Racing Hall of Fame inductee Blue Larkspur and out of the extremely important French broodmare La Troienne.
[2] Busanda was conditioned by Hall of Fame trainer "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons, who handled a large string of horse for the Phipps family.
At age two, her best showing was a third-place finish to winner Bed o'Roses in the Selima Stakes at Laurel Park Racecourse.
That year, her performances included wins against male horses when she captured the New Castle and Suburban handicaps as well as the Saratoga Cup.
Racing Hall of Fame inductee Tom Fool, in 1963 Busanda produced the colt Buckpasser, who was the 1966 American Horse of the Year and a 1970 U.S.