After a relatively uneventful early career, Bella reached her peak racing form in her later years, with her first Group 1 win being in the
Manikato Stakes in 2022. Her biggest victory came in the 2024 running of The Everest, Australia's richest race, ridden by
Craig Williams. She is the first and only female horse to have won the race. Bella was retired in 2025, her final race being in the Group 1
Champions Sprint, finishing third. Shortly after the sale, it was announced that she would be bred with the two-time Group 1-winning sire
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