Racing Pedigree

Belardo (IRE)

Belardo (IRE); Bay Colt 2012 [Lope De Vega - Danaskaya]

Belardo won the 2014 Dewhurst Stakes in 1:27.31.

Belardo's dam, Danaskaya (IRE) is by Danehill (USA); (G1 Sprint Cup 1200m, G3 Cork & Orrery Stakes 1200m, Listed European Free Handicap 1400m). Danehill has been a huge genetic influence to the breed and is damsire to the likes of Sepoy (AUS); (G1 MRC Blue Diamond Stakes 1200m, G1 STC Golden Slipper Stakes 1200m, G1 MVRC Manikato Stakes 1200m, G1 VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes 1200m, G2 VRC Danehill Stakes 1200m, G2 MRC Caulfield Sprint 1100m, G3 MRC Blue Diamond Prelude 1100m, Listed VRC Maribyrnong Trial Stakes 1000m, Listed MRC Vain Stakes 1100m), Japan (GB); (G1 Juddmonte International Stakes 2100m, G1 Grand Prix de Paris 2400m, G2 Beresford Stakes 1600m, G2 King Edward VII Stakes 2400m), Danedream (GER); (G1 Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe 2400m, G1 Grosser Preis Von Berlin 2400m twice, G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2400m, Oaks D'Italia 2200m, G2 Grosser Preis Der Badischen Unternehmer 2200m), Highland Reel (IRE); (G1 Secretariat Stakes 2000m, G1 Hong Kong Vase 2400m twice, G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, G1 Breeders Cup Turf 2400m, G1 Prince of Wales's Stakes 2000m, G1 Coronation Cup 2400m, G2 Vintage Stakes 1400m, G3 Gordon Stakes 2400m), Noble Mission (GB); (G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup 2100m, G1 Champion Stakes 2000m, G3 Gordon Stakes 2400m, G3 Gordon Richard Stakes 2000m, G3 Huxley Stakes 2100m, Listed Newmarket Stakes 2000m, Listed Tapster Stakes 2400m), Vengeance Of Rain (NZ); (G1 Hong Kong Derby 2000m, G1 Hong Kong Champion And Chater Cup 2400m, G1 Hong Kong Cup 2000m, G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup 2000m) and Nannina (GB); (G1 Fillies Mile 1600m, G1 Coronation Stakes 1600m). Danehill is damsire to previous winners of the Dewhurst Stakes, Teofilo (IRE) Intense Focus (USA), and Frankel (GB). Several of Belardo's close female relatives were competitive racehorses and his second dam, Majinskaya (FR) was a stakeswinner in France (Listed Prix des Tuileries 2000m).

Belardo is by Lope de Vega (IRE); (Prix Du Jockey Club 2100m, Poule D'essai des Poulains 1600m). Other progeny by this successful stallion include Santa Ana Lane (AUS); (G1 MRC Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 1400m, G1 SAJC Goodwood Handicap 1200m, G1 QTC Stradbroke Handicap 1350m, G1 VRC Sprint Classic 1200m, G1 T.J. Smith Stakes 1200m, G2 ATC Premiere Stakes 1200m, G3 MRC Zeditave Stakes 1200m), Phoenix of Spain (IRE); (G1 Irish 2000 Guineas Stakes 1600m, G3 Acomb Stakes 1400m), Newspaperofrecord (IRE); (G1 Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf 1600m, G1 Just A Game Stakes 1600, G2 Miss Grillo Stakes 1700m, G3 Intercontinental Stakes 1400m), Vega Magic (AUS); (G1 SAJC Goodwood Handicap 1200m, G1 MRC Memsie Stakes 1400m, G3 MRC Bletchingly Stakes 1200m, G3 WATC Colonel Reeves Stakes 1100m, G3 WATC A. J. Scahill Stakes 1400m, G3 PR Rome Cup 1200m, Listed MRC Regal Roller Stakes 1200m), The Right Man (GB); (G1 Al Quoz Sprint 1200m, G3 Prix de Seine-et-oise 1200m, Listed Prix de Bonneval 1100m), Endless Drama (IRE); (G2 ATC Apollo Stakes 1400m, G2 ARC Easter Handicap 1600m, G2 WAIKRC Foxbridge Plate 1200m), and Very Special (IRE); (G3 Cape Verdi Stakes 1600m twice, G3 Balanchine Stakes 1800m).

Belardo's pedigree shows a 4m x 4f duplication of Machiavellian (USA), 4m x 5m of Northern Dancer (CAN), and 5m x 5f of the mare Natalma (USA).