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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2019 SUPER STEED KENTUCKY VETS DON'T BELIEVE LATEST EI OUTBREAK WILL IMPACT RACING by Bill Finley SHOCKS IN SOUTHWEST On the heels of an equine influenza outbreak that shut down racing in Great Britain for eight days earlier this month, a handful of show horses have come down with the same virus in Ohio and Indiana. Because the infected horses in the U.K. had raced at two different tracks and had come in contact with several horses that were stabled throughout the country, British racing officials felt it necessary to shut down racing until the situation was under control. Speaking of the cases in Indiana and Ohio, Rusty Ford, an equine operations consultant for the Kentucky State Veterinarian's Office, said people working in the racing industry should be Aconscious of the situation but not necessarily worried.@ Cont. p6 Super Steed | Coady Photography IN TDN EUROPE TODAY Michael Pressley and Steed Jackson=s Super Steed (Super Saver), tabbed a >TDN Rising Star= after breaking his maiden in a PEDIGREE INSIGHTS: BLUE POINT Churchill Downs optional claimer last November, rebounded Andrew Caulfield looks at the pedigree of recent G2 Meydan Sprint hero Blue Point (Ire) (Shamardal). Click or tap here to from a pair of off-the-board stakes efforts with an emphatic go straight to TDN Europe. victory as a 62-1 outlier in the GIII Southwest S. at Oaklawn Park Monday. AHe=s a nice horse,@ said winning trainer Larry Jones. AIt=s been a while since [jockey] Terry [Thompson] and I have been in this position. This is wonderful.@ Super Steed settled near the back of the pack as Gray Attempt (Graydar) and Jersey Agenda (Jersey Town) vied for the early lead. Jersey Agenda squeezed Gray Attempt going into the first turn and both speedsters were carried out on the bend before matching strides again once straightened for the backstretch run, but Gray Attempt was rank and fighting jockey Shaun Bridgmohan through a half-mile in :47.63. A host of challengers were lining up turning for home, with Super Steed making eye- catching progress while five wide. He catapulted out of the turn and into the lead in the blink of an eye and pulled away despite drifting in and out down the lane. Sueno (Atreides) came flying late to cut it close at the wire, finishing 3/4 lengths back, while Long Range Toddy (Take Charge Indy) rounded out the trifecta. ALarry said wherever we were, make sure he gets the lead heading into stretch,@ said Thompson. 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The other day [in the track when seventh behind Gray Attempt in the one-mile Smarty Jones], he got shuffled back, but he was aggressive. Smarty Jones S. at Oaklawn last time out Jan. 25. Today everything was in flow. It AHe got sick going into the Fair worked out perfect.@ Grounds race,@ Jones said. AIt After his eventful trip into the wasn=t serious, but you could tell first turn, Gray Attempt faded to he didn=t feel well. And, in the 11th. Smarty Jones they ran a Merry- AVery unsportsmanlike what Go-Round race.@ they did,@ said trainer Jinks Fires. AI don't mind them outrunning Pedigree Notes: us, making us keep running. But Totally Tucker produced a colt don=t come in and wipe me out.@ by Empire Maker in 2017 and a Super Steed came up a head filly by Street Sense in 2018 short of fellow >Rising Star= before being bred back to Hard Boldor (Munnings) when second Spun. Out of Champagne Royale, in his Oct. 25 debut at she is a half-sister to Grade I Keeneland, but easily bested winners Majestic Harbor that foe when they met in the Super Steed | Coady Photography (Rockport Harbor) and Danza allowance ranks next time out. (Street Boss). Breeder and co-owner Michael Pressley purchased He overcame a troubled start to score a six-length victory going Totally Tucker for $20,000 at the 2010 Keeneland September 6 1/2 furlongs over a sloppy Churchill track Nov. 24. Stepped up Yearling Sale. Cont. p4 to stakes company for his third start, Super Steed came home TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 9 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • FEBRUARY 19, 2019 Pressley signed the ticket at $15,000 on the mare=s Empire Maker colt at last year=s Keeneland September sale. Pressley, a Henderson, Kentucky-based entrepeneur, also campaigned graded stakes winner Payton d=Oro (Medaglia d=Oro). Super Steed is the ninth graded stakes winner and 18 stakes winner for GI Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver, whose son Inside Straight also enjoyed graded success at Oaklawn when he won the 2017 GII Oaklawn H. Monday, Oaklawn Park SOUTHWEST S.-GIII, $500,000, Oaklawn, 2-18, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:44.05, ft. 1--SUPER STEED, 117, c, 3, by Super Saver 1st Dam: Totally Tucker, by Elusive Quality 2nd Dam: Champagne Royale, by French Deputy 3rd Dam: All Tanked Up, by Tank's Prospect >TDN Rising Star= 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. O-Michael Pressley & Steed Jackson; B-Mike Pressley (KY); T-J. Larry Jones; J-Terry J. Thompson. $300,000. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-0, $364,500. Werk Nick Rating: N/A (first SW from this cross). Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Sueno, 117, c, 3, Atreides--Class Above, by Quiet American. ($1,500 Wlg '16 KEENOV; $61,000 Ylg '17 KEESEP). O-Silverton Hill LLC; B-Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc (KY); T-J. Keith Desormeaux. $100,000. Hill ‘n’ Dale Bred, Raised and Sold FELD FAMILY FIND DROMOLAND FARM SALES GRADUATE 3--Long Range Toddy, 119, c, 3, Take Charge Indy--Pleasant Song, by Unbridled's Song. O/B-Willis Horton Racing LLC (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. $50,000. Margins: 3/4, 1 1/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 62.30, 7.60, 7.90. Also Ran: Six Shooter, Bankit, Boldor, Cutting Humor, Jersey Agenda, Ninth Street, Olympic Runner, Gray Attempt. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Super Steed (Super Saver) powers to GIII Southwest S. win Monday at Oaklawn Park. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 9 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • FEBRUARY 19, 2019 Monday, Oaklawn Park Coal Front made his first start around two turns a winning one, RAZORBACK H.-GIII, $500,000, Oaklawn, 2-18, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m, leading home a >TDN Rising Star= exacta over Copper Bullet in 1:43.45, ft. Hot Springs Monday. 1--COAL FRONT, 120, r, 5, by Stay Thirsty Away to a sharp start from the often-tricky post 14, Coal Front 1st Dam: Miner's Secret, by Mineshaft immediately locked horns with California invader All Out Blitz 2nd Dam: Madam Lagonza, by Kingmambo (Concord Point) heading into the first turn and the pair sparred 3rd Dam: Hire a Brain, by Seattle Slew through a sharp opening quarter-mile in :22.78. Coal Front >TDN Rising Star= ($575,000 2yo '16 OBSAPR). O-Robert V. allowed his pace rival to momentarily spurt clear after that LaPenta & Head of Plains Partners LLC; B-Michael Edward juncture, but quickly reasserted himself heading into the far Connelly (KY); T-Todd A.