Balantina (2023) Horse

Foal Date

23-Apr-23

Colour

bay

Sire

Ten Sovereigns

Dam

Balankiyla

Prize Money

1075805

Owners

Weston/medallion/reeves T'bred/mcnulty

About

Balantina, a 3yo filly trained by Donnacha O'Brien in Tipperary, contested the Ascot R4 Coronation Stakes (Fillies' Group 1). She is by Ten Sovereigns out of Balankiyla and has recorded two career victories. Her most notable triumph came on 1 Nov 2025 at Del Mar, winning the $1,000,000 John Deere Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. She has been a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 214% return on investment for those who backed her throughout her career.

Raced At

Del Mar • Curragh • Deauville • Royal Ascot • Ascot Park

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Del Mar 01-Nov-25 1610m FIRM R8 John Deere Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (Stakes) $630,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:35.070, SP: 15.00 1st Balantina ( O Murphy 122 ) 2nd Pacific Mission ( C Keane 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Ground Support ( A Beschizza 122 ) 0.20L See full resultsO Murphy 55.3kg1 (12)
Curragh 23-Aug-25 1410m GOOD R5 CL1 $3,600 (of $119,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.700, SP: 7.00 1st Composing ( W Lordan 128 ) 2nd Suzie Songs ( G Carroll 128 ) 2.50L 3rd Evolutionist ( S Foley 128 ) 1.75L 5th Balantina ( G Ryan 128 ) 9.00L See full resultsG Ryan 58.1kg 9.00L5 (6)
Deauville 03-Aug-25 1400m GOOD R7 CL1 $14,640 (of $73,200) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.670, SP: 4.33 1st Green Spirit ( M Guyon 123 ) 2nd Balantina ( T Marquand 123 ) 0.15L 3rd Narissa ( M Barzalona 123 ) 1.50L See full resultsT Marquand 55.8kg 0.15L2 (8)
Royal Ascot 20-Jun-25 1210m GOOD R1 CL1 $13,450 (of $122,963) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.870, SP: 41.00 Raced centre of group, held up towards rear, headway under pressure 2f out, went 3rd and stayed on same pace inside final furlong 1st Venetian Sun ( C Lee 128 ) 2nd Awaken ( B Loughnane 128 ) 1.50L 3rd Balantina ( T Marquand 128 ) 2.50L See full resultsT Marquand 58.1kg 2.50L3 (17)
Ascot Park 20-Jun-25 1210m R1 Ascot Park race 1 $18,115 (of $168,353) Barrier 4 1st Venetian Sun ( 128 ) 2nd Awaken ( 128 ) 3rd Balantina ( 128 )58.1kg3 (17)