Balanchine (horse race)

The Balanchine (sometimes known as the Balanchine Stakes), is a horse race run over a distance of 1,800 metres (nine furlongs) on turf in February or March at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. The race is named after Balanchine, a horse who won The Oaks and the Irish Derby in 1994. The race is restricted to female racehorses aged at least four years old, although three-year-olds bred in the southern hemisphere are also qualified.

Balanchine
Group Two race
LocationMeydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated2004
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1,800 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification4yo+ fillies & mares, 3yo+ fillies & mares (southern hemisphere)
Purse$200,000[1]

It was first contested in 2004 at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse before being transferred to Meydan in 2010.

The Balanchine began as an ungraded race before being elevated to Listed class in 2006. The race was promoted to Group 3 level in 2009 and became a Group 2 event in 2011.

Records

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Record time:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 5 - Charlie Appleby 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
  • 5 - Mike de Kock 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

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Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2004 Gonfilia 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:48.70
2005 Moon Dazzle 4 Johnny Geroudis Mike de Kock Bernard Kantor 1:49:80
2006 Iridescence 4 Weichong Marwing Mike de Kock Team Valor 1:52.17
2007 Royal Alchemist 5 Kerrin McEvoy Ismail Mohammed Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 1:49:13
2008 Sun Classique 4 Kevin Shea Mike de Kock L Cohen & W V Rippon 1:52:23
2009 My Central 5 Johnny Murtagh Herman Brown Scuderia Siba 1:51.09
2010 Deem 5 Christophe Soumillon Jerry Barton Sultan Mohammed Saud Al Kabeer 1:53.93
2011 River Jetez 7 Christophe Soumillon Mike de Kock C A Amm & Marsh Shirtliff 1:48.79
2012 Mahbooba 4 Christophe Soumillon Mike de Kock Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum 1:50.27
2013 Sajjhaa 6 Silvestre de Sousa Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:48.58
2014 L'Amour de Ma Vie 5 Maxime Guyon Pia Brandt MD Bloodstock Limited 1:50.55
2015 Cladocera 4 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer Dupre Haras de la Perelle 1:50.74
2016 Very Special 4 James Doyle Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:48.85
2017 Opal Tiara 4 Oisin Murphy Mick Channon Filly Folly & Sweet Partnership 1:49.72
2018 Promising Run 5 Pat Cosgrave Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:49.79
2019 Poetic Charm 4 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:49.60
2020 Magic Lily 5 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:47.65
2021 Summer Romance 4 James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:48.47
2022 Creative Flair 4 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:47.99
2023 With The Moonlight 4 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:49.47
2024 English Rose 4 Mickael Barzalona Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:47:64

See also

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References

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