Steel Dust was foaled about 1843 in
Kentucky. His sire was Harry Bluff, whose sire was Short Whip (or Short's Whip) and dam was Big Nance, a descendant of
Timoleon. It is believed that he was taken to Texas in 1845 by Middleton Perry and Jones Greene, where he was used as a work horse and was run in
match races. He was
bay in color, just over fifteen
hands high, and weighed about 1,200 pounds. ==See also==