Super Saver (horse)

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Super Saver
Sire Maria's Mon
Grandsire Wavering Monarch
Dam Supercharger
Damsire A.P. Indy
Sex Stallion
Foaled2007
CountryUnited States
Colour Bay
Breeder WinStar Farm
Owner Turkish Jockey Club
Trainer Todd A. Pletcher
Record9: 3-2-1
Earnings US$ 1,826,432
Major wins
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.

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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 1116 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. [1] That year, he shuttled to stand stud in Australia for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season. In 2017, he shuttled to Argentina. [2] In 2019, Super Saver was acquired by the Turkish Jockey Club to stand stud in Turkey starting 2020. [3]

Notable progeny include:

c = colt, f = filly

FoaledNameSexMajor Wins
2012 Runhappy c Malibu Stakes, Phoenix Stakes, Breeders Cup Sprint
2012 Embellish the Lace f Alabama Stakes
2012Super Majestyc Dogwood Stakes
2012High Dollar Womanf Indiana Oaks
2012I Spent Itc Saratoga Special Stakes
2012Competitive Edgec Pat Day Mile Stakes, Hopeful Stakes
2013Inside Straightc Oaklawn Handicap
2014Hedge Fundc Essex Handicap
2015Super Steedc Southwest Stakes
2016 Letruska f Apple Blossom Handicap(twice)
Ogden Phipps Stakes
Personal Ensign Stakes
Spinster Stakes
2018Super Naoc Derby Nacional

Racing statistics

Date
Age
Distance
Race
Gr
Track
Surface
Time
Fin
Margin
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
8/22/0926 ½ fMaiden Special WeightSARDirt1:16.802 John Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher WinStar Farm
9/11/0921mMaiden Special WeightBELDirt1:38.2017 Ramon Dominguez Todd A. Pletcher WinStar Farm
10/10/0921m Champagne Stakes IBELDirt1:35.124 John Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher WinStar Farm
11/28/0921116 m Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes IICDDirt1:42.8315 Calvin Borel Todd A. Pletcher WinStar Farm
3/13/1031116 m Tampa Bay Derby IIITAMDirt1:44.313 Ramon Dominguez Todd A. Pletcher WinStar Farm
4/10/103118 m Arkansas Derby IOPDirt1:49.372 Calvin Borel Todd A. Pletcher WinStar Farm
5/01/103114 m Kentucky Derby ICDDirt2:04.4512 ½ Calvin Borel Todd A. Pletcher WinStar Farm
5/15/1031316 m Preakness Stakes IPIMDirt1:55.478 Calvin Borel Todd A. Pletcher WinStar Farm
8/1/103118 m Haskell Invitational Handicap IMONDirt1:49.44 Calvin Borel Todd A. Pletcher WinStar Farm


Pedigree

Pedigree of Super Saver
Sire
Maria's Mon
Wavering Monarch Majestic Light Majestic Prince
Irradiate
Uncommitted Buckpasser
Lady Be Good
Carlotta Maria Caro Fortino
Chambord
Water MaloneNaskra
Gray Matter
Dam
Supercharger
A.P. Indy Seattle Slew Bold Reasoning
My Charmer
Weekend Surprise Secretariat
Lassie Dear
Get Lucky Mr. Prospector Raise a Native
Gold Digger
Dance Number Northern Dancer
Numbered Account

References

  1. Lowe, Jeff. "Super Saver retired to stand at WinStar in 2011". Thoroughbred Times. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  2. Nevills, Joe (2017-04-13). "Super Saver to shuttle to Argentina". www.drf.com. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  3. "Derby Winner Super Saver, Daredevil to Turkey". www.bloodhorse.com. 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2022-12-04.

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