Balls Of Fire (2018) Horse
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Balls Of Fire is an 8yo bay gelding trained by Davina Waddell at Muriwai Beach. He is by Swiss Ace out of Chateau Latour. He has not yet broken his maiden, going winless in 32 starts. In his latest start at Matamata on 16 Sep 2026, Jack Taplin rode him to a 7th‑place finish behind winner Ifbymagic.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Matamata 16-Sep-26 1200m SOFT 7 R5 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $300 (of $14,979) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:12.530, SP: 41.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th 1st Ifbymagic ( J Doyle 58.5 ) 2nd No Curfew ( K Wilson-taylor 56 ) 1.80L 3rd Cav's Boy ( C Barnes 58.5 ) 2.30L 7th Balls Of Fire ( J Taplin 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 9.40L See full results | J Taplin 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 9.40L | 7 (11) |
| Pukekohe Park 13-Mar-26 1600m SOFT 5 R8 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $310 (of $20,663) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.410, SP: 76.10 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th 1st Florenza ( M Hashizume 56.5 ) 2nd Lofty Manuel ( T Mitchell 56.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Zambrosia ( C J Grylls 56 ) 2.80L 8th Balls Of Fire ( J Taplin 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 9.40L See full results | J Taplin 58.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 9.40L | 8 (14) |
| Pukekohe Park 25-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $528 (of $21,127) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:36.180, SP: 60.40 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st Flashback ( M J Mcnab 58 ) 2nd Miller's Point ( M Hashizume 56.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Zambrosia ( O P Bosson 56 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.50L 5th Balls Of Fire ( T Mitchell 58.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 4.10L See full results | T Mitchell 58.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 4.10L | 5 (12) |
| Te Rapa 30-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 4 R6 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $1,077 (of $21,536) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:22.960, SP: 56.40 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th 1st Super Legocy ( O P Bosson 58.5 ) 2nd Absolutelyfabulous ( R Goyaram 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 3.80L 3rd Jaws ( G Rooke 55 ) 4.00L 4th Balls Of Fire ( T Mitchell 58.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 6.30L See full results | T Mitchell 58.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 6.30L | 4 (14) |
| Pukekohe Park 18-Jan-26 1300m SOFT 6 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $323 (of $21,513) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:18.280, SP: 24.70 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th 1st Gallinda ( T Mitchell 56.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Miss Parker ( S T Collett 55 ) 0.20L 3rd Wind Seeker ( S Mcnab 57 , Cd 54.5 ) 0.40L 10th Balls Of Fire ( C Barnes 58.5 ) 8.20L See full results | C Barnes 58.5kg 8.20L | 10 (11) |