Unbridled Belle

Unbridled Belle
Adam Coglianese/NYRA photo

2003, Broken Vow - Little Bold Belle, by Silver Buck

Breeder: Charger Six Venture (Ky.)

Owner: Team Valor Stables

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Regular Rider: Ramon Dominguez

Pedigree

Unbridled Belle
Broken Vow
Little Bold Belle
Unbridled
Wedding Vow
Silver Buck
Bold Juana
Fappiano
Gana Facil
Nijinsky II
Wedding Picture
Buckpasser
Silver True
John Alden
Little Bold Sphinx

Purchase Info

Initially consigned to 2004 Keeneland September yearling sale by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. Purchased for $4,000 by Gary Capuano, agent.

Capuano trained Unbridled Belle for her first start for owner Paul Fowler Jr., a maiden victory at Laurel Park, after which she was acquired privately by Team Valor and sent to trainer Todd Pletcher.

Pedigree Highlights

Click on the highlighted stallion name near the top of the page to go to the Thoroughbred Times Stallion Directory page for Broken Vow.

Dam Little Bold Belle was a stakes winner and is a full sister to multiple Grade 3 stakes winner Classic Endeavor.

In addition to Unbridled Belle she is also the dam of stakes winner Stones River, by Monarchos.

Second dam Bold Juana was a winner and is a full sister to multiple graded stakes winner Little Bold John who won a total of 25 stakes races during a 105 race career while earning $1,956,406.

In addition to Little Bold Belle and Classic Endeavor, Bold Juana is also the dam of mutiple stakes winner B. B. Best, an earner of $630,315.

Race Record

AgeStarts1st2nd3rdEarnings 
38211$138,020
45220$1,116,500
52101$200,000

At 3: 1– Go for Wand S.

At 4: 1– Beldame S. (G1), Delaware H. (G2), 2– Personal Ensign S. (G1), Obeah H.

At 5: 1– Obeah S. (G3), 3– Delaware H. (G2)

Last Start

Won Beldame S. (G1) on Sept. 30 at Belmont

Contender Status

Last year, Unbridled Belle faced some very stiff competition in the form of division rivals such as Pine Island, Lemons Forever, Teammate, and Wonder Lady Anne L.

It was the kind of seasoning that has made her a more formidable foe this year, winning the Delaware Handicap (G2) aas well as finishing second to Miss Shop in the Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) at Saratoga.

Miss Shop probably ran the best race of her career in the Personal Ensign to deny the late-closing Unbridled Belle her bid for Grade 1 glory, but the Broken Vow filly remedied that shortcoming in the Beldame Stakes (G1) on September 30 at Belmont Park in which she defeated Indian Vale, Ginger Punch, Balance, and Miss Shop.

Indian Vale, like Unbridled Belle, is trained by Todd Pletcher, and only a head separated the two at the end of the Beldame.

"It's unfortunate that sometimes you have to run them together, but it was the right thing for both fillies and both owners," Pletcher said. "I think they both ran well enough to go forward."

Unbridled Belle will have no problem getting into the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1), the Beldame victory guaranteed her a spot as the race was part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" series.

Recent Works

October 21 - Five furlongs breezing in 1:01.28 at Belmont Park, dirt training track fast. Sixth best of 23 workouts at the distance.

October 14 - Five furlongs breezing in 1:02.25 at Belmont Park, dirt training track fast. 21st best of 36 workouts at the distance.