Luscious Ballad (JPN) Horse
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Luscious Ballad is a 4yo b from Japan trained by Naoyuki Matoba. It is by Reach The Crown out of Sweet Melody. The horse has not yet broken its maiden status, failing to win in eight starts. In its most recent race at Ohi on 31 Dec 2025, Luscious Ballad was ridden by Masashige Honda and finished seventh behind the winner Royal Tale.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ohi 31-Dec-25 1600m GOOD R1 Race 1 (cond) (of $2,660,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:44.200, SP: 15.00 1st Royal Tale ( T Yano 123 ) 2nd Rurimon Hanabachi ( W Joji 119 ) 0.75L 3rd Smart Sierra ( R Novata 119 ) 1.05L 7th Luscious Ballad ( M Honda 119 ) 12.45L See full results | M Honda 54kg 12.45L | 7 (12) |
| Ohi 14-Jul-25 1400m SOFT R4 Race 4 (cond) $375,000 (of $2,850,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:28.500, SP: 10.00 1st Winning Shot ( K Nishi 123 ) 2nd Win Galant ( W Joji 123 ) 8.00L 3rd Luscious Ballad ( M Honda 119 ) 8.75L See full results | M Honda 54kg 8.75L | 3 (13) |
| Ohi 02-Jul-25 1600m GOOD R3 Race 3 (cond) (of $2,850,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:44.700, SP: 6.50 1st Buzz March ( R Fujita 123 ) 2nd Shark Copa ( S Yoshii 119 ) 2.00L 3rd Manicure ( R Novata 119 ) 0.75L 8th Luscious Ballad ( T Kanta 117 ) 9.35L See full results | T Kanta 53.1kg 9.35L | 8 (13) |
| Ohi 10-Jun-25 1600m HEAVY R4 Race 4 (cond) (of $2,850,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:44.200, SP: 9.00 1st Copano Madeline ( S Yoshii 119 ) 2nd Kawano Nagareboshi ( S Nakamura 123 ) 7.00L 3rd Manicure ( R Novata 119 ) 2.00L 7th Luscious Ballad ( T Kanta 117 ) 9.90L See full results | T Kanta 53.1kg 9.90L | 7 (14) |
| Ohi 20-May-25 1400m HEAVY R2 Race 2 (cond) (of $3,420,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:28.100, SP: 6.00 1st Futaba Success ( K Nishi 123 ) 2nd Buzz March ( R Fujita 123 ) 7.00L 3rd Gagates ( H Chida 119 ) 1.75L 8th Luscious Ballad ( T Kanta 117 ) 11.65L See full results | T Kanta 53.1kg 11.65L | 8 (14) |
| Ohi 25-Dec-24 1400m R1 Race 1 (cond) $1,200,000 (of $5,700,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:31.000, SP: 5.00 1st Omasa ( T Yano 121 ) 2nd Luscious Ballad ( Y Ando 119 ) 5.00L 3rd Mjuk Emperor ( T Hotaru 117 ) 1.00L See full results | Y Ando 54kg 5.00L | 2 (10) |
| Ohi 02-Dec-24 1200m GOOD R1 Race 1 (cond) $300,000 (of $5,700,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:14.600, SP: 4.33 1st Bean Smoke Mocha ( R Abe 119 ) 2nd Tsurumaru Gekko ( T Sasagawa 119 ) 4.00L 3rd Kattara Kimasen ( W Joji 119 ) 4.00L 5th Luscious Ballad ( Y Ando 119 ) 10.25L See full results | Y Ando 54kg 10.25L | 5 (13) |
| Ohi 17-Oct-24 1200m GOOD R6 (of $4,931,054), Winning Time: 01:14.400, SP: 22/1 1st Miracle Making ( N Mikamoto 121 ) 2nd Lime Flavor ( T Yano 121 ) 4.00L 3rd Mountain Laurel ( T Sasagawa 121 ) 0.20L 7th Luscious Ballad ( Y Ando 119 , Cd 0 ) 14.75L See full results | Y Ando 54kg, Cd 0 14.75L | 7 (10) |