Eight Belles Stakes
| Grade II race | |
| Location |
Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1956 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
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| Race information | |
| Distance | 7.5 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | US$200,000 (2015) |
The Eight Belles Stakes is a Grade II race run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky each year on Kentucky Derby Day. Run at a distance of 7 1⁄2 furlongs, it is open to three-year-old filly sprinters and currently offers a purse of $200,000.
Raced as the Oaks Prep from 1956–1966, it was then renamed the La Troienne Stakes from 1967–2008 for one of the greatest broodmares in the United States throughout the twentieth century, La Troienne. In June 2008, Churchill Downs announced that beginning in 2009 this race would be called the Eight Belles Stakes in honor of the deceased filly, Eight Belles, who finished second in the 2008 Kentucky Derby.[1] In 2010, the Louisville Distaff Stakes was renamed the La Troienne Stakes.
Beginning in 2013 this race took place on the same card as the Kentucky Oaks. It was also raised from a Grade III to a Grade II event.
Winners since 1998
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Carina Mia | Julien Leparoux | William I. Mott | Three Chimneys Farm | 1:21.74 |
| 2015 | Promise Me Silver | Robby Albarado | W. Bret Calhoun | Robert G. Luttrell | 1:22.90 |
| 2014 | Fiftyshadesofgold | Mike E. Smith | W. Bret Calhoun | Estate of C. Scharbauer, Jr. | 1:22.50 |
| 2013 | So Many Ways | Garrett Gomez | Thomas M. Amoss | Maggi Moss | 1:22.84 |
| 2012 | Contested | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Jill Baffert | 1:21.29 |
| 2011 | Victoria's Wildcat | Kent Desormeaux | Bob Hess Jr. | Bob & Victoria Bayer/Metcalf | 1:23.03 |
| 2010 | Buckleupbuttercup | Julien Leparoux | Eddie Kenneally | Avalon Farms, Inc. | 1:29.49 |
| 2009 | Four Gifts | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steve Asmussen | Heligbrodt Stable | 1:30.94 |
| 2008 | Game Face | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Zabeel Racing | 1:28.44 |
| 2007 | Silverinyourpocket | Calvin Borel | Helen Pitts | M/M R. David Randal | 1:30.14 |
| 2006 | Joint Effort | Edgar Prado | Dale Romans | Donald R. Dizney | 1:28.18 |
| 2005 | Seek a Star | Jorge F. Chavez | John T. Ward | John C. Oxley | 1:28.75 |
| 2004 | Friendly Michelle | Alex Solis | Bob Baffert | M/M Ed Friendly | 1:28.26 |
| 2003 | Final Round | Jerry Bailey | George R. Arnold II | G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. | 1:22.13 |
| 2002 | Cashier's Dream | Donnie Meche | Steve Asmussen | Heligbrodt Racing | 1:24.83 |
| 2001 | Caressing | Pat Day | David R. Vance | Carl F. Pollard | 1:22.90 |
| 2000 | Roxelana | Larry Melancon | William Huffman | William Landes III | 1:21.97 |
| 1999 | Sapphire n' Silk | Pat Day | Dallas Stewart | William Carl | 1:23.85 |
| 1998 | Sister Act | Calvin Borel | Jeffrey N. Jacobs | Choctaw Racing/C. Harold Kitchen | 1:24.46 |
Earlier winners
- 1997 - Star of Goshen
- 1996 - Rare Blend
- 1995 - Dixieland Gold
- 1994 - Packet
- 1993 - Traverse City
- 1992 - Bell Witch
- 1991 - Exclusive Bird
- 1990 - Screen Prospect
- 1989 - Top Of My Life
- 1988 - Gerri n' Jo Go
- 1987 - Footy
- 1986 - Lazer Show
- 1985 - Magnificent Lindy
- 1984 - Sintra
- 1983 - How Clever
- 1982 - Betty Money
- 1981 - Heavenly Cause
- 1980 - Ribbon
- 1979 - Justa Reflection
- 1978 - White Star Line
- 1977 - Sweet Alliance
- 1976 - Moreland Hills
- 1975 - High Estimate
- 1974 - Shantung Silk
- 1973 - La Prevoyante
- 1972 - Susan's Girl
- 1971 - Graffiti
- 1970 - Missile Belle
- 1969 - Double Delta
- 1968 - Dark Mirage
- 1967 - Furl Sail
- 1966 - Justakiss
- 1965 - Marry The Prince
- 1964 - Silver Dollar
- 1963 - Saree
- 1962 - Cicada
- 1961 - Play Time
- 1960 - Rash Statement
- 1959 - Ruwenzori
- 1958 - Stay Smoochie
- 1957 - Pillow Talk
- 1956 - Doubledogdare
References
- Notes