Best Balladeer (JPN) Horse
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Best Balladeer is a 3yo bay horse from Japan trained by Masato Nishizono. It is sired by the stallion Danon Ballade out of the dam Rafforzato. Best Balladeer has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in three starts. In its most recent race at Kyoto on 12 Jan 2026, it was ridden by Arata Saito and finished 15th behind the winner Kelheim.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |