Good News Rocket (USA) Horse
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Good News Rocket is a 6yo b horse from the United States trained by Steven M. Asmussen. He is by Runhappy out of Sue'S Good News. To date, Good News Rocket has captured one victory. On March 16, 2026 at Oaklawn Park, he achieved his most notable win, earning $30,000.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oaklawn Park 26-Apr-26 1207m R4 Race 4 $2,170 (of $31,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.330, SP: 3.50 bumped with an inner foe at the start, stalked in the four path, was roused between foes in the three path midway around the turn, but faded from the four path down the stretch. 1st Saving Heart ( A Castillo 125 ) 2nd More Power ( W D L Cruz 118 ) 1.50L 3rd Hollywood Icon ( A Mendoza 123 , Cd 118 ) 3.25L 4th GOOD News Rocket ( E Asmussen 125 ) 8.00L See full results | E Asmussen 56.7kg 8.00L | 4 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 12-Apr-26 1207m R4 Race 4 $6,100 (of $30,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.110, SP: 3.75 1st Bigwrigdude ( R Bejarano 120 ) 2nd GOOD News Rocket ( E Asmussen 125 ) 3.25L 3rd Ky Do Declare ( R Vazquez 125 ) 2.50L See full results | E Asmussen 56.7kg 3.25L | 2 (12) |
| Oaklawn Park 16-Mar-26 1207m R2 Md $18,900 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.350, SP: 1.44 with the pace while widest up the backstretch, put a head in front while four wide far turn, shook clear into the lane, increased advantage through upper stretch to hold a sizable advantage with a furlong to run, clearly best. 1st GOOD News Rocket ( E Asmussen 124 ) 2nd Amentum ( D Cabrera 124 ) 4.00L 3rd Lower Broadway ( W D L Cruz 124 ) 0.75L See full results | E Asmussen 56.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Oaklawn Park 20-Feb-26 1207m R4 Md $6,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.490, SP: 13.00 prompted the pace in the three path, bid passing the quarter, took the lead at the top of the stretch, fought on bravely into the final furlong, but got overtaken by the winner around the sixteenth. 1st Ky Do Declare ( R Vazquez 124 ) 2nd GOOD News Rocket ( E Asmussen 124 ) 2.25L 3rd Capital Connection ( J P Barcenas 124 ) 4.00L See full results | E Asmussen 56.2kg 2.25L | 2 (11) |
| Oaklawn Park 09-Feb-26 1207m R1 Md $188 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.460, SP: 6.00 broke out and bumped an outer foe then clipped heels with an inner foe at the start, raced off the pace in the three path, bumped an outer foe while angling out to the eight path at the top of the stretch, and made no impact. 1st Personal Jet ( C Torres 119 ) 2nd Bolt's Treasure ( F Arrieta 124 ) 5.50L 3rd Joewilly ( R Vazquez 124 ) 0.30L 6th GOOD News Rocket ( E Asmussen 124 ) 9.25L See full results | E Asmussen 56.2kg 9.25L | 6 (13) |
| Ellis Park 14-Jul-25 1610m FIRM R6 Md $2,375 (of $23,749) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.960, SP: 8.00 tracked the pace early on three wide, took over command near the three eighths pole, was on the inside into the lane, drew clear in the stretch but yielded and lost place at the wire. 1st Baobab ( C Torres 118 ) 2nd Rocket Night ( J Torres 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Good News Rocket ( B J Hernandez 124 ) 1.75L See full results | B J Hernandez 56.2kg 1.75L | 3 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 16-Jun-25 1410m FIRM R3 Md $503 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.250, SP: 7.00 brushed with an inner foe at the start, raced at the rear along the inside, bumped with an outer foe into the turn, then saved ground to no avail. 1st Raising Kane ( C Lanerie 118 ) 2nd Zohere ( L Saez 118 ) 0.00L 3rd Cajun Cruiser ( E Morales 124 ) 0.00L 6th Good News Rocket ( K Asmussen 124 ) 11.75L See full results | K Asmussen 56.2kg 11.75L | 6 (7) |
| Oaklawn Park 14-Apr-25 1610m FIRM R5 Md $213 (of $34,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:39.750, SP: 7.50 broke back, lacked speed toward the inside, saved ground second turn, improved position without posing a serious threat. 1st Greers Ferry ( T Bacon 125 ) 2nd Tough Customer ( C Torres 120 ) 4.75L 3rd Harvest N'hearth ( F Arrieta 120 ) 5.50L 5th Good News Rocket ( K Asmussen 125 ) 14.25L See full results | K Asmussen 56.7kg 14.25L | 5 (12) |
| Oaklawn Park 05-Apr-25 1210m FIRM R1 Md $2,800 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.290, SP: 26.00 forwardly placed, bumped, in tight, checked up and fell back with five furlongs remaining, did not recover. 1st Good Lord ( E Asmussen 125 ) 2nd World Fair ( R Bejarano 125 ) 0.00L 3rd Jester Sang ( E Esquivel 125 ) 0.00L 4th Good News Rocket ( K Asmussen 125 ) 6.30L See full results | K Asmussen 56.7kg 6.30L | 4 (7) |
| Oaklawn Park 08-Mar-25 1210m FIRM R5 Md $400 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.200, SP: 21.00 in mid pack while just off the rail, had little for the stretch run. 1st Levee Was Dry ( R J Santana 125 ) 2nd World Fair ( R Bejarano 125 ) 1.25L 3rd My Kid Syd ( C Murphy 125 ) 0.20L 7th Good News Rocket ( E Asmussen 125 ) 6.45L See full results | E Asmussen 56.7kg 6.45L | 7 (9) |
| Sam Houston Race Park 25-Jan-25 1106m FIRM R2 Md $984 (of $19,680) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:05.120, SP: 3.60 Trckd inside,gave way 1st Mambrino ( D Parker 123 ) 2nd First Takela ( R Guerra 123 ) 2.25L 3rd Noble Eagle ( I Diego 123 ) 0.30L 5th Good News Rocket ( S Elliott 123 ) 8.25L | S Elliott 55.8kg 8.25L | 5 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 11-Nov-24 1210m FIRM R6 Md $4,200 (of $42,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.550, SP: 15.00 dropped back off the early going, raced three to four wide around the far turn and moved up to improve position. 1st J J's Ranger ( R Bejarano 122 ) 2nd Levee Was Dry ( L Machado 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Good News Rocket ( E Asmussen 124 , Cd 129 ) 4.50L See full results | E Asmussen 56.2kg, Cd 58.5kg 4.50L | 3 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 23-Sep-24 1310m FIRM R3 Md $651 (of $42,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:16.640 4-w, lacked rally 1st Starscape ( A Concepcion 121 ) 2nd J J's Ranger ( M Murrill 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Major Mack ( A Beschizza 121 ) 5.25L 7th Good News Rocket ( F Arrieta 124 ) 10.10L See full results | F Arrieta 56.2kg 10.10L | 7 (11) |
| Ellis Park 26-Aug-24 1410m FIRM R2 Md $438 (of $32,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.510 tracked two wide, but faded four wide turning for home. 1st Mo Rum ( E Asmussen 124 , Cd 119 ) 2nd Mo El Grande ( C A Torres 119 ) 2.75L 3rd Du Monde ( D Cannon 119 ) 3.50L 7th Good News Rocket ( F Arrieta 124 ) 9.00L See full results | F Arrieta 56.2kg 9.00L | 7 (8) |
| Ellis Park 06-Aug-23 1610m FIRM R1 Md (of $22,656) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.110, SP: 7/2 3w, 5p upper, empty 1st Fightertown ( J Gilligan 118 ) 2nd Tricolour ( E Morales 124 ) 0.15L 3rd Roundball Rock ( D Cabrera 118 ) 0.15L 7th Good News Rocket ( R Gutierrez 118 ) 0.15L | R Gutierrez 53.5kg 0.15L | 7 (9) |
| Ellis Park 02-Jul-23 1410m FIRM Md (of $72,500), Winning Time: 01:22.020, SP: 35/1 Shifted outnever fired 1st Billy Jack ( C Torres 119 ) 2nd Carcano ( R Bejarano 119 ) 2.00L 3rd Pass Line ( F Arrieta 119 ) 2.25L 7th Good News Rocket ( R Gutierrez 119 ) 14.00L | R Gutierrez 54kg 14.00L | 7 (11) |
| Saratoga 03-Sep-22 1710m GOOD Md (of $54,328), Winning Time: 01:44.510, SP: 14/1 Ins-2p turns,no rally 1st General Jim ( L Saez 119 ) 2nd Fly Right ( J Castellano 119 ) 0.15L 3rd Scramble ( D Davis 119 ) 0.15L 7th Good News Rocket ( J Alvarado 119 ) 0.15L | J Alvarado 54kg 0.15L | 7 (16) |
| Saratoga 21-Aug-22 1310m FIRM R7 Race 7 (of $105,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:15.890 brushed at the start by EXPECTED VALUE, who broke outwards, chased along the inside under a ride from three furlongs out and tired. 1st Echo Again ( R S Jr 119 ) 2nd Summonyourcourage ( L Saez 119 ) 6.75L 3rd Expected Value ( F Prat 119 ) 13.50L 7th Good News Rocket ( J Alvarado 119 ) 29.50L See full results | J Alvarado 54kg 29.50L | 7 (7) |