ho pper ▁or ▁post - o ak ▁loc ust , ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁sp ur - th ro ated ▁grass ho pper ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Ac rid idae . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M el an op l inae ▁Category : Art icles ▁created ▁by ▁Q bug bot ▁Category : In sect s ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 <0x0A> </s> ▁House b uster ▁( fo aled ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁in ▁Kentucky ▁– ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁Thor ough bre d ▁race hor se ▁and ▁s ire . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁s ired ▁by ▁grad ed ▁st akes ▁race ▁winner ▁M t . ▁Liver more ▁and ▁was ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁A bove ▁mare ▁Big ▁Dream s . ▁ ▁B red ▁by ▁Bl anche ▁P . ▁Le vy ▁and ▁owned ▁by ▁her ▁son , ▁Robert , ▁House b uster ▁was ▁originally ▁trained ▁by ▁Ron ald ▁B ens hoff ▁before ▁being ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁" J im my " ▁C roll . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁out set ▁he ▁was ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁spr inter , ▁with ▁no ▁race ▁longer ▁than ▁a ▁mile . ▁ ▁House b uster ▁won ▁ 1 5 ▁of ▁his ▁lifetime ▁ 2 2 ▁starts , ▁often ▁by ▁wide ▁marg ins . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Jer ome ▁Hand ic ap ▁by ▁ 1 3 ▁lengths , ▁the ▁Gra de ▁III ▁La f ay