Balthazar King (foaled February 12, 2004) is a Bay Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse.
He came runner up to Pineau De Re in the 2014 running of the Grand National at Aintree Racecourse.
On 24 September 2010 he moved on to his first National Hunt Chase race, at Worcester Racecourse and won on his first attempt.
Balthazar King finished second, a distance of 5 lengths behind the winner Pineau De Re and in doing so he won £211,100.
[4][5] Balthazar King ran in the Grand National, but took a fall on the Canal turn and injured his ribs.