Busher (horse)

Busher
SireWar Admiral
GrandsireMan o' War
DamBaby League
DamsireBubbling Over
SexFilly
Foaled1942
CountryUnited States
ColourChestnut
BreederIdle Hour Stock Farm
OwnerCol. Edward R. Bradley
Louis B. Mayer (from 1945)
Elizabeth Arden (from 1947)
TrainerJimmy Smith (at 2)
George M. Odom (at 3)
Record21: 15-3-1
Earnings$334,035[1]
Major wins
Adirondack Handicap (1944)
Matron Stakes (1944)
Selima Stakes (1944)
Santa Susana Stakes (1945)
San Vicente Stakes (1945)
Santa Margarita Handicap (1945)
Cleopatra Handicap (1945)
Arlington Handicap (1945)
Match Race with Durazna (1945)
Washington Park Handicap (1945)
Hollywood Derby (1945)
Vanity Handicap (1945)
Awards
U.S. Champion 2-Year-Old Filly (1944)
U.S. Champion 3-Year-Old Filly (1945)
U.S. Champion Handicap Mare (1945)
United States Horse of the Year (1945)
Honours
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1964)
#40 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century
Busher Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack
Last updated on October 5, 2006

Busher (1942–1955) was a thoroughbred racing filly who was a champion at ages two and three, and the American Horse of the Year in 1945. She was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1964. On the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century, Busher was ranked 40th.

  1. ^ "Busher Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.