American Ballad (USA) Horse
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American Ballad is a 3yo b from the United States, trained by Danny Hernandez. He is by the stallion American Anthem out of the dam Magnificent Melody. So far, he has won 1 race. On 29 Nov 2025 at Zia Park, he earned his biggest victory, collecting the $29,500 prize in Race 5.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sunland Park 24-Mar-26 1106m GOOD R8 Race 8 (of $35,800) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:02.570, SP: 11.00 chased the leader between horses through the opening stages, continued around the turn in the two path and faded in the lane. 1st Adiel ( T J Hebert 124 ) 2nd He's A Genius ( F Amparan 124 ) 3.25L 3rd Exit Strategy ( K S Tohill 124 ) 8.25L 6th American Ballad ( O A Jr 121 ) 16.75L See full results | O A Jr 54.9kg 16.75L | 6 (8) |
| Sunland Park 02-Mar-26 1106m FIRM R4 Race 4 $7,160 (of $35,800) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:03.270, SP: 17.00 forwardly placed early on, stalked the solid pace two wide to the quarter marker, was repelled to upper stretch, chased the winner into the final furlong and held well late for the place. 1st Vanishing Money ( A J Jr 121 ) 2nd American Ballad ( O J Andrade 121 ) 2.75L 3rd Call Me Ray ( L Negron 121 ) 0.75L See full results | O J Andrade 54.9kg 2.75L | 2 (7) |
| Sunland Park 24-Feb-26 1308m FIRM R3 Race 3 $456 (of $15,200) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:15.730, SP: 13.00 prompted five deep, vied outside of the leader and from the four path around the turn, but faded between horses in midstretch. 1st Fast Service ( M Perez 124 ) 2nd What Do You Mean ( L Negron 124 ) 4.50L 3rd Stackers ( L R Rodriguez 124 ) 8.75L 5th American Ballad ( O J Andrade 121 ) 9.25L See full results | O J Andrade 54.9kg 9.25L | 5 (6) |
| Zia Park 29-Nov-25 1106m FIRM R5 Race 5 $17,700 (of $29,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:04.740 dueled on the outside up the backstretch, continued around the turn in the four path and kicked clear in the stretch. 1st American Ballad ( O J Andrade 120 ) 2nd Reads Artful Run ( E Gomez 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Low Rollin ( O Hernandez 120 ) 2.25L See full results | O J Andrade 54.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Albuquerque 26-Oct-25 1106m FIRM R6 Md $1,350 (of $15,660) Barrier 9, SP: 4.00 1st Country Club Sport ( L Valenzuela 120 ) 2nd Cash Waterfall ( A J Jr 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Sombrero Negro ( E Medellin 120 ) 1.25L 4th American Ballad ( O J Andrade 120 , Cd 0 ) 7.50L | O J Andrade 54.4kg, Cd 0 7.50L | 4 (9) |
| Albuquerque 21-Sep-25 1207m FIRM R6 Albuquerque Race 6 $300 (of $5,800) Barrier 8, SP: 8.00 1st Sniper Unit ( F S Da 120 ) 2nd Tumbleweed ( C Ramos 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Buy Local ( A Arboleda 120 ) 0.50L 5th American Ballad ( O J Andrade 120 , Cd 0 ) 3.00L | O J Andrade 54.4kg, Cd 0 3.00L | 5 (10) |