Busanda

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Busanda

Sire	War Admiral
Grandsire	Man o' War
Dam	Businesslike
Damsire	Blue Larkspur
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1947
Country	United States
Colour	Black
Breeder	Ogden Phipps
Owner	Ogden Phipps
Trainer	B. Sweeny
Record	65: 10-5-13
Earnings	$182,460
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
Alabama Stakes (1950) New Castle Handicap (1951) Suburban Handicap (1951) Top Flight Handicap (1951) Saratoga Cup (1951, 1952) Diana Handicap (1952)
Honours
Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack
Infobox last updated on: 04:58, Saturday June 14, 2008 (UTC).

Busanda (foaled 1947 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse best remembered as the dam of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Buckpasser. Regally bred, Busanda was sired by 1937 U.S. Triple Crown champion, War Admiral, a son of Man o' War who was ranked No. 1 in the Blood-Horse magazine 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 broodmare, La Troienne.

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 Bed o'Roses in the Selima Stakes at Laurel Park Racecourse. Although as a three-year-old in 1950 she won the important Alabama Stakes, it was at age four in 1951 when she had her best campaign. That year her performances included wins against male horses when she captured the New Castle, Suburban, and Top Flight Handicaps as well as the Saratoga Cup. In 1952, in addition to her second straight Saratoga Cup, she also won the important Diana Handicap before being retired to broodmare duty.

Bred to U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Tom Fool, in 1963 Busanda produced the colt Buckpasser who was the 1966 American Horse of the Year and a 1970 U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee.