Balladeer (USA)
About
Balladeer is a 6yo b from the United States trained by George Papaprodromou. It is by Distorted Humor out of Golden Ballad. The horse has recorded 4 wins in its career. On 2 Oct 2023 at Santa Anita, Balladeer secured its most important victory, earning $200,000 in the John Henry Turf Championship Stakes.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Downs 31-Aug-25 3319m FIRM R7 Mountain Dew Bowling Green Gold Cup Invitational Stakes (Stakes) (of $1,000,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:29.580, SP: 17.00 | F Geroux 54.4kg 54.2kgL | 6 (6) |
| Del Mar 28-Jul-25 1810m FIRM R9 Eddie Read Stakes (Stakes) $500 (of $250,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:48.550, SP: 26.00 at the seven-sixteenths pole, moved inched ahead with three furlongs left to run, came under threat from BALNIKHOV (IRE) at the quarter pole, drifted out while maintaining a short advantage over rivals on both sides entering the final furlong, continued to drift while dueling with. | A Cedillo 54.9kg 7.10L | 6 (6) |
| Santa Anita 16-Jun-25 2816m FIRM R9 San Juan Capistrano Stakes (Stakes) $10,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:45.940, SP: 5.50 stalked the pacesetter in hand while moving to the inside, lost a bit of ground while remaining in range on the clubhouse turn, crept closer leaving the backstretch, took aim from the two path entering the lane but could not summon the needed late kick. | K Desormeaux 57.2kg 3.25L | 3 (5) |
| Santa Anita 04-May-25 2011m GOOD R6 Charles Whittingham S. Presented by FanDuel (Stakes) $14,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:59.920, SP: 17.00 Opened up,grudgingly | K Desormeaux 54.4kg 1.20L | 4 (6) |
| Santa Anita 23-Mar-25 2414m GOOD R7 San Luis Rey Stakes (Stakes) $500 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:24.730, SP: 26.00 Bobbled,inside,folded | G Franco 56.2kg 19.50L | 6 (8) |
| Kentucky Downs 08-Sep-24 2414m GOOD R10 FanDuel TV Kentucky Turf Cup Stakes (Stakes) $20,000 (of $2,000,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:24.930, SP: 36.00 Prss 2w-3p,wknd 6p5/16 | F Geroux 55.3kg 32.75L | 9 (9) |
| Del Mar 29-Jul-24 1810m GOOD R9 Eddie Read Stakes (Stakes) $500 (of $250,001) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:47.880, SP: 31.00 Pace inside, weakened | A Cedillo 54.9kg 4.65L | 8 (9) |
| Santa Anita 05-May-24 2011m GOOD R7 Santa Anita race 7 $4,000 (of $118,110) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:12.090, SP: 8/1 Pace,ins,resist,wknd | D V Dyke 55.3kg 1.25L | 5 (8) |
| Santa Anita 24-Mar-24 2414m GOOD R7 Race 7-San Luis Rey Stakes $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:26.980, SP: 6/1 Keen early foot,wknd | V Espinoza 56.2kg 6.75L | 4 (5) |
| Santa Anita 10-Feb-24 2011m GOOD R8 Santa Anita race 8 $6,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:01.140, SP: 9/4 Pace ins,drftd/bp uppr | V Espinoza 56.2kg 6.50L | 3 (6) |
| Del Mar 25-Nov-23 2414m GOOD R7 Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes (Stakes) $12,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:28.020 Pace inside, weakened | V Espinoza 56.2kg 2.05L | 4 (7) |
| Santa Anita 05-Nov-23 2414m R8 Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (Stakes) $40,000 (of $4,000,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:24.300 sprinted clear and steered across to the inside, controlled the pace to the final furlong, roused around the bend, clung to a narrow lead entering the stretch and gave way once overtaken. | V Espinoza 57.2kg 7.50L | 9 (11) |
| Santa Anita 02-Oct-23 2011m GOOD R7 John Henry Turf Championship Stakes (Stakes) $126,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:58.940 Lug out xing,held game | V Espinoza 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Kentucky Downs 10-Sep-23 2112m GOOD R6 Race 6 $107,100 (of $170,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:08.880 showed good early speed to set the early pace and held gamely to be well clear late under steady pressure. | F Geroux 55.3kg | 1 (11) |
| Del Mar 20-Aug-23 1609m GOOD R6 CL $5,880 (of $84,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:34.320 stalked in the two path, closest in pursuit entering the drive, chased through the final furlong and failed to find the needed late kick. | J V Jr 55.8kg 1.65L | 4 (10) |
| Del Mar 22-Jul-23 1810m GOOD R10 CL (of $84,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:47.390, SP: 12.00 Floated out3/8,4-5w2nd | A Cedillo 55.8kg 5.50L | 8 (11) |
| Santa Anita 04-Jun-23 1810m GOOD R5 CL $39,690 (of $63,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:49.300, SP: 5.50 Brk out/bpd,ins,held | A Cedillo 56.2kg | 1 (5) |
| Santa Anita 08-May-23 1609m GOOD R5 CL $12,600 (of $63,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:34.990, SP: 14.00 was closest in pursuit from the two path, bid two then three wide leaving second bend, fought three deep into the final furlong and got outkicked by the winner. | A Cedillo 56.2kg 0.30L | 2 (8) |
| Santa Anita 09-Apr-23 1810m FIRM R8 Race 8 (of $72,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:49.820, SP: 3.25 sent for the lead from inside, set the pace under pressure in the middle stages, lost command at the five-sixteenths pole, chased the leaders from the rail past the quarter pole and tired in the drive. | M Smith 56.2kg 15.75L | 5 (6) |
| Santa Anita 29-Jan-23 1609m GOOD R6 Race 6 $5,040 (of $72,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.740, SP: 5.00 pressed the pace inside the lead from the two path into the clubhouse turn, ceded the lead and switched to the outside leaving the first turn, chased the top pair to the far turn, angled to the inside around that bend and could not rally. | M Gutierrez 55.3kg 7.00L | 4 (6) |
| Santa Anita 03-Jan-23 1609m GOOD R10 Race 10 (of $93,600) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:34.590, SP: 13.00 Waitd1/4,askd,no rally | M Gutierrez 55.3kg 3.10L | 5 (9) |
| Santa Anita 05-Nov-22 1609m GOOD R10 Race 10 $5,733 (of $81,900) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:33.880, SP: 4.20 Sent,headed 1/4,wknd | E Maldonado 53.5kg 3.25L | 4 (7) |
| Kentucky Downs 05-Sep-22 2112m GOOD (of $85,333), Winning Time: 02:15.250, SP: 12.00 Ins,gve way grudgingly | R Gutierrez 53.5kg, Cd 0 1.25L | 4 (11) |
| Del Mar 14-Aug-22 1609m GOOD R8 Race 8 (of $106,600) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:34.560, SP: 15.00 sent for the lead from inside, opened up a large lead early, remained well clear to the stretch, held a diminished lead entering the furlong grounds, reeled in by rivals with a sixteenth to go and yielded. | V Espinoza 54.9kg 2.80L | 5 (9) |
| Del Mar 24-Jul-22 1709m GOOD R5 Race 5 (of $106,600) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:42.780, SP: 21.00 got forced out first time in the stretch, settled off the rail, got carried out again near the quarter pole and lacked a rally. | V Espinoza 54.9kg 6.35L | 10 (12) |
| Santa Anita 30-May-22 1609m GOOD R5 Race 5 $54,873 (of $87,100) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.320, SP: 13.00 Prssd outsd,led,clear | R Vazquez 53.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Santa Anita 18-Apr-22 1709m FIRM R4 Race 4 $8,710 (of $87,100) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:44.980 showed speed between rivals into the first turn then dueled outside GO JOE WON, vied between again on the far turn and down the stretch, fought into the final sixteenth and faltered late. | D A Herrera 51.3kg, Cd 49kg 1.50L | 3 (7) |
| Santa Anita 20-Mar-22 1609m FIRM R2 Race 2 $10,600 (of $53,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.250 pressed the pace from outside, lost contact for a bit before applying pressure again on the backstretch, dueled two then three wide past the five-sixteenths pole, led briefly in upper stretch but was soon overtaken by the winner and ran on to prove second best. | D A Herrera 51.3kg, Cd 49kg 2.25L | 2 (5) |
| Santa Anita 14-Feb-22 1609m GOOD R6 Race 6 (of $87,100) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:38.360 and steadied into the first turn, was unhurried on the inside, moved out in the stretch and kept on through the lane to improve position. | J J Hernandez 55.3kg 9.90L | 10 (11) |
| Santa Anita 01-Jan-22 m $8,710 (of $87,100), Winning Time: 01:17.810 dropped back early, navigated the turn three wide and lacked a response when called upon. | D A Herrera 9.50L | 3 (4) |