Counterbalance (USA) Horse
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Counterbalance is a 3yo dark bay/brown colt from the United States trained by Michael W. McCarthy. He is by Caravaggio out of Out Of Balance. He has recorded 2 wins in his career so far. On 9 Mar 2026 at Santa Anita, Counterbalance earned his most important victory, taking the $100,000 China Doll Stakes. He has been a profitable runner for bettors, offering roughly a 60% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 09-Mar-26 1609m FIRM R2 China Doll Stakes (Stakes) $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:33.740, SP: 4.50 was closest early in the two path, chased outside a rival up the backstretch, remained two wide through the far turn, challenged between into the lane, put a head in front past the eighth pole and drove clear in the last sixteenth. 1st Counterbalance ( K Kimura 120 ) 2nd Hypergamy ( E Jaramillo 120 ) 2.00L 3rd Himika ( J J Hernandez 120 ) 2.75L See full results | K Kimura 54.4kg | 1 (5) |
| Santa Anita 01-Feb-26 1308m FIRM R9 Md $44,100 (of $70,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:14.800, SP: 3.50 dueled briefly from outside then followed closely up the backstretch, bid two wide around the turn, dueled into the lane, took over in upper stretch, drew clear midstretch and held safely under urging. 1st Counterbalance ( K Kimura 122 ) 2nd Mo Sasha ( J Hernandez 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Kinzlee'scharisma ( T Baze 122 ) 2.50L See full results | K Kimura 55.3kg | 1 (12) |
| Del Mar 29-Nov-25 1010m FIRM R1 Md $12,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:58.540, SP: 5.00 1st Eva Lea ( H Berrios 122 ) 2nd Counterbalance ( K Kimura 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Miss Donna ( U Rispoli 122 ) 1.75L See full results | K Kimura 55.3kg 1.50L | 2 (9) |
| Del Mar 06-Sep-25 1610m FIRM R6 Md $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.320, SP: 2.75 1st Brave Deb ( M Demuro 122 ) 2nd Yurak ( H Berrios 122 ) 0.20L 3rd Cortina D'amprezzo ( U Rispoli 122 ) 0.75L 5th Counterbalance ( K Kimura 122 ) 2.10L See full results | K Kimura 55.3kg 2.10L | 5 (10) |
| Del Mar 20-Jul-25 1010m FIRM R6 Md $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.250, SP: 26.00 tracked just out of range in the early going, lost ground on the rail then two wide around the bend, moved out in the lane and showed late run to earn a minor award. 1st La Wally ( A Fresu 122 ) 2nd Cherry Cider ( J Hernandez 122 ) 0.15L 3rd Thank You India ( R Gonzalez 122 ) 2.25L 4th Counterbalance ( K Kimura 122 ) 3.05L See full results | K Kimura 55.3kg 3.05L | 4 (9) |