Ryan Balfour

SA test for exciting filly

Posted on April 12, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Exciting filly Llanacord is giving trainer and part-owner Stephen Nickalls the ride of his life and he is hoping that will continue in Australia in the coming month. The daughter of Contributer won the Group 2 Lowland Stakes (2100m) at Hastings last month before running third to Amarelinha in the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks[...]

Posted on November 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Boom three-year-old Shelby Cobra started odds-on but flopped in the Eureka Stockade which was won by Adelaide raider Tradewind.

Posted on June 5, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

South Australian trainer Ryan Balfour has placed a lot of faith in the judgment of Jamie Kah with his decision to step Li'l Kontra up in distance at Flemington. Before Kah made the move to Victoria in early 2019, the trainer and jockey had been a successful combination in Adelaide with Balfour keen to continue[...]

Posted on November 21, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Ryan Balfour-trained Li'l Kontra takes strong form lines into Saturday's 1100m sales-restricted race coming off a second in the Blue Sapphire Stakes two starts ago before her fourth in the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) for three-year-olds at Flemington. Dunn won the Coolmore on star colt Exceedance and jumps aboard Li'l Kontra on[...]

Posted on July 18, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The much-travelled Balf's Choice gets a chance to add another feature race win at 1600 metres when he makes his Queensland debut at Eagle Farm. Matt McGillivray will ride Balf's Choice in Saturday's Tattersall's Mile which is the last black-type race for the season in Queensland. Balf's Choice has won 10 races, seven over 1600m,[...]

SA test for exciting filly

Tradewind Blows Over Shelby In Shock

Li’l Kontra In Distance Rise At Flemington

Dunn Reunites With Li’l Kontra At Ballarat

Balf’s Choice Chasing Another 1600m Win

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