Belle of All
| Belle of All | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Nasrullah |
| Grandsire | Nearco |
| Dam | Village Beauty |
| Damsire | Winalot |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1948 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Earl of Dunraven |
| Owner | Henry Hastings Sackville Thanet Tufton, 3rd Baron Hothfield |
| Trainer | Norman Bertie |
| Record | 6: 4-0-1 |
| Earnings | £25,558 |
| Major wins | |
| National Stakes (1950) Cheveley Park Stakes (1950) 1000 Guineas (1951) Coronation Stakes (1951) |
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| Awards | |
| Top-rated British two-year-old filly (1950) Timeform rating 125 |
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Belle of All (1948–November 1971) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who won the classic 1000 Guineas in 1951. In a racing career lasting from the spring of 1950 until July 1951, the filly ran six times and won four races. Belle of All won both her races as a two-year-old, beating a strong field in the National Stakes at Sandown Park and winning the Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse in autumn. She won the 1000 Guineas on the first appearance of 1951 and added the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot in June. Her only career defeats came when she was tried over longer distances in the Epsom Oaks and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. She was retired from racing at the end of the season and had some influence as a broodmare.
Belle of All was a bay mare bred in Ireland by the Earl of Dunraven. She came from the fourth crop of foals sired by Nasrullah, a talented but temperamental racehorse who became a highly successful breeding stallion, especially following his export to the United States in 1950. He was the British champion sire in 1951 and the North American champion on five occasions. Belle of All's dam, Village Beauty, was unraced, but proved to be a successful broodmare whose other progeny included the Stewards' Cup winner Sugar Bowl.
As a yearling, Belle of All was sent to the sales at Doncaster where she was sold for 8,000 guineas to Henry Thanet Tufton (later Lord Hothfield). The filly was sent into training with Norman Bertie at his Bedford Cottage stable at Newmarket, Suffolk.
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