On Saturday, Asmussen Jockey Sons Both Affected.

Sons of legendary trainer Steve Asmussen, young riders Keith and Erik Asmussen were hurt on Saturday in different races at Churchill Downs and Lone Star Park, respectively.

In the $10,000 claimer for fillies and mares three and up, Keith Asmussen was hurt in the first race at Churchill at approximately 12:47 p.m. ET.

Singsational (Audible), his mount, “was jostled between horses and squeezed back at the start, clipped a rival’s hind heels and fell at the eleven sixteenths pole, then walked off,” according to the Equibase chart. Steve Asmussen trains Singsational, who was spotted by outriders and was reportedly unharmed.

With many fractures, including a shattered right femur and three broken ribs, Keith Asmussen was taken to the hospital and will undergo surgery on Sunday morning. On Saturday night, he posted an update on his X account, stating:

“This afternoon at CD, Singsational and I clipped our heels and fell.” I have hemopneumothorax, right lower lung contusions, and fractures to my left femur and three ribs. Tomorrow morning is surgery day. I want to thank everyone who has sent me love and best wishes.

Just under three hours later, Erik Asmussen was involved in an incident just past the wire in the 1st race at Lone Star. He had the early lead in the $10,000 starter optional claiming race, but gave way late to finish sixth and had crossed the wire when his mount,

Good Heart (Good Samaritan) fell. Mary Ramellini of Daily Racing Form later reported on X, “Apprentice jockey Erik #Asmussen is being evaluated at a local hospital after being thrown past the wire in the first race Saturday at #LoneStarPark and appears to have escaped serious injury, according to his agent, Travis Church.”

Good Heart, trained by Steve Roubion, was vanned off.

According to official statistics, Keith Asmussen has been riding since 2020 and has 131 wins from 946 starts. He got his first graded stakes win earlier this year aboard Lemon Muffin (Collected) for trainer D. Wayne Lukas in the GIII Honeybee S. at Oaklawn Park. He had his first GI Kentucky Derby mount last month with the Lukas-trained Just Steel (Justify), who finished 17th.

Erik Asmussen has been riding since 2023 and has 42 wins from 307 mounts. He won his first black-type race earlier this year in the San Jacinto Turf S. with No Mas Tequila (Northern Afleet).