BALLADEER Thoroughbred



Balladeer is a thoroughbred horse born in United States of America in 2019. Race horse Balladeer is by Distorted Humor (USA) out of Golden Ballad (IRE) , trained by George Papaprodromou. Balladeer form is available here. Owned by NGUYEN OR TRAN.


Pedigree :
Sire DISTORTED HUMOR (USA) 1993
Dam GOLDEN BALLAD (IRE) 2014
Dam Sire GALILEO (IRE) 1998

About the horse :
Foal Date 07 Feb 2019
Description 7yo B Horse
Trainer George Papaprodromou
Owner Nguyen Or Tran
Career 4 Wins (11%) - 7 Placings (29%) - 38 starts
Wins 1609m (1), 1811m (1), 2012m (1), 2112m (1)
PM United States of America : USD $546,750



Starts:

38

Win Rate:

11%

Place Rate:

29%










Balladeer Past Races

5 of 5, 02 May 2026, R7 CHARLES WHITTINGHAM S. PRESENTED BY FANDUEL TV 2200y | USD $ 200,000 | 54.5kg | J: K DESORMEAUX | T: G PRODROMOU | Last-Weak in the straight | 1:59.99 | Winner: MONDEGO
4 of 9, 03 Apr 2026, R9 ALW OPT CLM 1430y | USD $ 71,000 | 56.0kg | J: E MALDONADO | T: G PRODROMOU | OP-Couldn't get into it | 1:11.57 | Winner: NESSO'S LASTHARRAH
DQ, 14 Mar 2026, R7 ALW OPT CLM 1760y | USD $ 71,000 | 56.0kg | J: K DESORMEAUX | T: G PRODROMOU | Led-Went down narrowly | 1:34.95 | Winner: CAPTAIN CHOOCHIES
3 of 10, 08 Feb 2026, R9 ALW OPT CLM 1980y | USD $ 71,000 | 56.0kg | J: K DESORMEAUX | T: G PRODROMOU | Led-Couldn't hold on | 1:46.66 | Winner: HIDING IN HONDURAS
2 of 10, 11 Jan 2026, R6 ALW OPT CLM 1760y | USD $ 71,000 | 56.0kg | J: K DESORMEAUX | T: G PRODROMOU | | 1:33.50 | Winner: WATSONVILLE
9 of 9, 28 Nov 2025, R7 HOLLYWOOD TURF CUP S. 2640y | USD $ 200,000 | 55.5kg | J: E MALDONADO | T: G PRODROMOU | | 2:29.67 | Winner: TRULY QUALITY
4 of 6, 13 Oct 2025, R1 ALW OPT CLM 1430y | USD $ 63,000 | 56.0kg | J: E MALDONADO | T: G PRODROMOU | | 1:12.56 | Winner: ANMER HALL
5 of 7, 27 Sep 2025, R6 JOHN HENRY TURF CHAMPIONSHIP S. 2200y | USD $ 200,000 | 55.5kg | J: ANTONIO FRESU | T: G PRODROMOU | Led-Faded out of it | 1:58.74 | Winner: GOLD PHOENIX
6 of 6, 30 Aug 2025, R7 MOUNTAIN DEW BOWLING GREEN GOLD CUP INVITATIONAL S. 3630y | USD $ 1,000,000 | 54.5kg | J: F GEROUX | T: G PRODROMOU | Last-Always at the rear | 3:29.58 | Winner: FLATTEN THE CURVE
6 of 6, 27 Jul 2025, R9 EDDIE READ S. 1980y | USD $ 250,000 | 55.0kg | J: ABEL CEDILLO | T: G PRODROMOU | OP-Pretty poor effort | 1:48.55 | Winner: FORMIDABLE MAN



Horse Stat

Jockey
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
RAMON A VAZQUEZ 1 100% 0 0% 1 $56,461 120 1200
VICTOR ESPINOZA 1 14% 0 0% 7 $289,216 5 93
ABEL CEDILLO 1 20% 1 20% 5 $79,047 9 98
FLORENT GEROUX 1 33% 0 0% 3 $206,842 46 222
DIEGO A HERRERA 0 0% 3 100% 3 $36,669 -30 0
J J HERNANDEZ 0 0% 0 0% 1 $710 -10 0
REYLUIS GUTIERREZ 0 0% 0 0% 1 $12,845 -10 0
EDWIN MALDONADO 0 0% 0 0% 4 $18,614 -40 0
MARIO GUTIERREZ 0 0% 0 0% 2 $8,483 -20 0
MIKE E SMITH 0 0% 0 0% 1 $2,149 -10 0
JOSE VALDIVIA JR 0 0% 0 0% 1 $7,545 -10 0
DRAYDEN VAN DYKE 0 0% 0 0% 1 $6,116 -10 0
ANGELES GEOVANNI FRANKO 0 0% 0 0% 1 $792 -10 0
K DESORMEAUX 0 0% 3 50% 6 $96,324 -60 0
ANTONIO FRESU 0 0% 0 0% 1 $6,116 -10 0

Course
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
SANTA ANITA 3 14% 4 19% 21 $530,548 54 111
KENTUCKY 1 25% 0 0% 4 $219,687 36 166
SANTA ANITA 0 0% 3 60% 5 $45,180 -50 0
DEL MAR 0 0% 0 0% 8 $32,514 -80 0