Melody Belle (horse)

Melody Belle (foaled 26 September 2014) is a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse, who has won 10 Group 1 races.

Melody Belle
SireCommands
GrandsireDanehill
DamMeleka Belle
DamsireIffraaj
SexMare
Foaled26 September 2014
CountryNew Zealand
ColourBay
BreederNM Leicester
OwnerFortuna Melody Belle Syndicate
TrainerJamie Richards
Record30:15–1–5
EarningsNZ$3,022,989[1]
A$3,394,418
Major wins
Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes (2017)
Tarzino Trophy (2018, 2019)
Windsor Park Plate (2018, 2019)
BCD Group Sprint (2019)
Haunui Farm Classic (2019)
Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2019)
Livamol Spring Classic (2019)
Empire Rose Stakes (2019)
Awards
New Zealand Champion Racehorse of the Year (2019)[2]

Background

Melody Belle was purchased for NZ$ 57,500 at the 2016 New Zealand Premier Yearling sales.[3]

Racing career

In 2018, Melody Belle won the first two legs of the Hastings Triple Crown but didn't race in the third leg. In 2019, Melody Belle became the first horse to win New Zealand’s Triple Crown, known as the Hastings Triple Crown as all three races are run there, [4] when she won three group 1 races in five weeks - the Tarzino Trophy (1400m), Windsor Park Plate (1600m), and the Livamol Spring Classic.[5] This victory was her ninth Group 1, a New Zealand record, surpassing that of Mufhasa who had achieved 8 Group 1’s.[6] After that, she won the group one Empire Rose Stakes in Australia.

See also

Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand

References
  1. "Horse Performance Profile". loveracing.nz. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. "Melody Belle dominates horse of the year voting". horsebetting.com.au. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. "Melody Belle Breednet". breednet.com. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. Australian Associated Press (5 October 2019). "Melody Belle completes unique NZ treble". Yahoo7. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  5. "Racing: TAB pays out on Melody Belle". NZ Herald. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  6. "Melody Belle Makes History". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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