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]

Sambuca Classica
SireCat Thief
GrandsireStorm Cat
DamIn Her Glory
DamsireMiswaki
SexMare
FoaledFebruary 21, 2004
CountryUnited States
ColorChestnut
BreederAnstu Farm
OwnerSteven and Brandi Nicholson
TrainerJustin Nixon
Record8: 0–0–3
Earnings$13,896[1]
Last updated on 8/21/18

Background

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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

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  • 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. Two starts.[10]
  • 2018: Harvard, a bay colt by Pioneerof the Nile. Winner of two events.[11]
  • 2019: bred to Pioneerof the Nile but did not produce a foal.[12]
  • 2020: bred to Justify.

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Sambuca Clasica, chestnut mare, February 21, 2004 [13]
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

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  1. ^ "Horse Profile". Equibase. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Lenny Shulman (January 21, 2017). "Classic Empire Unanimous Champion 2-Year-Old Male". Blood Horse. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "Results". Equibase. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Tales from the Crib: Classic Empire".
  5. ^ "Results". equibase.com. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "Results". equibase.com. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  7. ^ "Results". equibase.com. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  8. ^ "Results". equibase.com. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  9. ^ "Results". equibase.com. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  10. ^ "Results". equibase.com. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  11. ^ "Results". equibase.com. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  12. ^ "Sambuca Classica". equineline.com. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  13. ^ "FREE 5-Cross". Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  14. ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Magnolia - Family 4-m". www.bloodlines.net. Retrieved May 24, 2017.