LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- For a guy still chasing the dream of winning his first Kentucky Derby, a dream deferred for at least another year, trainer Steve Asmussen seemed quite jubilant following Lookin At Lee's second-place finish behind Always Dreaming in the Derby on Saturday.
"I'm so very proud of Lee," said an enthused Asmussen, who had a giant smile on his face despite the Kentucky Derby remaining the only really significant item missing on his Hall of Fame résumé. "That's just who he is. He just did what he always does, the way he performed out there today.