Steve Asmussen is the leading all-time trainer of winners in North America, but so far the Kentucky Derby has eluded him. One of his best chances of ending that streak in 2022 looks to be Epicenter, winner of the Gun Runner S. A $260,000 purchase for Winchell Thoroughbreds, Epicenter is by Iroquois S. (G3) winner Not This Time (a son of Giant’s Causeway). His dam Silent Candy (by Candy Ride) is from a family that has produced stakes performers at a mile and beyond, so he has potential Derby stamina.

By Alastair Bull

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