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Beldale Ball

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Beldale Ball
SireNashua
GrandsireNasrullah
DamSan Cat
DamsireBarbizon
SexStallion
Foaled1976
Died2004
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
OwnerSwettenham Stud
TrainerColin Hayes
Major wins
Melbourne Cup (1980)

Beldale Ball (1976−2004) was a brown Thoroughbred racehorse stallion by Nashua out of the mare San Cat (by Barbizon).

Trained by Colin Hayes and owned by the Swettenham Stud Syndicate (Robert Sangster) his best win came in the 1980 VRC Melbourne Cup.[1]

Having an undistinguished racetrack career in England as a three-year-old he was sent to Australia and Colin Hayes to train.

Ridden by John Letts and carrying the featherweight of just 49.5 kg he took the lead at the half way mark of the race and was never headed.

His victory was the first Melbourne Cup win for trainer Colin Hayes.

Namesake

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Australian rail operator CFCL Australia named locomotive CF4405 after the horse.[2]

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Beldale Ball
Sire
Nashua

1952

Nasrullah

1940

Nearco Pharos
Nogara
Mumtaz Begum Blenheim
Mumtaz Mahal
Segula

1942

Johnstown Jamestown
La France
Sekhmet Sardanapale
Prosopopee
Dam
San Cat

1963

Barbizon

1954

Polynesian Unbreakable
Black Polly
Good Blood Bull Lea
Diagnosis
Mrs Cat

1955

Goya Tourbillon
Zariba
Silver Fog Mahmoud
Equilette

References

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  1. ^ Letts:My course of dreams
  2. ^ Motive Power Roundup Motive Power issue 79 January 2012 page 20