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2025 Ballerina Handicap Results
Official race results and payouts are listed below:
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER | WIN / PLACE / SHOW |
|---|
9 | Hope Road | Jose Ortiz / Bob Baffert | $6.10 / $4.10 / $3.10 |
7 | Scylla | Flavien Prat / William Mott | $4.30 / $3.00 |
3 | Majestic Oops | Kendrick Carmouche / Dan Ward | $4.90 |
2 | Brightwork | John Velazquez / John Ortiz | |
4 | Halina’s Forte | Joel Rosario / Philip Bauer | |
5 | Claret Beret | Irad Ortiz Jr. / Saffie Joseph Jr. | |
8 | My Mane Squeeze | Luis Saez / Michael Maker |
Exotic Payouts:
- $1.00 Exacta (9-7) Paid: $13.70
- $0.50 Trifecta (9-7-3) Paid: $56.50
- $0.10 Superfecta (9-7-3-2) Paid: $71.30
Watch the 2025 Ballerina Handicap
2025 Ballerina Handicap Morning Line Odds
Official race entries and morning line odds are listed below:
| Post | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | ML Odds |
|---|
1 | Mystic Lake | Ricardo Santana Jr. / Saffie Joseph Jr. | 10‑1 |
2 | Brightwork | John Velazquez / John Ortiz | 15‑1 |
3 | Majestic Oops | Kendrick Carmouche / Wesley Ward | 15‑1 |
4 | Halina’s Forte | Joel Rosario / Philip Bauer | 10‑1 |
5 | Claret Beret | Irad Ortiz Jr. / Saffie Joseph Jr. | 6‑1 |
6 | Zeitlos | Junior Alvarado / Steve Asmussen | 6‑1 |
7 | Scylla | Flavien Prat / William Mott | 5-2 |
8 | My Mane Squeeze | Luis Saez / Michael Maker | 5‑1 |
9 | Hope Road | Jose Ortiz / Bob Baffert | 3‑1 |
Ballerina Handicap Race History
Named for Howard E. Jackson's famed filly, the Ballerina Handicap is a Grade I horse race held each year at the Saratoga Race Course in New York. In 1981 the event was listed as a Grade III, but by 1988 the race was upgraded to Grade I due to the increased quality in competition and winners, like Ambassador of Luck (1983 edition winner and US Champion) and Lady's Secret (1985 edition winner and 1986 Breeders' Cup Distaff winner).
Another notable winner of the race is Maryfield (2007), who went on to win the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint that year and was also crowned American Champion Sprint Horse. Shine Again is the only multiple time winner with back-to-back wins in 2001 and 2002, and John Velasquez holds the record for most wins by a jockey with five (2005, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2021). Additionally, trainer C.R. McGaughey III has notched a record 5 wins (1984, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1999) for himself.
As a part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" Series, the winner of each year's race is automatically entered into the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint.
Ballerina Handicap Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey / Trainer | Distance / Time |
|---|
2025 | Hope Road | Jose Ortiz / Bob Baffert | 7 F / 1:21.93 |
2024 | Society | Antonio Fresu / Doug F. O'Neill | 7 F / 1:22.00 |
2023 | Echo Zulu | Florent Geroux / Steven M. Asmussen | 7 F / 1:20.95 |
2022 | Goodnight Olive | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Chad C. Brown | 7 F / 1:21.40 |
2021 | Gamine | John R. Velazquez / Bob Baffert | 7 F / 1:21.61 |
2020 | Serengeti Empress | Luis Saez / Thomas M. Amoss | 7 F / 1:21.63 |
2019 | Come Dancing | Javier Castellano / Carlos F. Martin | 7 F / 1:21.48 |
2018 | Marley's Freedom | Mike E. Smith / Bob Baffert | 7 F / 1:21.39 |
2017 | By the Moon | Rajiv Maragh / Michelle Nevin | 7 F / 1:22.97 |
2016 | Haveyougoneaway | John R. Velazquez / Thomas Morley | 7 F / 1:21.63 |
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