Busanda (1947–1968) was an American

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best remembered as the dam of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee

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Background

Busanda was sired by 1937 U.S. Triple Crown champion

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, a son of Man o' War, who was ranked first in the

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list of the top 100 U.S. Thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century. Busanda's dam, Businesslike, was sired by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Blue Larkspur and out of the extremely important French broodmare La Troienne. Businesslike was owned by Colonel E. R. Bradley at the time of Busanda's conception. When Bradley died in August 1946, Businesslike was sold to Ogden Phipps, who became Busanda's breeder of record. Busanda's name is an acronym for the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, which was a Navy bureau that Phipps had served in during World War II. Busanda was conditioned by Hall of Fame trainer "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons, who handled a large string of horse for the

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. In some of her races, though, Fitzsimmons' assistant Bartholomew Sweeney is recorded as the trainer.

Racing career

In an era when most Thoroughbreds were raced frequently and for two to three years, Busanda made sixty-five starts during four seasons of competition. At age two, her best showing was a third-place finish to winner

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in the Selima Stakes at

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. Although as a three-year-old in 1950 she won the important

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, she had her best campaign at age four in 1951. That year, her performances included wins against male horses when she captured the New Castle and

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handicaps as well as the Saratoga Cup. In 1952, in addition to her second straight Saratoga Cup, she won the Diana Handicap before being retired to

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duty.

Retirement

Bred to U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee

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, in 1963 Busanda produced the colt

, who was the 1966

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and a 1970 U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee.

Pedigree

References

Busanda 's pedigree and partial racing stats
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