Eight Belles

Eight Belles
Eight Belles at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2008, two days prior to the 134th Kentucky Derby
Sire	Unbridled's Song
Grandsire	Unbridled
Dam	Away
Damsire	Dixieland Band
Sex	Filly
Foaled	February 23, 2005
Died	May 3, 2008 (aged 3) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Country	United States
Color	Gray
Breeder	Robert N. Clay & Serengeti Stable
Owner	Fox Hill Farms
Trainer	J. Larry Jones
Record	10: 5-3-1
Earnings	$708,650
Major wins
Martha Washington Stakes (2008) Honeybee Stakes (2008) Fantasy Stakes (2008) American Classic Race placing: Kentucky Derby 2nd (2008)
Honors
Grade II Eight Belles Stakes at Churchill Downs (2009– )
Last updated on 14 April 2021

Eight Belles (February 23, 2005 – May 3, 2008) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who came second in the 2008 Kentucky Derby to the winner Big Brown.^[1] Her collapse just after the race resulted in immediate euthanasia.

Earlier in the year, Eight Belles became the first filly in Oaklawn Park history to win the Martha Washington Stakes, the Honeybee Stakes, and the Fantasy Stakes. She won the Martha Washington by 13½ lengths, setting a stakes record for margin of victory.