| Balanchine | |
|---|---|
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| Sire | Storm Bird |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Morning Devotion |
| Damsire | Affirmed |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | April 16, 1991 |
| Died | February 18, 2021 (age 29) |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Swettenham Stud |
| Owner | Robert Sangster Godolphin Sheikh Maktoum Al Maktoum |
| Trainer | Peter Chapple-Hyam Hilal Ibrahim Saeed bin Suroor |
| Record | 8: 4-2-0 |
| Earnings | £541,904 |
| Major wins | |
| Oaks Stakes (1994) Irish Derby (1994). | |
| Awards | |
| European Champion Three-Year Old Filly (1994) Timeform rating 131 | |
| Last updated on March 3, 2008 | |
Balanchine (16 April 1991 – 18 February 2021) was a Thoroughbred racehorse, bred in the United States and trained in the United Kingdom and Dubai. In a racing career which lasted from September 1993 until October 1995 she ran eight times and won four races. After winning both her races as a two-year-old Balanchine was narrowly beaten in the 1994 1000 Guineas before winning the Classic Epsom Oaks. She then recorded her most important success when defeating male opposition in the 1994 Irish Derby. After recovering from a life-threatening illness, she returned in 1995 but failed to win. Balanchine was one of the first important successes for Godolphin Racing.