Bel Bolide
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| Bel Bolide | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Bold Bidder |
| Grandsire | Bold Ruler |
| Dam | Lady Graustark |
| Damsire | Graustark |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 5 February 1978[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | George A. Bolas |
| Owner | Khalid Abdullah Deburgh & Golden Eagle Farm |
| Trainer | Jeremy Tree John Gosden |
| Record | 28:9-6-3 |
| Major wins | |
| Gimcrack Stakes (1980) Del Mar Handicap (1983) Tanforan Handicap (1983) Carleton F. Burke Handicap (1983) American Handicap (1984) | |
| Awards | |
| Timeform rating: 119 (1980), 121 (1980), 122 (1981) | |
Bel Bolide was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. He campaigned in Europe for three years, winning the Gimcrack Stakes in 1980. He had his greatest success when he returned to the United States, winning the Del Mar Handicap, Tanforan Handicap, Carleton F. Burke Handicap and American Handicap.
Bel Bolide was a chestnut horse with a white blaze and four white stockings bred in Kentucky by George A. Bolas. He was sired by Bold Bidder, who won 13 races and also sired the Kentucky Derby winners Spectacular Bid and Cannonade. As a yearling he was offered for sale and bought for $310,000 by representatives of the Saudi Prince Khalid Abdullah. The colt was sent to Britain to be trained by Jeremy Tree at Beckhampton in Wiltshire.