Balladeer (USA) Horse
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Balladeer is a 7yo bay from the United States trained by George Papaprodromou. It is sired by Distorted Humor out of the dam Golden Ballad. Balladeer has won 5 races in its career so far. On 2nd Oct 2023 at Santa Anita, Balladeer secured its most important victory to date, earning the $200000.00 John Henry Turf Championship Stakes.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 06-Sep-26 2213m FIRM R2 Race 2 (of $112,663) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:14.900, SP: 7.00 1st Balnikhov ( U Rispoli 125 ) 2nd Path To Power ( J Hernandez 119 ) 1.25L 3rd None Above The Law ( H Berrios 125 ) 5.00L 6th Balladeer ( J R Leparoux 125 ) 9.25L See full results | J R Leparoux 56.7kg 9.25L | 6 (6) |
| Del Mar 25-Jul-26 1811m FIRM R4 Race 4 $45,979 (of $72,983) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:47.730, SP: 7.50 stepped to the front, controlled the pace in the opening stages, patiently handled on the far turn, given his cue turning for home, asked left handed at the eighth pole and held off a pair of rivals in deep stretch. 1st Balladeer ( J R Leparoux 121 ) 2nd Stamp My Passport ( A Fresu 121 ) 1.00L 3rd City Exile ( U Rispoli 123 ) 0.50L See full results | J R Leparoux 54.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Santa Anita 06-Jun-26 1609m FIRM R8 Race 8 $700 (of $93,829) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.360, SP: 10.00 chased into the first turn then went up to duel from outside, kept the pressure on the leader up the backstretch, weakened around the far turn and tired. 1st Midway Lane ( A Fresu 124 ) 2nd Magnify ( K Kimura 124 ) 1.75L 3rd Ghazaaly ( E Jaramillo 124 ) 1.25L 6th Balladeer ( M Smith 126 ) 20.50L See full results | M Smith 57.2kg 20.50L | 6 (7) |
| Santa Anita 03-May-26 2012m FIRM R7 Charles Whittingham S. presented by FanDuel TV (Stakes) $5,554 (of $277,701) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:59.990, SP: 8.00 1st Mondego ( E Jaramillo 122 ) 2nd Flashiest ( A Ayuso 120 ) 0.50L 3rd The Padre ( A Fresu 122 ) 1.00L 5th Balladeer ( K Desormeaux 120 ) 23.00L See full results | K Desormeaux 54.4kg 23.00L | 5 (6) |
| Santa Anita 04-Apr-26 1308m FIRM R9 Race 9 $7,232 (of $103,318) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:11.570, SP: 7.00 stalked the top pair three wide into the turn, came four wide into the stretch, finished willingly to earn a minor award but lacked the needed late punch. 1st Nesso's Lastharrah ( E Jaramillo 124 ) 2nd Virat ( H Berrios 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Son Of A Birch ( F Geroux 124 ) 0.75L 4th Balladeer ( E Maldonado 124 ) 2.00L See full results | E Maldonado 56.2kg 2.00L | 4 (9) |