Sambuca Classica
| Sambuca Classica | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Cat Thief |
| Grandsire | Storm Cat |
| Dam | In Her Glory |
| Damsire | Miswaki |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | February 21, 2004 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Anstu Farm |
| Owner | Steven and Brandi Nicholson |
| Trainer | Justin Nixon |
| Record | 8: 0–0–3 |
| Earnings | $13,896 [1] |
| Last updated on 8/21/18 | |
Sambuca Classica (foaled February 21, 2004, in New York) is a Thoroughbred mare best known as the dam of 2016 Champion Two-Year-Old Colt Classic Empire.[2] She was an unsuccessful race mare, not winning in eight career starts and even starting once in a Maiden Claiming, but has proven to be more successful as a broodmare, with all five of her foals to race to date being winners.[3]
Background
Sambuca Classica is a small chestnut mare with a star, strip, a sock on her right front and left rear leg, and a coronet mark on her right rear.[4] She was raced by her breeders, Anstu Farm, for her three career starts in 2006, with her best finish being fourth-place. She was purchased by Steven and Brandi Nicholson, but did not race again until August of her three-year-old season. She failed to finish higher than third-place in her five subsequent starts. She was retired in 2008 to become a broodmare.
Progeny Record
- 2009: Song Girl, a bay filly by Songandaprayer. She won 3 of 13 races for earnings of $84,644, with her best win being a Starter Allowance.[5]
- 2010: Anytime Magic, a chestnut gelding by Fusaichi Pegasus. He won 15 of 64 races for earnings of $202,945, with wins in the Lost in the Fog Stakes and the Everett Nevin Stakes at two.[6]
- 2011: bred to Afleet Alex but did not produce a foal.
- 2012: bred to Warrior's Reward but did not produce a foal.
- 2013: Uptown Twirl, a bay filly by Twirling Candy. She won 4 of 9 races for earnings of $170,714, with wins in the Surfside Stakes and the Pleasanton Oaks at three.[7]
- 2014: Classic Empire, a bay colt by Pioneerof the Nile. He won 5 of 9 races for earnings of $2,520,220, with wins in the Bashford Manor Stakes, Breeders' Futurity Stakes, and Breeders' Cup Juvenile at two, and was named Champion Two-Year-Old Colt. He won the Arkansas Derby and finished second in the Preakness Stakes at three.[8]
- 2015: Exclamation Point, a chestnut colt by Concord Point. He has won 3 of 4 races so far in his career.[9]
- 2016: aborted foal by Uncle Mo.
- 2017: Classic Girl, a chestnut filly by Candy Ride.[10]
- 2018: Harvard, a bay colt by Pioneerof the Nile. [11]
- 2019: bred to Pioneerof the Nile but did not produce a foal.[12]
- 2020: bred to Justify.
Pedigree
| Sire Cat Thief 1996 |
Storm Cat 1983 |
Storm Bird | Northern Dancer |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Ocean | |||
| Terlingua | Secretariat | ||
| Crimson Saint | |||
| Train Robbery 1987 |
Alydar | Raise a Native | |
| Sweet Tooth | |||
| Track Robbery | No Robbery | ||
| Left at Home | |||
| Dam In Her Glory 1990 |
Miswaki 1978 |
Mr. Prospector | Raise a Native |
| Gold Digger | |||
| Hopespringseternal | Buckpasser | ||
| Rose Bower | |||
| Forever Waving 1980 |
Hoist The Flag | Tom Rolfe | |
| Wavy Navy | |||
| Quillesian | Princequillo | ||
| Alanesian (family 4-m)[14] |
References
- ^ http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=7113563®istry=T
- ^ https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/219206/classic-empire-unanimous-champion-2-year-old-male
- ^ http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Yob
- ^ https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/news/tales-from-the-crib-classic-empire
- ^ http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=8594220®istry=T&rbt=TB
- ^ http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=8904908®istry=T&rbt=TB
- ^ http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=9517433®istry=T&rbt=TB
- ^ http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=9709258®istry=T&rbt=TB
- ^ http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=9916437®istry=T&rbt=TB
- ^ http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=10263374®istry=T&rbt=TB
- ^ http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=10443753®istry=T&rbt=TB
- ^ https://www.equineline.com/dotFreePortfolioReport.cfm?download_pdf_list=41876634&dl_type=pdf
- ^ https://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm/Sambuca%20Classica?page_state=DISPLAY_REPORT&reference_number=7113563®istry=T&horse_name=Sambuca+Classica&foaling_year=2004&dam_name=In+Her+Glory&include_sire_line=Y&nicking_stats_indicator=Y&sire_reference_number=0&dam_reference_number=0&color=&sex=&hypo_foaling_year=&breeder=&include_truenick=Y&g-recaptcha-response=03AHqfIOnPBTGs1dcM7S7-_VOYCLmxquGddcklZDeh_jwKJsH3n_nPt_CcBwIProQFpmSAg-nPjw80Jdh1t2N9gniIYaqFIXILKr3pVPOYZCFfJ8W2uZoPHqM3EdOSmKqDTPc7CoZc_jvdMQHIuosVgBPEhctXsZnSxHkFbn0F9nO4LdtbUi37tivTq74zDdp8MWzor3JYY7IqJLi2IOORmskuC3EIXqQwb38SbOwXQKyulHxKYIQtdCplZ4H3MlJiInA_TXsLJ_9ixUTo6jGpINfGj_m5Qex9Ww
- ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Magnolia - Family 4-m". www.bloodlines.net. Retrieved 24 May 2017.