Beldale Ball
{{Short description|American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}
{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Beldale Ball
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| sire = Nashua
| grandsire = Nasrullah
| dam = San Cat
| damsire = Barbizon
| sex = Stallion
| foaled = 1976
| death_date = 2004
| country = United States
| colour = Bay
| breeder =
| owner = Swettenham Stud
| trainer = Colin Hayes
| record =
| earnings =
| race = Melbourne Cup (1980)
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Beldale Ball (1976−2004) was a brown Thoroughbred racehorse stallion by Nashua out of the mare San Cat (by Barbizon).
Trained by Colin Hayes and owned by the Swettenham Stud Syndicate (Robert Sangster) his best win came in the 1980 VRC Melbourne Cup.[http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/john-letts-my-course-of-dreams/story-e6frecj3-1226180473002Johm Letts:My course of dreams]
Having an undistinguished racetrack career in England as a three-year-old he was sent to Australia and Colin Hayes to train.
Ridden by John Letts and carrying the featherweight of just 49.5 kg he took the lead at the half way mark of the race and was never headed.
His victory was the first Melbourne Cup win for trainer Colin Hayes.
Namesake
Australian rail operator CFCL Australia named locomotive CF4405 after the horse.Motive Power Roundup Motive Power issue 79 January 2012 page 20
Pedigree
{{Pedigree
|name = Beldale Ball
|f = Nashua
1952
|m = San Cat
1963
|ff = Nasrullah
1940
|fm = Segula
1942
|mf = Barbizon
1954
|mm = Mrs Cat
1955
|fff = Nearco
|ffm = Mumtaz Begum
|fmf = Johnstown
|fmm = Sekhmet
|mff = Polynesian
|mfm = Good Blood
|mmf = Goya
|mmm = Silver Fog
|ffff = Pharos
|fffm = Nogara
|ffmf = Blenheim
|ffmm = Mumtaz Mahal
|fmff = Jamestown
|fmfm = La France
|fmmf = Sardanapale
|fmmm = Prosopopee
|mfff = Unbreakable
|mffm = Black Polly
|mfmf = Bull Lea
|mfmm = Diagnosis
|mmff = Tourbillon
|mmfm = Zariba
|mmmf = Mahmoud
|mmmm = Equilette
|}}