If you want to know who sired the first European-bred G1 winner of 2019, the stallion Richard Hannon is raving about, the sire of
Belardo
€10,000 B 2012 15.3½HH (1.61M)
Lope de Vega – Danaskaya (Danehill)
Oct 1, Special Live Foal.
Standing at Kildangan Stud, Co Kildare
European Champion juvenile who won the Dewhurst and then went on to be a G1-winning miler – exactly like his grandsire, Shamardal. Three first-crop yearlings break €150k including a 200,000gns top lot.
Pedigree
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BELARDO |
LOPE DE VEGA |
SHAMARDAL |
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY |
STORM CAT |
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MARIAH'S STORM |
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HELSINKI |
MACHIAVELLIAN |
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HELEN STREET |
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LADY VETTORI |
VETTORI |
MACHIAVELLIAN |
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AIR DISTINGUE |
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LADY GOLCONDA |
KENDOR |
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LADY SHARP |
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DANASKAYA |
DANEHILL |
DANZIG |
NORTHERN DANCER |
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PAS DE NOM |
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RAZYANA |
HIS MAJESTY |
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SPRING ADIEU |
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MAJINSKAYA |
MARIGNAN |
BLUSHING GROOM |
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MADELIA |
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MAKAROVA |
NIJINSKY |
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MIDOU |
By LOPE DE VEGA (2007) Champion three-year-old in France, Prix du Jockey Club (G1), Poule d’Essai des Poulains (G1), etc. Sire of 822 foals aged three and up, including BELARDO, CAPLA TEMPTRESS, JEMAYEL, NEWSPAPEROFRECORD, PHOENIX OF SPAIN, SANTA ANA LANE, THE RIGHT MAN, VEGA MAGIC, ZABEEL PRINCE, ENDLESS DRAMA, VERY SPECIAL, DUKE OF HAZZARD, SPANISH REEF, etc.
1st dam: Danaskaya by Danehill. Champion two-year-old filly in Ireland, Winner at 2, 2nd Lowther S (G2), 3rd Cheveley Park S (G1). Dam of 11 foals, 9 to race, 5 winners:
BELARDO (c Lope de Vega) Champion, see race record.
BERLING (g Montjeu) 7 wins (8f-13½f), 2 to 8, Scandinavian Open Championship (G3), Marit Sveaas Minnelop (G3), Chester H, Swedish Open Mile.
Diamond Sky (f Montjeu) Placed 3rd Debutante S (G2).
2nd dam: MAJINSKAYA by Marignan. 3 wins at 3. Dam of 8 winners:
MODEEROCH (f Mozart) Knockaire S, Fairy Bridge S, Tyros S, 2nd Debutante S (G2), Ballycorus S (G3). Dam of: Moteo (f Teofilo) 2nd Victor McCalmont Memorial S, 3rd Munster Oaks S (G3), Navigation S.
Chinese Whisper (c Montjeu) 2nd Prix La Force (G3), 3rd Gran Criterium (G1).
MASKAYA (f Machiavellian) Winner at 2. Dam of:
CALIFORNIA (f Azamour) Lillie Langtry S (G3), 2nd River Eden S, 3rd Park Hill S (G2).
Drumbeat (g Montjeu) 2nd Criterium de Saint-Cloud (G1).
Shapes (f So You Think) 3rd Fillies’ Sprint S.
3rd dam: Makarova by Nijinsky. 3 wins at 3, 2nd Prix des Tuileries (G3). Dam of 7 winners:
MABROVA (f Prince Mab) Winner at 2. Dam of:
KISTENA (f Miswaki) Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp (G1), Prix de Meautry (G3), Prix de Seine-et-Oise (G3). Dam of: TOMPEST (c Storm Cat) Chenery S. Sire.
Sallivera (f Sillery) 3rd Prix la Camargo. Grandam of:
Great Dancer (c Lord Shanakill) 3rd Hill Prince S (G3).
Welimina (f Sadler’s Wells) 3rd Prix Melisande.
Snowy Day In LA (f Sadler’s Wells) Dam of: Snowflake Dancer (c Dylan Thomas) 2nd Rochestown S.
4th dam: Midou by Saint Crespin III. 3 wins at 2 and 3, 2nd Prix de Sandringham (G3), 3rd Prix de la Grotte (G3), 4th Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (G1). Dam of 7 winners:
Deanie (f Key To Content) 3rd Pollyanna S.
VALLEE SECRETE (f Secretariat) Winner at 3. Dam of:
FRUITS OF LOVE (c Hansel) Hardwicke S (G2), twice, Princess of Wales's S (G2), 2nd Canadian International S (G1), 3rd King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S (G1). Sire.
MUJADIL (c Storm Bird) Cornwallis S (G3), 2nd Flying Childers S (G2). Sire.
SAGAMORE (c Simply Great) 2,000 Guineas Trial, 2nd Phoenix International S (G2).
Stud record
Belardo's first northern hemisphere crop are two-year-olds of 2020.
Belardo's first southern hemisphere crop are yearlings of 2019.
Conformation
Race record
His successful career
| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Two | 5 | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| Three | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Four | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
At 2 Champion two-year-old colt in Europe
- 1st
- Dewhurst S (G1), 7f, Newmarket, by 2l, beating Kodi Bear, Smuggler’s Cove, Estidhkaar, Maftool, Secret Brief.
- 1st
- Washington Singer S, 7f, Newbury, by 3¾l, beating Hawkesbury, Diaz.
- 1st
- Maiden race, 6f, Yarmouth, by 2¼l.
- 4th
- July S (G2), 6f, Newmarket, to Ivawood, Jungle Cat, Muhaarar, beating Angelic Lord, The Great War, Mind Of Madness, Mubtaghaa.
- 4th
- Champagne S (G2), 7f, Doncaster, to Estidhkaar, War Envoy, Aces, beating Room Key.
At 3
- 2nd
- Queen Elizabeth II S (G1), 8f, Ascot, to Solow, beating Gabrial, Integral, Elm Park, Gleneagles, Territories, Kodi Bear, Top Notch Tonto.
- 3rd
- Challenge S (G2), 7f, Newmarket, to Cable Bay, Breton Rock, beating So Beloved, Markaz, Here Comes When, Shining Emerald, Coulsty, Glory Awaits, Ascription.
- 4th
- Irish 2,000 Guineas (G1), 8f, Curragh, to Gleneagles, Endless Drama, Ivawood, beating Tombelaine, Mohaayed, Convergence, Smuggler’s Cove, Lexington Times, The Warrior, Carbon Dating.
At 4
- 1st
- Lockinge S (G1), 8f, Newbury, beating Euro Charline, Endless Drama, Limato, Toormore, Gabrial, Kodi Bear, Gm Hopkins, Dutch Connection, Johnny Barnes, Mahsoob.
- 1st
- Doncaster Mile, 8f, Doncaster, by 2¼l, beating Calling Out, Custom Cut, Master Carpenter.
- 2nd
- Queen Anne S (G1), 8f, Ascot, by ½l, to Tepin, beating Lightning Spear, Toormore, Ervedya, Amazing Maria, Kodi Bear, Cougar Mountain, Endless Drama, A Shin Erwin, Mondialiste, Esoterique.
- 4th
- Sandown Mile (G2), 8f, Sandown, to Toormore, Dutch Connection, Breton Rock, beating Gabrial, Adaay.
Timeform 126
Video footage
Belardo’s progeny at the races
