1. BELGICA

Racing record:

2006 7 starts: 1xIII, 1xIV

Show record:

2004 Class Top Five finalist (Yearling Fillies) at the Polish National Show – Janów Podlaski (PL)
2005 Class Top Five finalist (Two-Year-Old Fillies) at the Junior Spring Show – Białka
2005 Reserve Junior Champion Mare at Bełżyce Arabian Horse Show – Bełżyce (PL)
2005 Class Winner (Fillies 2-3 Years Old) at Falborek International Arabian Horse Show – Falborek (PL)
2005 Class Top Five (Two-Year-Old Fillies) at the Polish National Show – Janów Podlaski (PL)
2007 Class Top Five (Mares 4-6 Years Old) at the Polish National Show – Janów Podlaski (PL)
2008 Polish National Senior Top Five Mare – Janów Podlaski (PL)
2008 Class Top Five (Mares 4-6 Years Old) at the Autumn Show – Janów Podlaski (PL)
2009 Class Top Five (Mares 4-6 Years Old) at the Polish National Show – Janów Podlaski (PL)
2010 & 2011 Class Top Five (Mares 7-10 Years Old) at the Polish National Show – Janów Podlaski (PL)
2010 Autumn Show Gold Senior Champion Mare and Best in Show – Janów Podlaski (PL)
2011 Class Top Five (Mares 7-10 Years Old) at All Nations Cup – Aachen (Germany)
2011 Class Top Five (Mares 7-9 Years Old) at the European Championships – Verona (Italy)

Breeding record:

2008 colt BELOS (Ganges) d.bay, 2/9 (1-1-3-2), gelded, sold
2009 filly BERENIKA (Eden C) bay, 2010 Class Top Five (Yearling Fillies) at the Polish National Show – Janów Podlaski, 2010 Autumn Show Silver Junior Champion Mare – Janów Podlaski, 2011 Class Top Five (Two-Year-Old Fillies) at the Junior Spring Show – Białka (PL), 2011 Autumn Show Bronze Junior Champion Mare – Janów Podlaski (PL)
2010 filly BERNADETTA (Ganges) bay, 2011 Class Top Five (Yearling Fillies) at the Junior Spring Show – Białka (PL), at the Polish National Show – Janów Podlaski (PL) and at the Autumn Show – Janów Podlaski (PL)
2011 colt BELENUS (Pilot) bay
2013 a filly by Kahil Al Shaqab, at the Stud

Breeding status:

bred to POGROM

Profile:

A champion mare from a family of historically celebrated equines, dam of two show stars with plenty of active years ahead of her on the show arena and in the breeding barn - Belgica is definitely one to set your sights on among the 2013 Pride of Poland collection.
Belgica’s show career is truly impressive, especially since the crop of 2003 included none other than PIANISSIMA & ETNOLOGIA. As a yearling Belgica placed third in class at the Polish Nationals (behind the mentioned arch-nemeses PIANISSIMA & ETNOLOGIA). Her two year old season encompassed a fourth spot at the Junior Spring Show, A Junior Reserve Championship title at the Bełżyce show, a class win at the Falborek show and a strong second at the Polish Nationals with a sky-high total score of 93,33 (again behind ETNOLOGIA). As a matter of fact on all these occasions Belgica was awarded with scores of 90 or above.
Among Belgica’s numerous performances as a senior the most important include class top fives at the European Championships and All Nations Cup, a Senior Top Five title from the Polish Nationals (where she finally bested her eternal rival ETNOLOGIA) and ultimately - a Senior Champion Mare/Best in Show title from the Autumn Show in Janów Podlaski, an event where just minutes earlier her daughter BERENIKA was crowned Junior Reserve Champion.
Because as much as she is beautiful, Belgica is first and foremost a stellar producer. Her first, BELOS, was a capable athlete with a money-earning finish in the Arabian Produce (Janów Podlaski) St. Her second, BERENIKA, is mirroring her dam’s achievements, with a second spot at the Polish Nationals, a third at the Junior Spring Show, and two titles from the Autumn Show in Janów Podlaski - a Bronze & Silver Junior Championship claimed year after year. Belgica’s third produce, BERNADETTA, is also on her way to stardom, with class top fives from the Junior Spring Show, the Polish Nationals & the Autumn Show currently on her roster.
Belgica is a direct female descendant of the legendary BANDOLA, a sister to US icon BASK and dam of epoch-making chief sires BANDOS & BANAT. This historic heritage is further amplified in Belgica by her sire Gazal Al Shaqab, perhaps the most influential name in the modern era of Arabian horse breeding.