American Promise (USA) Horse
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American Promise is a 4yo colt from the United States trained by Steven M. Asmussen. He is by Justify out of Tapella. The horse has recorded 2 career wins. On 16 Mar 2025 at Colonial Downs, American Promise earned the $500000.00 Virginia Derby, his most important victory to date.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 27-Jun-26 1811m R10 Race 10 (of $134,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:49.850, SP: 11.00 chased nearing the lane, raced in the eight path into the lane and was tired down the lane. 1st Aristotle ( A Concepcion 122 ) 2nd Stowaway ( J L Ortiz 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Interceptor ( L Saez 122 ) 1.55L 7th American Promise ( K J Asmussen 122 ) 20.05L See full results | K J Asmussen 55.3kg 20.05L | 7 (8) |
| Oaklawn Park 03-May-26 1710m R7 Lake Ouachita Stakes (Stakes) $5,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.560, SP: 21.00 dueled up front inside the winner, began to falter turn, continued to weaken through the stretch. 1st Willy D's ( F Arrieta 121 ) 2nd Coal Battle ( C Lanerie 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Mackman ( A Cedillo 121 ) 7.75L 6th American Promise ( K Asmussen 119 ) 12.35L See full results | K Asmussen 54kg 12.35L | 6 (8) |
| Oaklawn Park 10-Apr-26 1710m R7 Race 7 $2,100 (of $126,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:44.470, SP: 8.00 rated in the four path, was coaxed along from the three path around the far turn, but was empty entering the stretch. 1st First Division ( E Esquivel 121 ) 2nd Number One Dude ( C Torres 119 ) 4.75L 3rd Baddest GOOD Boy ( F Arrieta 119 ) 0.50L 6th American Promise ( K Asmussen 119 ) 16.00L See full results | K Asmussen 54kg 16.00L | 6 (7) |
| Pimlico 18-May-25 1910m FIRM R13 Preakness Stakes (Stakes) (of $2,000,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:55.470, SP: 21.00 , keen to go between horses the first turn, raced in mid pack to the far turn, came into the stretch three wide, weakened and drifted in near the eighth pole. 1st Journalism ( U Rispoli 126 ) 2nd Gosger ( L Saez 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Sandman ( J Velazquez 126 ) 2.25L 8th American Promise ( N Juarez 126 ) 17.25L See full results | N Juarez 57.2kg 17.25L | 8 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 04-May-25 2010m FIRM R12 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Stakes) (of $5,000,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:02.310, SP: 17.00 was bumped at the start, tracked along the inside, made an early move and jammed between horses to vie for the lead but came up empty on the second turn and dropped out. 1st Sovereignty ( J Alvarado 126 ) 2nd Journalism ( U Rispoli 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Baeza ( F Prat 126 ) 0.30L 16th American Promise ( N Juarez 126 ) 38.50L See full results | N Juarez 57.2kg 38.50L | 16 (19) |