Chip Honcho (USA) Horse
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Chip Honcho is a 3yo dark bay/brown colt from the United States trained by Steven M. Asmussen. He is by Connect out of Miss My Rose. He has won two races so far. On 21 Nov 2025 at Churchill Downs, Chip Honcho earned his most notable victory, collecting $120000.00. The horse has been a profit‑making runner for bettors, offering about a 40% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Grounds 22-Mar-26 1911m R12 Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (Stakes) (of $1,000,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:55.180, SP: 4.00 1st Emerging Market ( F Prat 122 ) 2nd Pavlovian ( E A Maldonado 122 ) 0.10L 3rd Golden Tempo ( J L Ortiz 122 ) 1.10L 5th Chip Honcho ( L Saez 122 ) 11.60L See full results | L Saez 55.3kg 11.60L | 5 (9) |
| Fair Grounds 15-Feb-26 1811m R12 Fasig-Tipton Risen Star Stakes (Stakes) $100,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:49.140, SP: 8.50 assumed early command, set pace off rail to quarter, dug in stretch, fought gamely to the final sixteenth, was bested in deep stretch and was well clear of the rest for second. 1st Paladin ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2nd Chip Honcho ( L Saez 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Golden Tempo ( J Ortiz 122 ) 5.50L See full results | L Saez 55.3kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 18-Jan-26 1710m R13 Lecomte Stakes (Stakes) $17,500 (of $250,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:44.980, SP: 11.00 1st Golden Tempo ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Mesquite ( F Prat 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Carson Street ( A Concepcion 122 ) 0.30L 4th Chip Honcho ( P Lopez 122 ) 1.75L See full results | P Lopez 55.3kg 1.75L | 4 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 21-Dec-25 1710m R11 Gun Runner Stakes (Stakes) $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.760, SP: 5.50 moved up to press the pace, came under a tight rein up the backstretch, slowly closed the gap in the final sixteenth to be up just in time. 1st Chip Honcho ( P Lopez 122 ) 2nd Liberty National ( B J Hernandez 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Crown The Buckeye ( J Loveberry 122 ) 0.20L See full results | P Lopez 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 21-Nov-25 1610m R10 Md $75,600 (of $120,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.600, SP: 2.88 cleared early on, drifted inwardly entering the backstretch before clearing off once again shortly after, dug in as his stablemate offered an outer challenge in upper stretch and held FIRM. 1st Chip Honcho ( J Ortiz 119 ) 2nd Marauder ( F Geroux 119 ) 1.25L 3rd Fuzzbuster ( C Torres 119 ) 0.75L See full results | J Ortiz 54kg | 1 (11) |
| Keeneland 17-Oct-25 1410m FIRM R6 Md $22,000 (of $110,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.710, SP: 13.00 broke a step slow, advanced to press outside of the top pair into the turn, bid turning for home, but proved no match for an inner counterpart nearing midstretch, battled for place with an inner foe through the final furlong and prevailed. 1st Dr. Kapur ( I O Jr 119 ) 2nd Chip Honcho ( K Asmussen 119 ) 2.75L 3rd Fuzzbuster ( L Saez 119 ) 0.30L See full results | K Asmussen 54kg 2.75L | 2 (8) |