakes) $4,375 (of $175,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.920, SP: 17.00 in tight then bumped at the break, recovered and was used to move up inside to press the pace, stopped in the drive. 1st Max Got Excited ( F Arrieta 119 ) 2nd Cool Cowboy ( F J Wethey 119 ) 2.50L 3rd Kale's Angel ( R Vazquez 124 ) 1.25L 9th Raise The Bar ( E Asmussen 119 ) 16.00L See full results | E Asmussen 54kg 16.00L | 9 (9) |
| Keeneland 07-Oct-24 1110m GOOD R8 Indian Summer S. Presented by Keeneland Select (Stakes) $2,500 (of $250,001) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:02.720, SP: 6.00 broke a beat slow, tracked three wide, was bumped between horses in upper stretch and weakened. 1st Governor Sam ( P Lopez 120 ) 2nd Out On Bail ( L Saez 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Floodlites ( G Corrales 118 ) 1.50L 12th Raise The Bar ( J Velazquez 118 ) 11.05L See full results | J Velazquez 53.5kg 11.05L | 12 (12) |
| Keeneland 11-Apr-24 910m FIRM R2 Md $50,400 (of $79,998) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:52.170, SP: 2.10 sped forward to lead in the three path leaving the chute, brushed an inner rival to deter a bid approaching the five sixteenths pole, cruised away in hand entering the lane and held sway under confident handling. 1st Raise The Bar ( J Velazquez 119 ) 2nd Tuxedo Park ( I Moncada 119 ) 0.00L 3rd Akinmusire ( S Sanjur 119 ) 0.00L See full results | J Velazquez 54kg | 1 (12) |