Best Balladeer (JPN) Horse

Country
Japan
Foal Date
01-Jan-23
Colour
bay
Sire
Danon Ballade
Dam
Rafforzato
Owners
Thoroughbred Club Ruffian Co Ltd
About

Best Balladeer is a 2yo b from Japan trained by Masato Nishizono. The colt is by Danon Ballade out of Rafforzato. He has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in two starts. In his latest run at Tokyo on 15 Nov 2025, Yuji Hishida rode him to a 12th‑place finish behind the winner Spe Luce.

Raced At
Tokyo • Hanshin
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Tokyo 15-Nov-25 1600m R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:34.900, SP: 67.00Y Hishida 54.9kg 6.35L12 (17)
Hanshin 20-Sep-25 1600m R5 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $14,250,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.100, SP: 101.00Y Tsunoda 54.9kg 5.45L7 (14)
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