Bal a Bali
Bal a Bali (foaled September 22, 2010) is a Brazilian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the Brazilian Rio de Janeiro Triple Crown in 2014, the twelfth horse to do so. He was named the Brazilian Horse of the Year of 2013/2014, having won all eight starts that year with several track records to his credit.
| Bal a Bali | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Put It Back |
| Grandsire | Honour and Glory |
| Dam | In My Side |
| Damsire | Clackson |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | September 22, 2010 |
| Country | Brazil |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Haras Santa Maria de Araras |
| Owner | Stud Alvarenga (2013–2014) Fox Hill Farms & Siena Farm (2014–2016) Calumet Farm (2017) |
| Trainer | Dulcino Guignoni (2013–2014) Richard Mandella (2014–2017) |
| Record | 26: 15-1-4 |
| Earnings | US$1,258,268 |
| Major wins | |
| Grande Prêmio Mario de Azevedo Ribeiro (2013) Grande Prêmio Julio Capua (2013) Grande Prêmio Doutor Frontin (2014) Grande Prêmio Brasil (2014) Grande Prêmio Estado do Rio de Janeiro (2014) Grande Prêmio Francisco Eduardo de Paula Machado (2014) Grande Prêmio Cruzeiro do Sul (2014) American Stakes (2015) Frank E. Kilroe Mile (2017) Shoemaker Mile (2017) | |
| Awards | |
| Brazilian Horse of the Year (2013/2014) Brazilian Champion Three-Year-Old Colt (2013/2014) | |
In July 2014, he was sold to new owners and shipped to America but came down with a life-threatening bout of laminitis. After intensive treatment, he was finally able to return to the race track a year later, with mixed results. Late in 2016, he was sold again, this time to Calumet Farm for use as a breeding stallion. However, his trainer Richard Mandella convinced the owners to keep the horse active for another year and Bal a Bali responded by winning the Frank E. Kilroe Mile and Shoemaker Mile Stakes. He is the second survivor of laminitis to return and win a Grade I race (the first being Lady Eli in the 2016 Flower Bowl), marking significant progress in the treatment of the disease.