Maximum Effort (USA) Horse
Country
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Dam
Prize Money
Trainer
Owners
About
Maximum Effort, a 3yo dk/b/br colt from the United States, is trained by Steven M. Asmussen. He is by Maxfield out of Love Came To Town. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, going winless in six starts. In his most recent start at Oaklawn Park on 2 May 2026, Erik Asmussen rode him to a third‑place finish behind winner Baby Vino.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oaklawn Park 02-May-26 1710m R2 Md $11,000 (of $110,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.290, SP: 2.50 broke on top, set a pressured pace for over five furlongs, began to weaken when headed in the far turn. 1st Baby Vino ( A Cedillo 122 ) 2nd Banksy'S ( E Gonzalez 122 ) 2.75L 3rd Maximum Effort ( E Asmussen 122 ) 5.25L See full results | E Asmussen 55.3kg 5.25L | 3 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 04-Apr-26 1710m R7 Md $11,000 (of $110,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:45.810, SP: 5.50 stalked in the four path, was ridden around the far turn, took aim in the five path at the top of the stretch, and kept on to be best of the rest. 1st Out Of The Woods ( R Vazquez 118 ) 2nd Transformational ( F Arrieta 124 ) 2.75L 3rd Maximum Effort ( E Asmussen 118 ) 3.50L See full results | E Asmussen 53.5kg 3.50L | 3 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 02-Mar-26 1710m R10 Md $786 (of $110,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.830, SP: 10.00 laid in range between rivals from the two path, but lost ground around the far turn, and made no final bid. 1st Gethsemane ( I O Jr 122 ) 2nd Banksy's ( F Arrieta 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Baby Vino ( J Torres 122 ) 1.00L 6th Maximum Effort ( K Asmussen 122 ) 4.25L See full results | K Asmussen 55.3kg 4.25L | 6 (11) |
| Fair Grounds 21-Dec-25 1710m R12 Md (of $55,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:44.830, SP: 9.00 pressed the early pace between rivals, moved up to vie through the far turn, weakened in the stretch. 1st Thunder Buck ( L Saez 120 ) 2nd Ocelli ( B A Curtis 120 ) 1.75L 3rd Liberty Valance ( A Concepcion 120 ) 1.50L 7th Maximum Effort ( I Castillo 120 ) 7.00L See full results | I Castillo 54.4kg 7.00L | 7 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Nov-25 1710m R7 Md $3,600 (of $120,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:43.410, SP: 4.00 leaned inwardly at the start, dueled for the lead with an inner rival, got outkicked by an outer challenger reaching midstretch and gave way between horses. 1st Liberty National ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 2nd Stirring Words ( F Prat 119 ) 4.25L 3rd Albus ( J Torres 119 ) 0.50L 5th Maximum Effort ( J Ortiz 119 ) 6.25L See full results | J Ortiz 54kg 6.25L | 5 (12) |
| Keeneland 24-Oct-25 1410m FIRM R2 Md $22,000 (of $110,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:28.910, SP: 5.50 1st Time For Music ( K Asmussen 119 ) 2nd Maximum Effort ( L Saez 119 ) 0.25L 3rd Like Water ( J Ortiz 119 ) 5.00L See full results | L Saez 54kg 0.25L | 2 (7) |