Super Saver retired

Off as the 8-1 second choice in the field of 20, the bay colt showed good

tactical speed throughout under Calvin Borel. As the field hit the top of the

stretch, Super Saver took full command inside the quarter-pole and streaked

clear down the long Churchill Downs stretch to score a decisive 2 1/2-length

victory in the Run for the Roses. The historic win was the first for both

WinStar and Pletcher.

"I've dreamt of winning the Kentucky Derby since I was six-years old,"

Pletcher said. "Super Saver was my fastest two-year-old last year, and his

stakes-record performance in the (Kentucky) Jockey Club told me he was a Derby

horse. I just had to harness that speed and get him ready. Thank God it happened

just that way."

Super Saver was unable to place in his three starts following the Derby,

finishing eighth in the Preakness S. (G1), fourth in the Haskell Invitational

(G1) and 10th in the Travers S. (G1) to conclude his career. He retires with a

record of 10-3-2-1 having banked $1,889,766.

Super Saver hails from one of the prolific Phipps female families, descending

all the way to the great foundation mare *La Troienne.

His dam is Supercharger (A.P. Indy), who is a full sister to this year's

Vosburgh Invitational S. (G1) hero Girolamo as well as Grade 2 victress

Daydreaming and Grade 3 scorer Accelerator. Supercharger is also a full sister

to the unraced She's a Winner, herself the dam of 2006 Haskell winner and

leading freshman sire Bluegrass Cat (Storm Cat), who ran second in that year's

Kentucky Derby and Belmont S. (G1); Grade 2 king Lord of the Game (Saint

Ballado); and stakes conqueror Sonoma Cat (Storm Cat).

Super Saver's second dam is Grade 3 winner Get Lucky (Mr. Prospector), a full

sister to 1989 champion two-year-old colt and Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) victor

Rhythm as well as successful stakes-placed sire Not for Love. The trio's

half-sister Oscillate (Seattle Slew) is the dam of another well-known sire,

Group 2-placed listed winner Mutakddim (Seeking the Gold), and Grade 1 runner-up

Smooth Charmer (Easy Goer).

Farther back, Super Saver counts as his fourth dam 1971 champion two-year-old

filly Numbered Account (Buckpasser), who would go on in the breeding shed to

produce his third dam, Grade 1 queen Dance Number (Northern Dancer), and

multiple Grade 1-winning sire Private Account. Others of note in this line

include Irish champion and top sire Woodman (Mr. Prospector) as well as Group 1

winner Assatis (Topsider).

"Super Saver is a special horse," said Doug Cauthen, president of WinStar.

"He made a lot of dreams come true for the entire WinStar team. Having him back

at the farm this past month has been like having a family member return home. We

ultimately felt like it was best for him to retire now and we're thrilled to

have the rare opportunity to stand a horse of his caliber here where he was born

and raised. With his impressive mix of speed and a classic pedigree, Super Saver

is an exciting stud prospect."

Fans and breeders are invited to celebrate the homecoming of Super Saver to

the WinStar Stallion Barn on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (EDT).