Bellagio RCA

Alixir x Rhapsody In Black
2003 Black Stallion
2004 Egyptian Event Egyptian Breeders Challenge Champion
Sire of 2009 Egyptian Event Egyptian Breeders Challenge Champion
2005 Egyptian Event Junior Champion Colt
2005 Scottsdale Top Ten Colt

Appearing as if of myth and legend, the young rare ebony stallion Bellagio RCA never disappoints spectators of any age. A son of Alixir, he is a wonderful example of the sporty nature of his foals, and just like his father, loves to play with a Jolly Ball. Bellagio is just beginning his breeding career as Arabians Ltd.’s junior stallion in residence, though you’d never know he’s only four by the way he carries himself. He embodies Walter Farley’s fabled Black Stallion and has made the books come true for children visiting as part of the childhood reading program The Black Stallion Literacy Project.

As a yearling, Bellagio won the extremely competitive Egyptian Breeders’ Challenge at the Egyptian Event. Bellagio’s win in that class began a sweep of this class that lasted for 3 years, featuring 3 full siblings, and winning $45,000 for their breeders. The very next year, Bellagio was crowned unanimous Junior Champion Colt as a two-year-old! In Scottsdale, he came in 3rd in a class of 30 in open Arabian competition.

Since his birth, his mother Rhapsody in Black, an exotic black Thee Desperado daughter, has never been bred to any other stallion, so thrilled were Jim and Judy with the offspring of the cross. Bellagio’s grandmother, Aliashahm RA, also a black mare, was thought to be the outcome of a mixed-up breeding because both of her parents were grey. The DNA tests proved that this unusual occurrence was no accident, and Aliashahm, one of Judy’s most treasured mares, began a legacy which is now epitomized in Bellagio. His first foals were born in 2007, after much anticipation, as Bellagio had been in the show and stallion barn since he was weaned. These babies are lovely, and they all are stretchy, stylish, and have tiny ears! We love their expressive faces and their sweet dispositions, too.

Bellagio’s foals:

Sanctuary’s Legacy
2009 Bay Colt
Bellagio RCA x RF Rosetta by Thee Desperado

2009 Black Filly
Bellagio RCA x Avalon CC

Sanctuary Jasirah
2007 Black Filly
Bellagio RCA x RF Rosetta by Thee Desperado

Oruba Alrabie RCA
2008 Bay Filly
Bellagio RCA x Bint Aliashahm
2009 Egyptian Event CHAMPION Egyptian Breeders Challenge Fillies ATH

Rock Creek Senari
2007 Bay Gelding
Bellagio RCA x Bint Aliashahm
2007 Cowtown Classic Reserve Grand Champion Gelding

Breeding information: For information on breeding to this classically beautiful black stallion, watching him play with his ball, or seeing his fine foals, please contact us!