El Prestigio (USA) Horse
About
El Prestigio is a 4yo horse from the United States trained by Steven M. Asmussen. It is by the stallion Practical Joke out of the dam Bartlett Narrows. To date, El Prestigio has won two races. On January 5, 2026, at Oaklawn Park, the horse secured its most important victory, earning the $115,000 purse in Race 11.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oaklawn Park 05-Jan-26 1207m R11 Race 11 $72,450 (of $115,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.800, SP: 2.25 with the pace from the start, vied between rivals into and through the turn, disposed of the other speed into the lane, kicked well clear, geared down late to win ridden out. 1st El Prestigio ( J Rosario 121 ) 2nd Lundberg ( A Mendoza 124 , Cd 129 ) 6.25L 3rd Oy Gevald ( R S Jr 121 ) 7.00L See full results | J Rosario 54.9kg | 1 (13) |
| Churchill Downs 28-Nov-25 1210m R12 Race 12 $8,890 (of $127,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.640, SP: 3.25 tracked in the four path, crept closer turning for home, but got floated to the six path while flattening out in upper stretch and yielded. 1st Pursuitneversleeps ( O J Irad 118 ) 2nd Stiglets ( A Francisco 118 ) 1.00L 3rd Faust ( A Erik 118 ) 1.50L 4th El Prestigio ( O Jose 120 ) 4.75L See full results | O Jose 54.4kg 4.75L | 4 (10) |
| Keeneland 23-Oct-25 1210m R8 Md $69,300 (of $110,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.130, SP: 4.00 vied for the lead with a trio of foes into the turn, then drew off under mild urging in upper stretch. 1st El Prestigio ( I O Jr 121 ) 2nd Spellmaker ( R Arrieta 121 ) 5.50L 3rd Nu What's New ( V Espinoza 121 ) 2.25L See full results | I O Jr 54.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Oaklawn Park 26-Jan-25 1210m FIRM R11 Md $917 (of $108,268) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.110, SP: 3.25 off a step slow, in some traffic late in the turn, made little impact when clear for the drive. 1st Dreaminblue ( C Torres 120 ) 2nd Zat's The One ( R Vazquez 120 ) 3.50L 3rd Max Got Excited ( T Bacon 120 ) 0.50L 7th El Prestigio ( E Asmussen 120 ) 9.00L See full results | E Asmussen 54.4kg 9.00L | 7 (10) |
| Oaklawn Park 15-Dec-24 1210m FIRM R7 Md $22,000 (of $109,999) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.660, SP: 2.63 Drift 1/8, bid, denied 1st Brodeur ( I Castillo 120 ) 2nd El Prestigio ( E Asmussen 120 ) 0.10L 3rd Can Do Andrew ( F Arrieta 120 ) 8.25L See full results | E Asmussen 54.4kg 0.10L | 2 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 15-Nov-24 1010m FIRM R7 Md $24,000 (of $120,001) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.910, SP: 3.00 stalked along the inside, tipped out to take aim outside of the clearing leader entering upper stretch, then chased that one home well to prove second best. 1st Donut God ( L Saez 119 ) 2nd El Prestigio ( E Asmussen 119 ) 2.25L 3rd Motel Patel ( R Bejarano 119 ) 4.25L See full results | E Asmussen 54kg 2.25L | 2 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 13-Sep-24 1210m FIRM R5 Md $24,000 (of $120,001) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.060 vied for the lead two wide, drew clear in upper stretch, but tired in the final furlong, was caught in the closing stages, weakened yet saved place. 1st Mitty's Griddy ( F Geroux 119 ) 2nd El Prestigio ( E Asmussen 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Hitchcock ( L Saez 119 ) 0.50L See full results | E Asmussen 54kg 1.00L | 2 (12) |
| Saratoga 04-Aug-24 1210m FIRM R6 Md $20,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.650 went to the front, showed the way with a clear advantage, went around the turn in the two path, was roused into upper stretch, lost the advantage to the winner coming to the furlong marker and proved no match while just able to get the place. 1st Ferocious ( J Castellano 119 ) 2nd El Prestigio ( K Carmouche 119 ) 7.75L 3rd Praetor ( F Prat 119 ) 0.15L See full results | K Carmouche 54kg 7.75L | 2 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 24-Jun-24 910m R4 Md $1,350 (of $120,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:51.770 was fractious loading, bumped with an inner rival at the start before taking contact from an outer foe shortly after, pursued from midpack along the inside, got put to tight quarters by an outer rival leaving midstretch and gave way. 1st U Devil You ( L Saez 119 ) 2nd Eighty West ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 2.75L 3rd Jimmy's Dailys ( J Ortiz 119 ) 0.30L 7th El Prestigio ( C Torres 119 ) 6.25L See full results | C Torres 54kg 6.25L | 7 (9) |
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