| R2 MEYDAN | 16 February 2017 |
| Balanchine Sponsored By Citizen K G2 3UM OPEN ($264,920), 1800m 1:49.72 | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 2. OPAL TIARA (IRE) 4yo Mare | M R CHANNON OISIN MURPHY | 57.0 | |||||||
| THOUSAND WORDS (GB) - ZARAFA (GB) | ||||||||||
| THE FILLY FOLLY & SWEET PARTNERSHIP | 2nd | 7. VIA FIRENZE (IRE) 4yo Mare | PIA BRANDT MAXIME GUYON | 57.0 | ||||||
| DANSILI (GB) - VIA MEDICI (IRE) | ||||||||||
| ECURIE DES CHARMES/HARAS ETREHAM | 3rd | 4. MUFFRI'HA (IRE) 5yo Mare | WILLIAM HAGGAS PAT COSGRAVE | 57.0 | ||||||
| IFFRAAJ (GB) - GRECIAN DANCER (GB) | ||||||||||
| SHEIKH JUMA DALMOOK AL MAKTOUM | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1. SILVER STEP (FR) 4yo Mare | PIA BRANDT M BARZALONA | 57.0 | |||||||
| 5th | 5. VERY SPECIAL (IRE) 5yo Mare | SAEED BIN SUROOR JIM CROWLEY | 58.5 | |||||||
| 6th | 6. REALTRA (IRE) 5yo Mare | ROGER VARIAN ANDREA ATZENI | 57.0 | |||||||
Opal Tiara wins the Group 2 Balanchine appreciating the extra 200m from her 2nd place in the Cape Verdi, Mick Channon trains the fill;y and ridden well by Oisin Murphy
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