Opera Ballo (IRE)

1st - G1 Jebel Hatta - Meydan, UAE - 23 January 2026
Age
4
Foal date
10/03/2022
Gender
Colt
Colour
Bay
Sire
Ghaiyyath
Dam
Dubai Opera
Trainer
Charlie Appleby
Breeder
Ecurie De Cachene
Official rating
125
Career earnings
$718,219.20
Results
Starts 10 Wins 7 Placed 2
Date Result Racecourse Race details
16/06/2026 3rd Ascot (GB) Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) 4yo+
24/04/2026 1st Sandown (GB) bet365 Mile (Group 2) 4yo+
23/01/2026 1st Meydan (UAE) Jebel Hatta Presented By Longines (Group 1) (Turf) 3yo+
19/12/2025 1st Meydan (UAE) Al Rashidiya Sponsored By Emaar (Group 2) (Turf) 3yo+
26/09/2025 2nd Newmarket (GB) BOYLE Sports Daily Racing Rewards Joel Stakes (Group 2) 3yo+
10/07/2025 1st Newmarket (July) (GB) Edmondson Hall Solicitors Sir Henry Cecil Stakes (Listed Race) 3yo
29/05/2025 1st Sandown (GB) Star Sports Heron Stakes (Listed Race) 3yo
16/04/2025 6th Newmarket (GB) bet365 Craven Stakes (Group 3) (Colts & Geldings) 3yo
26/02/2025 1st Kempton (AW) (GB) "European Road To The Kentucky Derby" Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) 3yo
29/01/2025 1st Kempton (AW) (GB) Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div I) 3yo+ Mdn
Opera Ballo (IRE) Ghaiyyath (IRE) Dubawi (IRE) Dubai Millennium (GB)
1996
2002 Zomaradah (GB)
1995
2015 Nightime (IRE) Galileo (IRE)
1998
2003 Caumshinaun (IRE)
1997
2022 Dubai Opera (GB) Invincible Spirit (IRE) Green Desert (USA)
1983
1997 Rafha (GB)
1987
2016 Emily Bronte (GB) Machiavellian (USA)
1987
2003 Zafadola (IRE)
1988
E600,000 Y; second foal; closely related to French 6f turf/7.5f AW 2yo winner Dyptique (RPR 97); dam unplaced 5.5f-8.5f (53), sister to 6f/7f Group 3 winner Lockwood, half-sister to 1m 2yo Group 3 winner Earnshaw, out of 1m 2yo Group 3 winner; high class; has won seven of nine starts, including Group 1 Jebel Hatta in January 2026 and a quality Group 2 bet365 Mile at Sandown in April; stays 1m1f; acts on good to firm, on yielding and on AW; wears a hood.
Opera Ballo (IRE) Ghaiyyath (IRE) Dubawi (IRE) Dubai Millennium (GB)
1996
2002 Zomaradah (GB)
1995
2015 Nightime (IRE) Galileo (IRE)
1998
2003 Caumshinaun (IRE)
1997
2022 Dubai Opera (GB) Invincible Spirit (IRE) Green Desert (USA)
1983
1997 Rafha (GB)
1987
2016 Emily Bronte (GB) Machiavellian (USA)
1987
2003 Zafadola (IRE)
1988