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Busher

Chestnut filly foaled in 1942. Died in 1955. By War Admiral-Baby League, by Bubbling Over

Inducted:

1964

Breeder:

Colonel E.R. Bradley

Owner:

Colonel E.R. Bradley
Louis B. Mayer at 3

Trainer:

Jimmy Smith at 2
George Odom at 3

Race History
Year	Age	Starts	First	Second	Third	Earned
1944	2	7	5	1	0	$60,300
1945	3	13	10	2	1	$273,735
1947	5	1	0	0	0	$0
	Totals:	21	15	3	1	$334,035

Painting by J.N. Slick
NMR Collection

Voted best of fillies at 2, Busher won the Adirondack, Matron and Selima Stakes before winning the Championship.

In a superb season at 3, Busher defeated fillies in the Santa Susana and the Cleopatra, beat colts in the San Vicente and Hollywood Derby, won against older fillies and mares in the Santa Margarita and Vanity Handicaps, and defeated older males in the Arlington Handicap. Busher's finest performance came in the Washington Park Handicap when she gave Armed four pounds and a beating while breaking the track record for 1 1/4 miles. She ended her 3-year-old season as the greatest money earning filly up to her time and was named Horse of the Year.

Busher produced one foal to race, stakes winner Jet Action.

Busher was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1964.

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