Embur’s Song (CAN)
February 15, 2007 – Living
Unbridled’s Song (USA) x Embur Sunshine (CAN), by Bold Ruckus (USA)
Family 3-g
February 15, 2007 – Living
Unbridled’s Song (USA) x Embur Sunshine (CAN), by Bold Ruckus (USA)
Family 3-g
Embur’s Song raced her entire career over synthetic surfaces and proved a consistent and speedy filly. She reached her peak at age 4, when she was Canada’s champion older female. She has yet to reproduce her own ability as a broodmare.
Race record
13 starts, 6 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds, US$616,926 (includes converted Canadian earnings)
2010:
2011:
Honors
Sovereign Award, Canadian champion older female (2011)
As an individual
A bay mare, Embur’s Song was rather headstrong and preferred to dictate the pace from the front end.
As a producer
As of May 29, 2025, Embur’s Song has produced seven named foals of racing age. Six have started and four have won.
Connections
Embur’s Song was bred by Josham Farms. A US$170.000 yearling at the 2008 Keeneland September yearling sale, she was owned by Fares Farm. She was trained by Todd Pletcher. She was sold to Bridlewood Farm for US$900,000 at the 2015 Keeneland November mixed sale, in foal to More Than Ready.
Pedigree notes
Embur’s Song is inbred 5x4 to 1963 American co-champion 2-year-old male Raise a Native. She is a half sister to juvenile listed stakes winner Ten Flat (by Meadowlake) and to Dawn Raid (by Vindication), dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Exaggerator (by Curlin), whose victories include the 2016 Xpressbet.com Preakness Stakes (USA-G1). Embur’s Song and her siblings were produced from multiple stakes-placed Embur Sunshine, whose half sister Private Villa (by Private Terms) is the second dam of 2011 Ecuadorean champion 3-year-old male Villa Madrid.
Embur Sunshine is out of Vevila (by The Minstrel), a half sister to three-time Canadian champion Eternal Search (by Northern Answer), who is the second dam of Grade 2 winners Smokey Fire and Frumious and Grade 3 winners Jiggs Coz and Mrs. Barbara. Vevila is also a half sister to Australian Group 3 winner Raslaan (by Shareef Dancer), and multiple Canadian stakes winner Gone to Royalty (by Royal Chocolate). In addition, Vevila is a half sister to Finally Found (by Lord Durham), dam of Grade 2 winner Finality (by Dehere) and Grade 3 winner Stolen Beauty (by Deputy Minister) and second dam of Grade 2 winner This Ones for Phil. Finally, Vevila is a half sister to listed stakes-placed Savethelastdance (by Nureyev), dam of 2004 Queen’s Plate winner Niigon (by Unbridled) and second dam of 2004 Acorn Stakes (USA-G1) winner Island Sand and 2006 Mexican champion 2-year-old male Pozo de Luna.
Vevila and her siblings are out of unraced Bon Debarras, a daughter of 1972 Manhattan Handicap winner Ruritana (by Graustark). The next dam in Embur’s Song’s tail-female line, Chou Fleur, is by 1960 Canadian Horse of the Year Victoria Park out of the Nearctic mare Orchestrina and is a winning half sister to 1971 Prince of Wales Stakes winner No Pro Escar (by New Providence) and to stakes-placed Gay Prelude (by Dr. Fager), second dam of 1987 Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes (USA-G1) winner Joe's Tammie.
Last updated: May 29, 2025
Race record
13 starts, 6 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds, US$616,926 (includes converted Canadian earnings)
2010:
- 2nd Bison City Stakes (CAN-R, 8.5FA, Woodbine)
- 3rd Woodbine Oaks (CAN-R, 9FA, Woodbine)
2011:
- Won Ontario Matron Stakes (CAN-G3, 8.5FA, Woodbine)
- Won Hendrie Stakes (CAN-G3, 6.5FD, Woodbine)
- Won Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare Stakes (USA-G3, 8.5FA, Keeneland; new track record 1:41.62)
- Won Windward Stakes (USA-L, 8FA, Presque Island Downs)
- 2nd Seaway Stakes (CAN-G3, 7FA, Woodbine)
- 3rd Bessarabian Stakes (CAN-G3, 7FA, Woodbine)
Honors
Sovereign Award, Canadian champion older female (2011)
As an individual
A bay mare, Embur’s Song was rather headstrong and preferred to dictate the pace from the front end.
As a producer
As of May 29, 2025, Embur’s Song has produced seven named foals of racing age. Six have started and four have won.
Connections
Embur’s Song was bred by Josham Farms. A US$170.000 yearling at the 2008 Keeneland September yearling sale, she was owned by Fares Farm. She was trained by Todd Pletcher. She was sold to Bridlewood Farm for US$900,000 at the 2015 Keeneland November mixed sale, in foal to More Than Ready.
Pedigree notes
Embur’s Song is inbred 5x4 to 1963 American co-champion 2-year-old male Raise a Native. She is a half sister to juvenile listed stakes winner Ten Flat (by Meadowlake) and to Dawn Raid (by Vindication), dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Exaggerator (by Curlin), whose victories include the 2016 Xpressbet.com Preakness Stakes (USA-G1). Embur’s Song and her siblings were produced from multiple stakes-placed Embur Sunshine, whose half sister Private Villa (by Private Terms) is the second dam of 2011 Ecuadorean champion 3-year-old male Villa Madrid.
Embur Sunshine is out of Vevila (by The Minstrel), a half sister to three-time Canadian champion Eternal Search (by Northern Answer), who is the second dam of Grade 2 winners Smokey Fire and Frumious and Grade 3 winners Jiggs Coz and Mrs. Barbara. Vevila is also a half sister to Australian Group 3 winner Raslaan (by Shareef Dancer), and multiple Canadian stakes winner Gone to Royalty (by Royal Chocolate). In addition, Vevila is a half sister to Finally Found (by Lord Durham), dam of Grade 2 winner Finality (by Dehere) and Grade 3 winner Stolen Beauty (by Deputy Minister) and second dam of Grade 2 winner This Ones for Phil. Finally, Vevila is a half sister to listed stakes-placed Savethelastdance (by Nureyev), dam of 2004 Queen’s Plate winner Niigon (by Unbridled) and second dam of 2004 Acorn Stakes (USA-G1) winner Island Sand and 2006 Mexican champion 2-year-old male Pozo de Luna.
Vevila and her siblings are out of unraced Bon Debarras, a daughter of 1972 Manhattan Handicap winner Ruritana (by Graustark). The next dam in Embur’s Song’s tail-female line, Chou Fleur, is by 1960 Canadian Horse of the Year Victoria Park out of the Nearctic mare Orchestrina and is a winning half sister to 1971 Prince of Wales Stakes winner No Pro Escar (by New Providence) and to stakes-placed Gay Prelude (by Dr. Fager), second dam of 1987 Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes (USA-G1) winner Joe's Tammie.
Last updated: May 29, 2025