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Super Saver (horse)

{{Short description|American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}

{{Infobox racehorse

| horsename = Super Saver

| image =

| caption = Winning the Kentucky Derby

| sire = Maria's Mon

| grandsire = Wavering Monarch

| dam = Supercharger

| damsire = A.P. Indy

| sex = Stallion

| foaled = 2007

| country = United States

| colour = Bay

| breeder = WinStar Farm

| owner = Turkish Jockey Club

| trainer = Todd A. Pletcher

| record = 9: 3-2-1

| earnings = US$ 1,826,432

| race =Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (2009)
American Classic Race Wins:
Kentucky Derby (2010)}}

Super Saver (foaled March 18, 2007) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse and breeding stallion who won the 2010 Kentucky Derby.

Pedigree

Super Saver's ancestors include damsire A.P. Indy, winner of the 1992 Belmont Stakes, 1957 Preakness Stakes winner Bold Ruler, 1964 Kentucky Derby winner Northern Dancer, and Triple Crown winners Secretariat (1973) and Seattle Slew (1977). He is also descended from superstud Mr. Prospector, whose descendants have won numerous Triple Crown races. His sire Maria's Mon, was also the sire of 2001 Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos, and his dam Supercharger is a full sister to the dam of Bluegrass Cat.

Racing career

Super Saver holds the stakes record for the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, by finishing a 1{{frac|1|16}} on a fast main track in 1:42.83, eclipsing the stakes record of 1:43.14 established by Captain Steve in 1999.

Super Saver provided the third Derby win in a four-year period for jockey Calvin Borel, and the first win out of 25 entries for trainer Todd Pletcher.

Super Saver went off as 5:2 morning line favorite for the 2010 Preakness Stakes but finished eighth.

He then had another poor showing in the Haskell Invitational, and underwent a full veterinary exam, which showed that the colt had bruising and inflammation in all four of his cannon bones.

Stud career

Super Saver was retired from racing in October, 2010 and began his stud career at WinStar Farm in Versailles, Kentucky for the 2011 breeding season.{{cite web|last=Lowe|first=Jeff|title=Super Saver retired to stand at WinStar in 2011.|url=http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2010/october/28/derb-winner-super-saver-retires-to-winstar.aspx|publisher=Thoroughbred Times|access-date=21 January 2011}} That year, he shuttled to stand stud in Australia for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season. In 2017, he shuttled to Argentina.{{Cite web |last=Nevills |first=Joe |date=2017-04-13 |title=Super Saver to shuttle to Argentina |url=https://www.drf.com/news/super-saver-shuttle-argentina |access-date=2022-12-04 |website=www.drf.com |language=en}} In 2019, Super Saver was acquired by the Turkish Jockey Club to stand stud in Turkey starting 2020.{{Cite web |date=2019-11-27 |title=Derby Winner Super Saver, Daredevil to Turkey |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/237257/derby-winner-super-saver-daredevil-to-turkey |access-date=2022-12-04 |website=www.bloodhorse.com}}

Notable progeny include:

c = colt, f = filly

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| style="width:35px;"| Foaled

| style="width:120px;"| Name

| style="width:35px;"| Sex

| style="width:580px;"| Major Wins

2012

| Runhappy

| c

| Malibu Stakes, Phoenix Stakes, Breeders Cup Sprint

2012

| Embellish the Lace

| f

| Alabama Stakes

2012

| Super Majesty

| c

| Dogwood Stakes

2012

| High Dollar Woman

| f

| Indiana Oaks

2012

| I Spent It

| c

| Saratoga Special Stakes

2012

| Competitive Edge

| c

| Pat Day Mile Stakes, Hopeful Stakes

2013

| Inside Straight

| c

| Oaklawn Handicap

2014

| Hedge Fund

| c

| Essex Handicap

2015

| Super Steed

| c

| Southwest Stakes

2016

| Letruska

| f

| Apple Blossom Handicap(twice)
Ogden Phipps Stakes
Personal Ensign Stakes
Spinster Stakes

2018

| Super Nao

| c

| Derby Nacional

Racing statistics

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| width="72px" | Date

| Age

| Distance

| width="150px" | Race

| Gr

|Track

| Surface

| width="50px" | Time

| Fin

| Margin

| width="120px" | Jockey

| width="110px" | Trainer

| width="110px" | Owner

8/22/09

|2

|6 ½ f

|Maiden Special Weight

|

|SAR

|Dirt

|1:16.80

|2

|

|John Velazquez

|Todd A. Pletcher

|WinStar Farm

9/11/09

|2

|1m

|Maiden Special Weight

|

|BEL

|Dirt

|1:38.20

|1

|7

|Ramon Dominguez

|Todd A. Pletcher

|WinStar Farm

10/10/09

|2

|1m

|Champagne Stakes

|I

|BEL

|Dirt

|1:35.12

|4

|

|John Velazquez

|Todd A. Pletcher

|WinStar Farm

11/28/09

|2

|1{{frac|1|16}} m

|Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes

|II

|CD

|Dirt

|1:42.83

|1

|5

|Calvin Borel

|Todd A. Pletcher

|WinStar Farm

3/13/10

|3

|1{{frac|1|16}} m

|Tampa Bay Derby

|III

|TAM

|Dirt

|1:44.31

|3

|

|Ramon Dominguez

|Todd A. Pletcher

|WinStar Farm

4/10/10

|3

|1{{frac|1|8}} m

|Arkansas Derby

|I

|OP

|Dirt

|1:49.37

|2

|

|Calvin Borel

|Todd A. Pletcher

|WinStar Farm

5/01/10

|3

|1{{frac|1|4}} m

|Kentucky Derby

|I

|CD

|Dirt

|2:04.45

|1

|2 ½

|Calvin Borel

|Todd A. Pletcher

|WinStar Farm

5/15/10

|3

|1{{frac|3|16}} m

|Preakness Stakes

|I

|PIM

|Dirt

|1:55.47

|8

|

|Calvin Borel

|Todd A. Pletcher

|WinStar Farm

8/1/10

|3

|1{{frac|1|8}} m

|Haskell Invitational Handicap

|I

|MON

|Dirt

|1:49.4

|4

|

|Calvin Borel

|Todd A. Pletcher

|WinStar Farm

Pedigree

{{Pedigree

|name = Super Saver

|f = Maria's Mon

|m = Supercharger

|ff = Wavering Monarch

|fm = Carlotta Maria

|mf = A.P. Indy

|mm = Get Lucky

|fff = Majestic Light

|ffm = Uncommitted

|fmf = Caro

|fmm = Water Malone

|mff = Seattle Slew

|mfm = Weekend Surprise

|mmf = Mr. Prospector

|mmm = Dance Number

|ffff = Majestic Prince

|fffm = Irradiate

|ffmf = Buckpasser

|ffmm = Lady Be Good

|fmff = Fortino

|fmfm = Chambord

|fmmf = Naskra

|fmmm = Gray Matter

|mfff = Bold Reasoning

|mffm = My Charmer

|mfmf = Secretariat

|mfmm = Lassie Dear

|mmff = Raise a Native

|mmfm = Gold Digger

|mmmf = Northern Dancer

|mmmm = Numbered Account

|}}

References

{{reflist}}

  • {{cite news |first=Mike |last=Lopresti |work=USA Today |title=Sun shines bright on jockey Calvin Borel at Kentucky Derby |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/lopresti/2010-05-01-borel-kentucky-derby_N.htm |date=May 1, 2010 |access-date=May 1, 2010}}
  • {{cite news |first=Jay |last=Privman |work=Daily Racing Form |publisher=ESPN.com |title=Super Saver gives Pletcher a first |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2010/news/story?id=5154767 |date=May 1, 2010 |access-date=May 1, 2010}}
  • {{cite news |first=Joe |last=Drape |work=The New York Times |title=With Super Saver, Pletcher Ends Derby Drought |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/sports/02derby.html?src=mv |date=May 1, 2010 |access-date=May 1, 2010}}

External links

  • [http://www.pedigreequery.com/super+saver3 Super Saver's pedigree and partial racing stats]
  • [http://www.the-racehorse.com/racing/news/super_saver_sets_stakes_record_in_jockey_club_stakes]
  • [http://issuu.com/stridemagonline/docs/stride5 Super Saver's Derby win featured inside and on the cover of Stride Magazine]

{{Kentucky Derby Winners}}

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Category:2007 racehorse births

Category:Kentucky Derby winners

Category:Racehorses bred in Kentucky

Category:Racehorses trained in the United States

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