Littleprincessemma

Littleprincessemma (foaled Feb 27, 2006) is a Thoroughbred mare who raced twice but is notable as the dam of the American Triple Crown-winning racehorse American Pharoah. Bred by Brereton C. Jones, she sold in 2006 as a weanling filly for $135,000 ($,000 adjusted for inflation) and then the following year, as a yearling, she was purchased by Zayat Stables for $250,000 ($,000 adjusted for inflation). She was named after Ahmed Zayat's daughter, Emma. She is a chestnut with a blaze on her face, a stocking on her left hind leg and a sock on her right hind leg. Racing career Put into training with Steve Asmussen, she raced twice, once at Churchill Downs and once at Saratoga, and retired due to injury. Breeding career Initially retained as a broodmare for Zayat Stables, Littleprincessemma was bred but did not produce a foal in 2010. Her first foal and first winning offspring was Xixixi, a 2011 colt by Maimonides. Her next foal was American Pharoah, foaled in 2012, who was sired by Pioneerof the Nile. In the fall of 2011 she had been consigned for sale when she was in foal carrying American Pharoah but did not go through the sales ring. She did not produce a foal in 2013, but was bred back to Pioneerof the Nile and produced a full sibling to American Pharoah, a filly, in 2014. The filly, named American Cleopatra, raced for the Zayats and had one win and one second in four career starts before being retired and bred to Uncle Mo, producing a filly later named Mo Emma. In 2019, she foaled a colt by Tapit. Then had two foals by Justify back to back in 2020 & 2021. American Cleopatra is grade one placed via her runner up effort in her second career start.