Super Star Athlete Retires.....

When humans are three-years-old we're just learning how to walk, talk and identify objects around the house but three-year-old American thoroughbred race horse Super Saver has the prestigous 2010 Kentucky Derby Championship Title to put on his mantle. After winning the Derby in May Super Saver and his jockey Calvin Borel, who won his third Derby title in four years with Super Saver's victory, went on to race in the Preakness Stakes. Saver finished eighth in the Preakness race making him the most recent horse to not win the Triple Crown. The Triple Crown has not been reached since 1978's Affirmed.


Super Saver leads the race

After losses in both the Peakness Stakes and the Haskell Invitational Super Saver had a full ventenary exam, which revealed that he had bruising and inflamation in all four of his cannon bones. According to ABC News the colt would have an anticipated full recovery but owners and trainers felt that there would be a slight risk Saver would not return to the same form. ESPN said instead of racing Super Saver would become a stud horse, a stallion that is kept for breeding, but no stud fee has been set yet. Saver retires with $1,889,766 earned from 3 wins in 10 starts with two second-place finishes and one third to his name. Though fans may be disappointed in Saver sitting the sidelines, owners and trainers think he has "nothing more to prove". Hopefully he'll breed champions that will take down the Triple Crown.

Video of Super Saver and jockey Calvin Borel winning the 2010 Kentucky Derby: