Beldale Ball
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
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.
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.
01Namesake
Australian rail operator CFCL Australia named locomotive CF4405 after the horse.
02Pedigree
| 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 |
Sources and credits
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