Balmerino (11 November 1972 – 30 May 1996) was a bay Thoroughbred stallion that was foaled at Cambridge in the Waikato region of New Zealand.
Balmerino was by Trictrac (FR), his dam was the unraced, Dulcie, who was by Duccio (ITL).
[1] Before Balmerino was foaled Dulcie had already produced Fulmen, Fileur, Gay Philou, Micheline and Mia Bella, all good gallopers by Le Filou (FR).
He won the Group one (G1) Gran Premio del Jockey Club e Coppa d'Ora in Italy before being relegated to second place, and also ran second in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Coronation Cup and the Eclipse Stakes.
[2] He was joint Champion Older Horse in both England and France for the 1977 seasons, and was awarded a Timeform rating of 133 in 1977 and 124 in 1978.