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Belmez began his racing career with an upset, winning the
Carlsberg Stakes at Newmarket in November 1989 as an unconsidered 50-1 outsider. By the time he re-appeared as a three-year-old in the Burghclere Stakes in April 1990, his reputation preceded him, and he won "comfortably" by four lengths at
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Belmez was retired initially to stand at the Queens stud in
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Belmez was a medium-sized, strongly-built bay colt, with a prominent white
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and a white sock on his off-fore leg. He was bred by Sheikh
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in the US, a product of the second crop of foals sired by
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odds of 4–5. Belmez was then moved up in class for the
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Belmez was given a rating of 132 by the Racing Post.
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622:"Three days that live long in the memory"
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280:A month later Belmez won the
184:Last updated on 29 July 2022
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709:"Belmez stud record"
687:"Belmez race record"
179:Timeform rating: 131
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406:Sex Appeal
320:Stud career
267:Mick Kinane
252:Irish Derby
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118:Darley Stud
1238:Categories
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861:Aunt Edith
520:References
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342:Kingsbarns
312:Assessment
205:Background
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421:Busanda
415:Tom Fool
371:Nearctic
348:Pedigree
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286:St Leger
248:Salsabil
154:£427,226
151:Earnings
146:8: 5-0-1
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