Sambuca Classica
{{Short description|American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = 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{{cite web | title=Horse Profile | website=Equibase | url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=7113563®istry=T | access-date=26 November 2023}}
| updated= 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.{{cite news |author1=Lenny Shulman |title=Classic Empire Unanimous Champion 2-Year-Old Male |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/219206/classic-empire-unanimous-champion-2-year-old-male |access-date=26 November 2023 |work=Blood Horse |date=21 January 2017}} 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.{{cite web | title=Results| website=Equibase | url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Yob | access-date=26 November 2023}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/news/tales-from-the-crib-classic-empire|title = Tales from the Crib: Classic Empire}} 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.{{cite web | title=Results | website=equibase.com | url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=8594220®istry=T&rbt=TB | access-date=26 November 2023}}
- 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.{{cite web | title=Results | website=equibase.com | url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=8904908®istry=T&rbt=TB | access-date=26 November 2023}}
- 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.{{cite web | title=Results | website=equibase.com | url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=9517433®istry=T&rbt=TB | access-date=26 November 2023}}
- 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.{{cite web | title=Results | website=equibase.com | url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=9709258®istry=T&rbt=TB | access-date=26 November 2023}}
- 2015: Exclamation Point, a chestnut colt by Concord Point. He has won 3 of 4 races so far in his career.{{cite web | title=Results | website=equibase.com | url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=9916437®istry=T&rbt=TB| access-date=26 November 2023}}
- 2016: aborted foal by Uncle Mo.
- 2017: Classic Girl, a chestnut filly by Candy Ride. Two starts.{{cite web | title=Results | website=equibase.com | url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=10263374®istry=T&rbt=TB| access-date=26 November 2023}}
- 2018: Harvard, a bay colt by Pioneerof the Nile. Winner of two events.{{cite web | title=Results | website=equibase.com | url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=10443753®istry=T&rbt=TB| access-date=26 November 2023}}
- 2019: bred to Pioneerof the Nile but did not produce a foal.{{cite web|url=https://www.equineline.com/dotFreePortfolioReport.cfm?download_pdf_list=41876634&dl_type=pdf|title=Sambuca Classica|website=equineline.com|access-date=26 November 2023}}
- 2020: bred to Justify.
Pedigree
{{Pedigree
|f = Cat Thief
1996
|m = In Her Glory
1990
|ff = Storm Cat
1983
|fm = Train Robbery
1987
|mf = Miswaki
1978
|mm = Forever Waving
1980
|fff = Storm Bird
|ffm = Terlingua
|fmf = Alydar
|fmm = Track Robbery
|mff = Mr. Prospector
|mfm = Hopespringseternal
|mmf = Hoist The Flag
|mmm = Quillesian
|ffff = Northern Dancer
|fffm = South Ocean
|ffmf = Secretariat
|ffmm = Crimson Saint
|fmff = Raise a Native
|fmfm = Sweet Tooth
|fmmf = No Robbery
|fmmm = Left at Home
|mfff = Raise a Native
|mffm = Gold Digger
|mfmf = Buckpasser
|mfmm = Rose Bower
|mmff = Tom Rolfe
|mmfm = Wavy Navy
|mmmf = Princequillo
|mmmm = Alanesian (family 4-m){{cite web|title=Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Magnolia - Family 4-m|url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Families/Family4m.htm|website=www.bloodlines.net|accessdate=24 May 2017}}
}}