Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1964, 9 years after her death. Busher was ranked number 40 in Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century. Of the 26 fillies and mares on the list, Busher ranked second, behind only the great Ruffian. Pedigree Busher was sired by War Admiral, who won the American Triple Crown in 1937. War Admiral was sired by the great Man o' War and inherited much of his sire's racing ability. Physically though, War Admiral was on the small side and more closely resembled his dam Brushup and her sire Sweep. War Admiral led the North American sire list in 1945 and was the leading broodmare sire in 1962 and 1964. Bradley did not like horses descended from Hastings as he felt that many had bad temperaments. His bloodstock advisor, Olin Gentry, convinced him that War Admiral was an exception, pointing to his resemblance to Sweep. Busher's dam Baby League was bred to War Admiral four times, producing Busher in 1942, Mr. Busher in 1946, Striking in 1947 and Bushleaguer in 1950. Besides Busher, Mr. Busher was the most successful racehorse but Striking proved the most successful in the breeding shed. She was named the 1961 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year after producing five stakes winners, several of whom went on to become outstanding broodmares in their own right. Striking's modern day descendants include Kentucky Derby winners Smarty Jones and Super Saver. Baby League was a daughter of La Troienne, who, despite being winless in her own racing career in Europe, became perhaps the most important broodmare of the 20th century in the United States. She produced two Hall of Fame inductees, Black Helen and Bimelech, plus several daughters who would go on to successful breeding careers, most importantly Big Hurry, Baby League and Businesslike. War Admiral made his greatest impact on the breed when mated to daughters of La Troienne. In addition to the four foals produced with Baby League, this cross produced Busanda (out of Businesslike) and Searching (out of Big Hurry), both of whom became highly influential producers. Busher was inbred 3 × 4 to Sweep, meaning Sweep appears in the 3rd generation of the sire's side of the pedigree and in the 4th generation of the dam's side. References 1942 racehorse births 1955 racehorse deaths Racehorses trained in the United States Racehorses bred in