Horse Profile

Balzano
Stable

Trained by Ms N M White at Omakau, Balzano is a 5 year old gelding by the sire Shooting To Win, out of the dam Holly Holy.

He has won a total of 4 races from 30 starts for a win percentage of 13%. His career earnings are $96k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Ashburton on July 4th in 2024 when he won $20,468 in the Agraforum Growing Innovation Hcp (a handicap race over 1,400 metres).

Balzano has started 2 times at group race level.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $1860.

The gelding tends to run better on heavy ground, with an average prize money per start of $4k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$96k
Starts
30
Wins
4
Second
3
Third
4
Win %
13
Place %
37
Profit
+18.6
Conditions
Good
4
0-1-0
$1k
Soft
5
0-0-1
$1k
Heavy
20
4-1-3
$4k
Race Standard
All
2
0-0-0
Group 1
1
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
1
0-0-0
Race Distance
1220m
1
0-0-0
-1
1400m
12
3-1-1
+13.2
1600m
7
0-1-1
-7
1335m
1
0-0-0
-1
1200m
9
1-0-2
+15.4
970m
1
0-1-0
-1
Race Track
Cromwell
1
0-0-0
-1
Ascot Park
2
0-0-0
-2
Riccarton Park
3
0-0-0
-3
Wingatui
9
1-0-1
+15.4
Gore
1
0-0-0
-1
Oamaru
5
1-0-2
+4.3
Ashburton
2
1-1-0
+10.4
Riverton
3
0-0-1
-3
Matamata
1
0-0-0
-1
Tauranga
1
0-0-0
-1
Arawa Park
1
1-0-0
+2.5
Waverley
1
0-1-0
-1
Cambridge Synthetic
1
0-1-0
-1
Race State
21
3-2-2
+19.3
NZ
10
1-1-2
-0.7

Race History

Nov-28 25
7/8
7.5
$4.2
Cromwell
5
1220
Catalyst Performance & Chatto Creek Tavern & A Womans Touch Hcp
$0k
$25k
B May
54
72.75
-
8
8,8
+1
Nov-23 25
4/10
1.3
$16.9
Ascot Park
5
1400
Gladvale Farms Winton Cup
$2k
$35k
B May
54
84.82
-
1
2,2
-2
Nov-15 25
8/12
8.9
$62.3
Riccarton Park
9
1400
Dakins Group Premier Hcp
$1k
$75k
K Hercock
54
86.70
-
3
3
-5
Nov-4 25
9/13
6.3
$20.1
Wingatui
4
1600
KB Contractors (Bm75)
$1k
$40k
T Moseley
59
97.68
-
8
8,10
+1
Oct-17 25
4/10
0.9
$15.7
Wingatui
9
1400
Otago Engineering Hcp
$1k
$25k
T Moseley
54
89.55
-
5
5,4
Sep-21 25
8/9
32.4
$9.2
Gore
10
1335
Farmlands (Bm75)
$0k
$19k
B May
58½
90.83
-
2
2,4
-4
Sep-5 25
3/7
2.0
$5
Wingatui
10
1200
Nellies Restaurant & Bar (Bm75)
$2k
$19k
B May
58½
74.60
-
3
3,3
Aug-15 25
5/10
4.8
$6.5
Oamaru
7
1400
Kelvin Tyler Racing (Bm75)
$0k
$17k
L Callaway
59
87.14
-
2
2
-3
Jul-3 25
2/10
1.3
$11.3
Ashburton
10
1600
McIntosh Catering Hcp
$6k
$35k
L Callaway
60
106.61
-
5
5,5,4
+2
Jun-15 25
9/10
7.8
$4.4
Oamaru
10
1400
Donna Wilson (Bm75)
$0k
$17k
T Comignaghi
59
89.73
-
6
6,8
-1
Jun-1 25
0/12
4.5
$12
Wingatui
10
1200
The Tuckshop At The Mosgiel Tavern (Bm75)
$0k
$35k
L Callaway
59
78.67
-
8
8,8
+8
May-23 25
1/10
1.3
$24.4
Wingatui
10
1200
Positive Signs + Print (Bm75)
$10k
$17k
L Callaway
58
76.59
-
9
9,8
+7
May-9 25
8/10
13.6
$18.6
Riverton
10
1400
Otautau Farmlands / Uncle Bucks Second Hand Shop (Bm75)
$0k
$17k
R Muniandy
56
95.15
-
10
10
+2
Apr-19 25
11/14
9.2
$33.7
Riverton
8
1200
Open Hcp
$0k
$50k
T Moseley
54
73.70
-
11
11,12
+1
Mar-28 25
8/10
10.2
$13.7
Wingatui
9
1200
Grand Casino (Bm75)
$0k
$19k
T Moseley
59
74.21
-
10
10
+2
Spell of 187 Days
Sep-22 24
3/11
2.5
$6.8
Oamaru
5
1400
JJ's Gore (Bm75)
$2k
$19k
T Moseley
59
84.22
-
7
8,7
+4
Sep-8 24
5/8
5.1
$4
Wingatui
8
1200
Head to Trackside.co.nz (Bm75)
$0k
$19k
T Moseley
59½
73.31
-
8
8,8
+3
Aug-3 24
9/18
5.6
$36.9
Riccarton Park
10
1600
Winning Edge Presentations 127th Winter Cup  
$2k
$110k
T Moseley
53
102.62
-
5
5,5,5
-4
Jul-21 24
1/14
0.8
$9.3
Oamaru
10
1400
Thank You Oamaru Jockey Club Supporters (Bm75)
$20k
$35k
T Moseley
57½
89.84
-
3
3,3
+2
Jul-4 24
1/8
1.3
$12.4
Ashburton
8
1400
Agraforum Growing Innovation Hcp
$23k
$40k
T Moseley
54
87.77
-
2
2,2
+1
Jun-30 24
4/9
6.0
$3.5
Wingatui
10
1600
Dunedin City Motors (Bm65)
$1k
$17k
B May
58½
106.47
-
2
2
-2
Jun-20 24
3/13
3.2
$7.7
Oamaru
10
1600
James McDonald (Bm65)
$2k
$17k
B May
57½
104.28
-
3
3,3,2
-1
Jun-2 24
4/13
6.9
$10.8
Wingatui
8
1200
Speights (Bm65)
$2k
$35k
L Callaway
57½
72.78
-
6
6,6
+2
May-10 24
3/13
3.7
$11.4
Riverton
10
1200
Barnes Oysters / Riverside Rentals (Bm65)
$2k
$17k
L Callaway
57½
82.83
-
5
5,3
Apr-7 24
10/10
17.8
$6
Ascot Park
7
1200
Ascot Sports Bar (Bm65)
$0k
$20k
C Campbell
58½
73.53
-
10
10,10
Spell of 74 Days
Jan-24 24
7/14
5.2
$21.8
Matamata
3
1600
Save The Date Breeders Stakes Feb 24th (Bm65)
$0k
$25k
J Doyle
57½
96.06
-
3
3,3,4
-3
Jan-2 24
6/6
12.3
$3.9
Tauranga
5
1400
Eastrock Kingfish Steaks (Bm65)
$0k
$19k
C Grylls
58½
85.81
-
4
4,6
Nov-11 23
11/11
14.6
$69.1
Riccarton Park
3
1600
New Zealand 2000 Guineas 
$0k
$600k
J Doyle
57
94.59
-
1
1,1,1
-10
Oct-26 23
1/7
1.3
$3.5
Arawa Park
8
1400
Have Your Function at Arawa Park Mdn
$10k
$19k
C Grylls
57½
87.65
-
1
1,1
Oct-12 23
2/8
1.8
$3.6
Waverley
3
1400
Ecolab Mdn
$3k
$19k
S Weatherley
57½
84.80
-
2
2,2
Sep-13 23
2/7
3.5
$4
Cambridge Synthetic
0
970
Group One Turf Bar Mdn
$3k
$19k
C Grylls
57½
55.57
-
3
3,3
+1