Sambuca Classica

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
Last updated on 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. 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.

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. 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 2015: Exclamation Point, a chestnut colt by Concord Point. He has won 3 of 4 races so far in his career.
• 2016: aborted foal by Uncle Mo.
• 2017: Classic Girl, a chestnut filly by Candy Ride. Two starts.
• 2018: Harvard, a bay colt by Pioneerof the Nile. Winner of two events.
• 2019: bred to Pioneerof the Nile but did not produce a foal.
• 2020: bred to Justify.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Sambuca Clasica, chestnut mare, February 21, 2004

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)