- Bella Paola
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Bella Paola
caption =
sire = Ticino
grandsire = Athanasius
dam = Rhea II
damsire = Gundomar
sex = Mare
foaled = 1955
country =France flagicon|France
colour = Brown
breeder =François Dupré
owner = François Dupré
trainer =François Mathet
record =
earnings =
race = Grand Critérium (1957)Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte (1957)Prix Imprudence (1958)
1,000 Guineas (1958)Epsom Oaks (1958)Prix Vermeille (1958)Champion Stakes (1958)
awards =
honours =
updated= January 1, 2008Bella Paola (foaled 1955) was a racehorse owned and bred by
François Dupré and trained byFrançois Mathet . She was the second best two-year-old inFrance with three successes including the Grand Critérium – only her stablemateTexana was rated superior to her. Dupré and Mathet were always keen to attack the top prizes inEngland and Bella Paola won both the 1,000 Guineas and theEpsom Oaks . In the former she was ridden bySerge Boullenger , but because of military service he was not allowed to ride at Epsom andMax Garcia replaced him. Also runner-up in thePrix du Jockey Club , Bella Paola ran disappointingly in thePrix de l'Arc de Triomphe , but ended her career with victory in theChampion Stakes .At stud her best foal was
Pola Bella , who won thePoule d'Essai des Pouliches and was second in thePrix de Diane before breeding several winners, includingVal Divine .References
* The Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing - written by Bill Mooney and George Ennor
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/bella+paola Bella Paola's pedigree and racing stats]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.