Bellamy Road (foaled April 5, 2002) is an American

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and the winner of the 2005

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. He was owned by the

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, the ''

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'' of

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, principal owner and managing partner of the

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baseball team.

Career

Bellamy Road's first race was on August 3, 2004 at

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, where he came in first. He won his next race, the 2004 Cradle Stakes on September 6, 2004. He competed in the 2004

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, but came in seventh. He rebounded with a win at

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on March 12, 2005, and then won the 2005

. This proved to be the last win of his career. He was considered a favorite for the

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, but finished seventh. He then ended his career with a second place finish in the 2005

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Stud career

Bellamy Road's descendants include: ''c = colt, f =

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, g = gelding''

Pedigree

References

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