The first win came at Limerick on 29 December 2024, and the second at Navan on 17 November 2025 — two different tracks, which suggests this is not a horse who only fires in one specific set of circumstances. The Navan win is the more recent marker, though five months have since passed. His last six runs read 14-–-6-–-3-1, which is a mixed picture: there are blanks in there, but also a win, a third, and a sixth, meaning he has not gone completely cold since that Navan success.
He is trained by Philip Fenton, based at Carrick-On-Suir in County Tipperary, and the yard has sent out six winners already this season — a yard in decent nick, in other words. Niall Moore rides him most often, having been in the saddle for seven of his 16 races and partnering him to one of his two wins. That is a win rate of 14% together, or roughly 1 in every 7 times they have teamed up — a solid enough partnership. The fact that Moore keeps coming back for more suggests there is faith in this horse from the people closest to him.
Having raced just one day ago, Balko d'Ange is clearly in a busy spell of work, and at six years old he is still developing. He is not a horse who wins easily — but he is not one who disappears without trace either, and that combination of persistence and occasional reward is exactly what keeps racing yards running.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick Galloping |
3 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 other | 29 Dec | 33.3% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 28 Apr | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 17 Jan | 50% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 1 Feb | 0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 17 Mar | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 1 Nov | 0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 13 Mar | 0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 5 Oct | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 23 Feb | 0% |