BALMERINO
racehorse Brisbane Cup winner
Balmerino
was a champion racehorse in the 1970s who won many races, not only
here in Australia and New Zealand, but was also successful in Europe.
46
starts - 22 wins - 13 placings
He
was sired by Trictrac from the unraced Dulcie and bred by Ralph Stuart,
a dairy farmer from the Waikato district in New Zealand in 1972.
He
first shot to notice by winning the New Zealand 2000 Guineas and Derby
as a three year old. He won the Brisbane
Cup in 1976 as well as the Ranvet
Stakes in the same year.
Balmerino
won 14 of his 18 starts as a three year old and won at least one race
every month for 11 straight months culminating in the Brisbane Cup.
His
career encompassed 46 starts in Australia, New Zealand, Italy, France
and the USA for 22 wins and 11 seconds and 2 thirds winning $486,202
in prize money.
He
was voted Australian 3YO for the 1975-76 season before heading for
Europe, where, in what was rated his best performance, he ran an unlucky
second to the champion Alleged in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe after
winning the Group 1 Coppa d'Ora in Italy.
In
his European campaign he was trained by John Dunlop.
Retired
to stud in New Zealand in 1979 he enjoyed just moderate success
He
died in 1996
| Tristarc |
Le
Haar |
Vieux
Manoir |
| Mince
Pie |
| Carya |
Rockefeller |
| Sarah
Madeline |
| Dulcie |
Duccio |
Bellini |
| Donatella |
| Caste |
Posterity |
| Cowl |
Race
Winning Record For Balmerino
WON
1-Apr-75 Cambridge
Stud Hcp
1200m
WON 27-Aug-75 Bay
Of Plenty Citrus Hcp
1600m
WON 13-Sep-75 Hawkes
Bay Glenaray Hcp
1609.3m
WON 17-Sep-75 Hawkes
Bay Guineas
1609.3m
WON 18-Oct-75 Trentham
Wellington
Guineas 1600m
W ON 8-Nov-75 Canterbury
2000 Guineas
1600m
WON
13-Dec-75 Avondale Avondale
Guineas 1600m
WON 26-Dec-75 Ellerslie
NZ
Derby 2400m
WON 19-Jan-76 Trentham
Wellington Derby
2400m
WON 9-Feb-76 Rotorua
Challenge
Stakes 1900m
WON 27-Mar-76 Rosehill
Rawson
Stakes
1750m
WON 22-May-76 Eagle
Farm Grand
Prix 2200m
WON 5-Jun-76 Eagle
Farm O’Shea
Stakes 2200m
WON 12-Jun-76 Eagle
Farm Brisbane
Cup 3200m
WON 5-Mar-77 Ellerslie
Air
NZ Stakes 2000m
WON 26-Mar-77 Awapuni
Gold
Cup 2000m
WON 9-Apr-77 Randwick
Autumn Stakes
2000m
WON 23-Apr-77 Hawkes
Bay Ormond Memorial
2000m
WON 12-Sep-77 Goodwood
Valdoe Stakes
WON 23-May-78 Goodwood
Graham Stakes
10 f
Career:
TWO YEARS: 1974-1975 Starts
4: 1-1-1-1
2nd-12 21/03/1975. Hd x hd Ruakaka, near Whangarei, WhRC Juvenile
Hcp (2nd Division) 1000m. 53.5kg 1.00.0. Firm Mi Gold 52.5 1st Dame
Valiant 53 3rd
1st-12 1/04/1975. 2L x 3L Te Rapa, Hamilton, CambJC El Ganador Stud
Hcp (1st Division) 1200m. 52.5kg 1.12.4. Firm Patronia 51 2nd Mi Devil
50.5 3rd
7th-14 26/04/1975. 2L x lg nk Hastings, HBJC Juvenile Hcp 1400m. cd
51.75kg 1.25.6. Firm Rojanda 51.5 1st Chetseron cd 56.75 2nd
3rd-15 3/06/1975. 5L x nk Te Rapa, Hamilton, CambJC Batchelor Hcp
1200m. 56kg 1.17.3. Heavy Caboodle cd 52 1st Happy Union 51.5 2nd
THREE YEARS: 1975-1976 Starts 18: 14-3-0-1
2nd-15 16/08/1975. 0.75L x Lg nk Te Rapa, Hamilton, WaikRC Glenvale
Hcp 1200m. 53kg 1.16.6. Heavy, 4th Fav Sea Egg 53.5 1st Friendly Lad
51.5 3rd
1st-15 27/08/1975. 1.5L x 0.5L Tauranga, BoPRC Citrus City Hcp 1600m.
54kg 1.39.4. Firm, 10/9F Raging Moon 53.5 2nd Calm Lomond 53 3rd
1st-11 13/09/1975. 2.5L x 0.5L Hastings, HBJC Glenaray Hcp 1609.3m.
54kg 1.38.8. Easy, 5/4F Tariana 50.5 2nd Lover's Dream 52.5 3rd
1st-14 17/09/1975. Lg nk x 0.5L Hastings, HBJC Hawkes Bay Guineas
1609.3m. 55.5kg 1.37.6. Fast, 2/1 March Legend 55.5 2nd Nippy Jim
55.5 3rd
2nd-16 4/10/1975. 1.25L x 1.5L Ellerslie, AuRC Great Northern Guineas
1600m. 55.5kg 1.38.4. Easy, Fav Purple Pearl 55.5 1st Thunderchief
55.5 3rd
1st-18 18/10/1975. Hd x 3L Trentham, Wellington, WeRC Wellington Guineas
1600m. 55.5kg 1.37.75. Firm, 6/4F March Legend 55.5 2nd Nuriootpa
55.5 3rd
1st-15 8/11/1975. 1L x 1.5L Riccarton, Christchurch, SI, NZ CJC New
Zealand Two Thousand Guineas (G1) 1600m. 55.5kg 1.37.4. Firm, 1/1F
March Legend 55.5 2nd Nuriootpa 55.5 3rd
1st-18 13/12/1975. 0.5L x 0.5L Avondale, AvJC Avondale Guineas 1600m.
55.5kg 1.36.61. Fast, 4/6F Nuriootpa 55.5 2nd Imperial Chief 55.5
3rd
1st-14 26/12/1975. Hd x 5L Ellerslie, AuRC New Zealand Derby (G1)
2400m. 55.5kg 2.31.21. Easy, 5/4F Caboodle 55.5 2nd Lucky Strike 55.5
3rd
1st-11 19/01/1976. 4.5L x 2L Trentham, Wellington, WeRC Wellington
Derby Stakes 2400m. 55.5kg 2.29.0. Fast, 1/2F Caboodle 55.5 2nd Happy
Union 55.5 3rd
1st-10 9/02/1976. 3L x 2L Arawa Park, Rotorua, RotRC Rotorua Challenge
Stakes 1900m. cd 52.5kg 1.59.5. Easy, 1/3F My Cue 52 2nd Vale 52 3rd
1st-5 27/03/1976. Sht ½ hd x 3L Rosehill, STC Rawson Stakes
(G1) 1750m. 52.5kg 1.47.8. Slow, 4/7F. Hartshill
55.5 3/1 2nd Authentic Heir 58 6/1 3rd
1st-13 3/04/1976. 0.5L x 3.75L Rosehill, STC Tulloch Stakes 1850m.
54kg 1.51.8. Fast, 5/4F. Lord
Dudley 54 7/4 2nd Better Draw 51 16/1 3rd
6th-15 17/04/1976. Lg nk x 1L Randwick, AJC Australasian Championship
Stakes 2000m. 54kg 2.02.7. (RR) Good, 1/1F. Cheyne Walk 54 80/1 1st
Lord
Dudley 54 13/8 2nd
2nd-5 24/04/1976. 2L x lg nk Randwick, AJC Queen Elizabeth Randwick
Stakes 2400m. 52.5kg 2.28.6. Fast, 7/2. Taras
Bulba 57 13/4 1st Leica
Lover 58.5 9/1 3rd
1st-10 22/05/1976. 0.5L x 3L Eagle Farm, QTC XXXX Grand Prix Stakes
2200m. 58kg 2.33.5. Heavy, 5/1. Cheyne Walk 56.5 8/1 2nd Our Cavalier
53 11/4F 3rd
1st-14 5/06/1976. 2L x 1.25L Eagle Farm, QTC P.J. O'Shea Stakes 2200m.
54.5kg 2.16.1. Good, 4/6F. Participator 57.5 10/1 2nd Veil Kingdom
57.5 5/1 3rd
1st-15 14/06/1976. 0.5L x 0.5L Eagle Farm, QTC Brisbane Cup (G1) 3200m.
54.5kg 3.24.2. Good, 5/4F. Participator 54.5 9/1 2nd Our Cavalier
49 10/1 3rd
FOUR YEARS: 1976-1977 Starts 13: 5-3-0-5
2nd-16 18/09/1976. 1.25L x 0.5L Moonee Valley, MVRC John F Feehan
Stakes 1600m. 57kg 1.40.1. Slow, 13/8F. Wave
King 58.5 11/2 1st Mer'Cler 54.5 12/1 3rd
2nd-8 2/10/1976. Sht ½ hd x 1.5L Flemington, VRC Turnbull Stakes
2000m. 57.5kg 2.04.1. Good, 2/5F. Denise's
Joy 55.5 13/2 1st Better Draw 55.5 12/1 3rd
4th-9 9/10/1976. 2.25L x hd Caulfield, VATC Caulfield Stakes 2000m.
57kg 2.04.8. Heavy, 6/4F. How
Now 54.5 3/1 1st Happy Union 57 9/1 2nd
2nd-12 23/02/1977. ½ hd x 0.5L Te Rapa, Hamilton, WaikRC Lion
Brown Sprint 1400m. 57kg 1.23.1. Fast, 3rd Fav. Soliloquy 56 1st Battle
Eve 56 3rd
1st-9 5/03/1977. Nk x ½ hd Ellerslie, AuRC Air New Zealand
Stakes (G1) 2000m. 57kg 2.02.74. (CR) Fast Tudor Light 55.5 2nd Battle
Eve 56.5 3rd
1st-7 26/03/1977. 3L x sht nk Awapuni, Palmerston North, MwtuRC Awapuni
Gold Cup 2000m. 57kg 2.03.4. Firm Copper Belt 58 2nd La Mer 51 3rd
1st-6 9/04/1977. 3L x 0.5L Randwick, AJC Autumn Stakes 2000m. 57kg
2.08.0. Fast, 4/9F. Gold
and Black 57 13/2 2nd Valadero 57 50/1 3rd
6th-20 11/04/1977. 1.5L x 0.75L Randwick, AJC Sydney Cup 3200m. 59kg
3.19.4. Fast, 3/1EF. Reckless
49.5 20/1 1st Gold
and Black 55 3/1EF 2nd
1st-8 23/04/1977. 6L x ½nk Hastings, HBJC Ormond Memorial Stakes
2000m. 57kg 2.08.2. Soft, 1/5F Fraxy 57 2nd Prepak 57 3rd
8th-12 30/05/1977. 1.75L x 2.5L Hollywood Park, Inglewood, LA, CA,
USA Hollywood International Invitation Hcp (later Charles Wittingham
Memorial Hcp) (G1) 12f. 2414m. 125lbs 56.5kg 2.26.8. Firm, $9.70.
Vigors 117 $13.10 1st
7th-12 18/06/1977. Nk x nse Hollywood Park, Inglewood, LA, CA, USA
Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) 10f. 2011m. 120lbs 54.5kg 2.00.00. Fast, $19.90.
Crystal Water 129 $2.40F 1st
1st-5 13/07/1977. Hd x 2L Hollywood Park, Inglewood, LA, CA, USA Toluca
Lake Hcp 11f. 2212m. 118lbs 53.5kg 2.17.2. Firm Today'n Tomorrow 122
2nd
12th-13 25/07/1977. 1.25L x 1L Hollywood Park, Inglewood, LA, CA,
USA Sunset Hcp 12f. (turf) 2414m. 118lbs 53.5kg 2.27.6. Firm, $13.10.
Today'n Tomorrow 116 $10.30 1st
FIVE YEARS: 1977-1978 Starts
10: 2-4-1-3
1st-9 12/09/1977. 5L x 2L Goodwood, Chichester, West Sussex, GB Valdoe
Stakes (LR) (later Select Stakes) 9f. 192y. 1986m. 9.9. 61.5kg 2.11.19.
6/1. Lucent 8.10 4/1 2nd
2nd-26 2/10/1977. 1.5L x 2L Longchamp, Paris, FRA Prix de l'Arc de
Triomphe (G1)2400m. 9.4. 59kg 2.30.6. Good 12/1 Alleged 8.11 (56)
1st FRF 480,000 5.421
2nd (LOP)-8 16/10/1977. Sht hd x 6L San Siro, Milano, ITY Gran Premio
del Jockey Club (G1)2400m. 9.3. 58.5kg 2.33.3. 2/5F. Stateff (UK)
8.11 10/1 WOP 1st
4th-8 5/11/1977. 2.5L x 14L Laurel Park, near Baltimone, Maryland,
USA Washington DC International Stakes (G1) 12f. (turf) 2423m. 127lbs
57.5kg 2.42.0. Soft, $9.50. Johnny D 120 $10.00 1st
4th-8 30/04/1978. 3L x 0.75L Longchamp, Paris, FRA Prix Ganay (G1)2100m.
9.2. 58kg 2.18.3.Trillion (USA) 8.13 1st
1st-6 23/05/1978. 0.75L x hd Goodwood, Chichester, West Sussex, GB
Clive Graham Stakes (LR) (later Festival Stakes) 9f. 192y. 1986m.
9.7. 60.5kg 2.10.32. 8/11F. Unble Pokey 9.0 7/2 2nd
2nd-5 8/06/1978. 4L x 1.5L Epsom, Surrey, GB Coronation Cup (G1) 12f.
10y. 2423m. 9.0. 57kg 2.34.28. 6/5F. Crow 9.0 9/4 1st
3rd-8 23/06/1978. 1.5L x hd Ascot, Berkshire, GB Hardwicke Stakes
12f. 10y. 2423m. 9.0. 57kg 2.33.33. 9/4F. Montcontour 8.12 25/1 1st
2nd-9 8/07/1978. ? x 0.5L Sandown Park, London, GB Joe Coral Coral
Eclipse Stakes (G1) 10f. 7y. 2018m. 9.7. 60.5kg 2.05.5. 6/1. Gunner
B 7/4F 9.7 1st
4th-14* 22/07/1978. 1.5L x 1.5L Ascot, Berkshire, GB King George and
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Stakes (G1) 12f. 10y. 2423m. 9.7. 60.5kg
2.30.53. Odds? Ile de Bourbon 8.8 12/1 1st
SIX YEARS: 1978-1979 Starts 1: 0-0-0-1
6th-10 22/08/1978. 1.5L x 2.5L York, York, GB Benson & Hedges
Gold Cup (G1) (later Juddmonte International Stakes) 10f. 88y. 2092m.
9.6. 60kg 2.09.75. 12/1. Hawaiian Sound 2/1F 1st
