Ballon d'Or (2021) Horse

Foal Date

26-Oct-21

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

U S Navy Flag

Dam

Ireland's Teardrop

Prize Money

123390

Trainer

Peter & Shaun Mckay

Owners

JML Bloodstock Ltd (Mgr: L Petagna), KR Bloodstock, Kim & Peter McKay, Mrs A M & B H Perry & R A Perry

About

Ballon d'Or is a 4yo bay gelding (male) from trained by Peter & Shaun Mckay, who is based at Matamata. He is sired by the stallion U S Navy Flag out of the dam Ireland's Teardrop. Ballon d'Or has managed to win 4 races in his career so far. On 18th Jan 2025 at Trentham, Ballon d'Or scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $65000.00 3yo Open Set Weight With Penalties. He has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Ballon d'Or throughout his career you'd have achieved a 17% return on investment.

Raced At

Trentham • Te Aroha • Te Rapa • Otaki • Taupo • Hastings • Cambridge

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Trentham 12-Apr-25 1400m SOFT 5 R6 BM 75 Hcp $20,125 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.050, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Ballon d'Or ( M Mcnab 59 ) 2nd Truce ( M Cartwright 57.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Knights Realm ( J Chung 59.5 , Cd 61.5 ) 0.20L See full results	M Mcnab 59kg	1 (9)
Te Aroha 29-Mar-25 1400m GOOD 4 R1 3YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $7,400 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.980, SP: 1.70 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st Class ( A Lawson-carroll 57 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Ballon d'Or ( J Fawcett 58.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Fillygizalook ( C Barnes 55 ) 4.70L See full results	J Fawcett 58.5kg 0.20L	2 (4)
Trentham 22-Mar-25 1400m SOFT 6 R7 G2 3YO Open Set Weight $6,250 (of $250,000) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 01:23.890, SP: 21.70 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Vegas Queen ( W Pinn 55 ) 2nd Archaic Smile ( M Hashizume 55 ) 0.50L 3rd Dramatic Miss ( T Mitchell 55 ) 0.60L 5th Ballon d'Or ( J Doyle 57 ) 1.00L See full results	J Doyle 57kg 1.00L	5 (18)
Trentham 02-Mar-25 1400m GOOD 3 R1 3YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $23,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.350, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Ballon d'Or ( M Mcnab 58 ) 2nd Wingman ( C Grylls 58 ) 0.80L 3rd Detrimental ( J Riddell 58 ) 1.30L See full results	M Mcnab 58kg	1 (6)
Te Rapa 08-Feb-25 1200m GOOD 4 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $1,625 (of $65,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.940, SP: 4.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 8th 1st One More Dance ( S Spratt 55 ) 2nd Charmrose ( C Grylls 56.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Phoebe Buffay ( K Stott 56.5 ) 0.60L 5th Ballon d'Or ( R Hutchings 59.5 ) 2.10L See full results	R Hutchings 59.5kg 2.10L	5 (9)
Trentham 18-Jan-25 1200m GOOD 4 R2 3YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $37,375 (of $65,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:06.830, SP: 8.90 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st Ballon d'Or ( R Hutchings 57 ) 2nd Kereti ( L Currie 57 ) 0.80L 3rd Albarossa ( M R Lerner 57 ) 3.30L See full results	R Hutchings 57kg	1 (7)
Trentham 21-Dec-24 1200m GOOD 4 R2 3YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $7,400 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:08.460, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th 1st Komocean ( C Grylls 55 ) 2nd Ballon d'Or ( M Mcnab 57 ) 1.90L 3rd Elegant Jazz ( T Comignaghi 55 ) 3.00L See full results	M Mcnab 57kg 1.90L	2 (5)
Otaki 28-Nov-24 1200m SOFT 5 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $14,375 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.180, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st Ballon d'Or ( N S Parmar 57 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Linara ( K Chowdhoory 58.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Good Craic ( J Doyle 56.5 ) 2.80L See full results	N S Parmar 57kg, Cd 58kg	1 (14)
Te Rapa 12-Oct-24 1400m SOFT 6 R5 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $975 (of $65,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.190, SP: 19.90 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th 1st Lux Libertas ( W Kennedy 57.5 ) 2nd On The Town ( J Doyle 54.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Cleat ( M Hashizume 58 ) 1.80L 6th Ballon d'Or ( M Cartwright 54.5 ) 4.00L See full results	M Cartwright 54.5kg 4.00L	6 (9)
Taupo 20-Sep-24 1200m SOFT 7 R6 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $3,330 (of $18,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:15.300, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th 1st Sought After ( M Hashizume 56 ) 2nd Ballon d'Or ( C Grylls 56 ) 1.80L 3rd Tikaani ( D Danis 58.5 ) 2.00L See full results	C Grylls 56kg 1.80L	2 (11)
Hastings 07-Sep-24 1200m GOOD 4 R5 LR 3YO Open Set Weight $1,350 (of $90,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.370, SP: 35.40 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Poetic Champion ( M Cartwright 57 ) 2nd Savaglee ( S Spratt 57 ) 2.30L 3rd Full Force ( R Elliot 57 ) 3.60L 8th Ballon d'Or ( M Hashizume 57 ) 9.70L See full results	M Hashizume 57kg 9.70L	8 (8)
Cambridge 08-Aug-24 970m SYNTHETIC R4 Mdn Hcp $3,060 (of $17,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:55.030, SP: 4.70 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Tomoe Gozen ( B Rogerson 56.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Ballon d'Or ( C Grylls 56 ) 0.10L 3rd Vigor Happiness ( V Colgan 56 ) 0.60L See full results	C Grylls 56kg 0.10L	2 (8)
Te Rapa 04-May-24 1400m SOFT 7 R6 LR 2YO Open Set Weight $1,200 (of $80,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.350, SP: 18.60 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th 1st Super Photon ( M Mcnab 57 ) 2nd Renovations ( V Colgan 55 ) 1.50L 3rd Wind Rush ( S Spratt 57 ) 1.70L 7th Ballon d'Or ( M Hashizume 57 ) 6.30L See full results	M Hashizume 57kg 6.30L	7 (10)
Otaki 13-Apr-24 1300m HEAVY 8 R2 2YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $6,475 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:20.340, SP: 2.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st 1st Star Shadow ( W Pinn 55 ) 2nd Ballon d'Or ( M Hashizume 57 ) 0.10L 3rd Brilliant Battle ( R Elliot 57 ) 1.10L See full results	M Hashizume 57kg 0.10L	2 (5)
Otaki 01-Apr-24 1200m GOOD 4 R3 2YO Mdn Set Weight $1,665 (of $18,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.880, SP: 7.60 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Domain Ace ( C Grylls 57.5 ) 2nd First Gear ( L Allpress 57.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Ballon d'Or ( M Hashizume 57.5 ) 2.10L See full results	M Hashizume 57.5kg 2.10L	3 (9)