I know this post is old but in case some else is looking for an answer this works for me:
select
*
from openrowset( 'SQLNCLI','Provider=SQLNCLI; 'DataSource=Server1;FailoverPartner=Server2;Database=MyDB;trusted_connection=yes;','select top 10 from Database1.dbo.Table1'
) temp
MG
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