Balladeer (USA) Horse
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Balladeer, a 7yo b from the United States trained by George Papaprodromou, is by Distorted Humor out of Golden Ballad. The horse has secured five wins in its career. On 2 Oct 2023 at Santa Anita, Balladeer achieved its most notable victory, taking the $200,000 John Henry Turf Championship Stakes.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 25-Jul-26 1811m FIRM R4 Race 4 $32,130 (of $51,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:47.730, SP: 7.50 stepped to the front, controlled the pace in the opening stages, patiently handled on the far turn, given his cue turning for home, asked left handed at the eighth pole and held off a pair of rivals in deep stretch. 1st Balladeer ( J R Leparoux 121 ) 2nd Stamp My Passport ( A Fresu 121 ) 1.00L 3rd City Exile ( U Rispoli 123 ) 1.50L See full results | J R Leparoux 54.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Santa Anita 06-Jun-26 1609m FIRM R8 Race 8 $500 (of $67,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.360, SP: 10.00 chased into the first turn then went up to duel from outside, kept the pressure on the leader up the backstretch, weakened around the far turn and tired. 1st Midway Lane ( A Fresu 124 ) 2nd Magnify ( K Kimura 124 ) 1.75L 3rd Ghazaaly ( E Jaramillo 124 ) 1.25L 6th Balladeer ( M Smith 126 ) 20.50L See full results | M Smith 57.2kg 20.50L | 6 (7) |
| Santa Anita 03-May-26 2012m FIRM R7 Charles Whittingham S. presented by FanDuel TV (Stakes) $4,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:59.990, SP: 8.00 1st Mondego ( E Jaramillo 122 ) 2nd Flashiest ( A Ayuso 120 ) 0.50L 3rd The Padre ( A Fresu 122 ) 1.00L 5th Balladeer ( K Desormeaux 120 ) 23.00L See full results | K Desormeaux 54.4kg 23.00L | 5 (6) |
| Santa Anita 04-Apr-26 1308m FIRM R9 Race 9 $4,970 (of $71,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:11.570, SP: 7.00 stalked the top pair three wide into the turn, came four wide into the stretch, finished willingly to earn a minor award but lacked the needed late punch. 1st Nesso's Lastharrah ( E Jaramillo 124 ) 2nd Virat ( H Berrios 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Son Of A Birch ( F Geroux 124 ) 0.75L 4th Balladeer ( E Maldonado 124 ) 2.00L See full results | E Maldonado 56.2kg 2.00L | 4 (9) |
| Santa Anita 15-Mar-26 1609m FIRM R7 Race 7 $14,200 (of $71,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:34.950, SP: 11.00 was quick to take the lead, shifted in on the first turn when clear to dictate terms inside, was pressured coming to the quarter pole, headed in upper stretch, dug in gamely fighting on to the wire but just missed. 1st Captain Choochies ( M Smith 122 ) 2nd Balladeer ( K Desormeaux 124 ) 0.05L 3rd Centrodelantero ( H Berrios 122 ) 0.15L See full results | K Desormeaux 56.2kg 0.05L | 2 (9) |