Belle Of The Ball provided Stauffenberg Bloodstock with the perfect start to the 2026 two-year-old season when winning at Cork
Pinhooked by STAUFFENBERG BLOODSTOCK, the daughter of Mohaather became our first two-year-old runner of 2026 — and our first two-year-old winner of the year — with an impressive success in the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden over five furlongs.
Trained by Mrs John Harrington and ridden by Shane Foley, BELLE OF THE BALL showed plenty of natural speed and professionalism. Sent off 3/1 joint-favourite, she led from the stalls, travelled strongly, and kept on powerfully in the closing stages to score by four lengths.
BELLE OF THE BALL is a filly by Mohaather out of Edelmira, by Peintre Celebre. She had shaped with promise on debut at the Curragh earlier this month and took a major step forward at Cork, confirming the early speed and quality she had shown at home.
Bred by Piercetown Stud & Tactful Finance, BELLE OF THE BALL was purchased by STAUFFENBERG BLOODSTOCK as a foal at the 2024 Goffs November Foal Sale , raised and prepped at their farm at SCHLOSSGUT ITLINGEN before being offered at Goffs Orby Book 1 the following year through longtime ally Abbeville Stud. Her Cork victory is an exciting early result for our 2026 juvenile crop and a rewarding moment for the team behind her.
Congratulations to her owners OMEGA Racing, Belle Morris & Russell B Jones JR, trainer Jessie Harrington, jockey Shane Foley, and all connected with BELLE OF THE BALL.
