8-2-4-1, $12,670.
Ballade won at first asking and reportedly showed considerable speed but never advanced beyond the allowance level.
A tall, narrow mare with her sire's excellent shoulder, Ballade was lengthy and roomy but was light-boned and somewhat offset in both knees.
The 1992 Canadian Broodmare of the Year, Ballade produced 13 named foals, of which 10 started and nine won. Her important foals are:
Glorious Song $1,004,534 (1976, by Halo) was the 1980 Canadian and American champion older female and Canadian Horse of the Year. She was also Canadian champion older female in 1981. She produced 1996 American champion turf male Singspiel (by In the Wings), grade II winner Rahy (by Blushing Groom) and South African grade II winner Rakeen (by Northern Dancer), all of which met with some degree of success as sires in Europe, Kentucky and South Africa, respectively. In addition, Glorious Song is the second dam of multiple Group I winner Campanologist, 2003 Prix Vermeille (FR-I) winner Mezzo Soprano and 2010 N.H.K. Mile Cup (JPN-I) winner Danon Chantilly and is the third dam of Australian Group II winner Well Rounded and Group III winners Frere Jacques, Martinborough and One Fine Day.