Balanchine (USA)
1st - G1 Energizer Oaks - Epsom Downs, UK - 4 June 1994
1st - G1 Budweiser Irish Derby - The Curragh, Ireland - 26 June 1994
Foal date
01/01/1991Gender
MareColour
ChesnutSire
Storm Bird (CAN)
Dam
Morning Devotion (USA)
Trainer
Saeed bin Suroor Breeder
Swettenham Stud
Career earnings
$803,135.03Results
Pedigree
Comments
Starts6Wins2Placed2
| Date | Result | Racecourse | Race details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/10/1995 | 10th | Longchamp (FR) | Forte Prix de L'arc de Triomphe (Group 1) 3yo+ |
| 10/09/1995 | 2nd | Longchamp (FR) | Prix Foy (Group 3) (Colts & Fillies) 4yo+ |
| 20/06/1995 | 5th | Ascot (GB) | Prince Of Wales's Stakes Class A (Group 2) 3yo+ |
| 26/06/1994 | 1st | Curragh (IRE) | Budweiser Irish Derby (Group 1) 3yo |
| 04/06/1994 | 1st | Epsom (GB) | Energizer Oaks Class A (Group 1) 3yo |
| 28/04/1994 | 2nd | Newmarket (GB) | Madagans 1000 Guineas Stakes Class A (Group 1) 3yo |
| Balanchine (USA) | Storm Bird (CAN) | Northern Dancer (CAN) | Nearctic (CAN) |
| 1954 | |||
| 1961 | Natalma (USA) | ||
| 1957 | |||
| 1978 | South Ocean (CAN) | New Providence (CAN) | |
| 1956 | |||
| 1967 | Shining Sun (GB) | ||
| 1964 | |||
| 1991 | Morning Devotion (USA) | Affirmed (USA) | Exclusive Native (USA) |
| 1965 | |||
| 1975 | Won't Tell You (GB) | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1982 | Morning Has Broken (USA) | Prince John (USA) | |
| 1973 | |||
| 1974 | A Wind Is Rising (USA) | ||
| 1969 |
The stunning chestnut filly became Godolphin's first Classic winner when landing the Group 1 Epsom Oaks in 1994; the Storm Bird filly won her only two races as a juvenile, including when a facile 7l winner of a conditions race at Newbury; she failed by the minimum distance to land the 1,000 Guineas when just unable to reel in Las Meninas before landing the Epsom Classic by two-and-a-half-lengths; she took on the colts in the Group 1 Irish Derby at the Curragh - instead of the fillies in the Irish Oaks - and that bold decision paid dividends when she beat Derby runner-up King's Theatre in fine style, but did not run again that season due to colic; Balanchine returned to the track as a 4yo, but could not reach the lofty heights of the previous season and was retired in 1995
