Best Balladeer (JPN) Horse
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Best Balladeer is a 2yo b horse from Japan trained by Masato Nishizono. The colt is by Danon Ballade out of Rafforzato. It has yet to win, being winless in four starts. In its latest start at Kokura on 1 Mar 2026, Taiki Hashiki rode it to a 13th-place finish behind the victor Ecru.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kokura 01-Mar-26 1800m R6 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:49.800, SP: 67.00 1st Ecru ( F Matsuwaka 121 ) 2nd Mieno Crown ( K Nishizuka 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Envelope ( K Sameshima 121 ) 1.50L 13th Best Balladeer ( T Hashiki 115 ) 8.45L See full results | T Hashiki 52.2kg 8.45L | 13 (16) |
| Kyoto 12-Jan-26 1400m R12 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.200, SP: 151.00 1st Kelheim ( R Takasugi 121 ) 2nd Aqua Eye ( M Iwata 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Moonlit Isle ( S Yoshimura 121 ) 2.80L 15th Best Balladeer ( A Saito 121 ) 12.80L See full results | A Saito 54.9kg 12.80L | 15 (18) |
| Tokyo 15-Nov-25 1600m GOOD R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:34.900, SP: 67.00 1st Spe Luce ( K Miura 123 ) 2nd Sunday Smash ( T Marquand 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Shonan Pathos ( K Yokoyama 123 ) 0.30L 12th Best Balladeer ( Y Hishida 121 ) 6.35L See full results | Y Hishida 54.9kg 6.35L | 12 (17) |
| Hanshin 20-Sep-25 1600m R5 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $14,250,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.100, SP: 101.00 1st GOOD Piece ( A Nishimura 121 ) 2nd Maple Happy ( H Kameda 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Makana Anela ( Y Kitamura 121 ) 3.00L 7th Best Balladeer ( Y Tsunoda 121 ) 5.45L See full results | Y Tsunoda 54.9kg 5.45L | 7 (14) |