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Eight Belles

2005 - Mare | Deceased
Owner(s):
Fox Hill Farms, Inc.
Trainer:
J. Larry Jones
Bred:
Kentucky (USA) by Robert N. Clay  -  Serengeti Stable
Pedigree:
Unbridled's Song  -  Away  by  Dixieland Band
Rating:
 
 
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What the Nation is saying about Eight Belles...

Eight Belles will be one of those horses that will always be remembered. She will remembered for her huge heart, her great performance in the Derby, her beautiful stature, and, most of all, for all the safety and improvements that she brought her sport since her passing. This is the story of the leg...Read More
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  • Mary Z. · Where does one even begin with a statement like that by you, June? Horse anatomy/physiology? The track condition? Her shoes? I think being astride a horse naked in a tasteful photo shoot(all three goodies covered) is less of a cry for attention than these ???? comments, but maybe that's just me. · 17 days ago ·
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  • Mary Z. · You know the steroids were legal then. · 17 days ago ·
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This blog edition takes a look at some signature events that have transpired over the last 137 years. Consider this if you will, a Trackside text scrapbook about the “Run for the Roses." January 1st, 1872—Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr., grandson of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, b...Read More
“Mangled Horses, Maimed Jockeys,” a 6,400-word article splashed across the front-page of last Sunday’s New York Times, might have been a fair and useful piece of investigative journalism had it stuck to its scope: Rates of equine injuries and fatalities at some tracks, particularly Quarter Horse ven...Read More
  • Buckpasser · I don't know if anyone is aware but another horse broke down in New York yesterday and instead of euthanizing the horse, they put a splint on the leg and took him back in the van only to euthanize him later. The racing writer for the NYPost theorized that they did this because they did not want to do it in full view of the grandstand and because the horse had been claimed and the claim is no good if the horse dies on the track. So I guess Steve Crist is right that the NYTimes skewered the analysis by showing Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico. After all, the really killing field is at the great Safety accredited track run by the NYRA called Aqueduct. · 41 days ago ·
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People in the Thoroughbred racing industry woke up on Sunday morning to find their sport under siege. The New York Times published a photo on Page 1 that depicted a horse dead on the track; it accompanied a lengthy investigative report blaming “drugs and lax oversight” for a high rate of fatal break...Read More
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  • HorseDynasty · I see what you were referencing in your comment now buckpasser, I misunderstood and thought the comments were being referred to, sorry. · 60 days ago ·
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  • buckpasser · No problem horse dynasty. I was referring to the article which I may not have been clear. I was not making any comments about what anyone was posting. · 60 days ago ·
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With another showdown against Blind Luck just a few days away, Matt Shifman explores Havre De Grace's place ...Read More
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  • crazymomof4 · Proud Spell - Hard Spun - Grace - Eight Belles - Jenda · 113 days ago ·
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  • AndyScoggin · Hey, it is fun to look back at this question seven months later. Clearly now the answer is YES, HDG is the best horse Larry Jones has ever trained. · 113 days ago ·
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Eight Belles was a GREAT filly. Its sad that she had to be put down. I will always remember this beautiful filly. <3
Saturday’s events during morning workouts at Gulfstream Park have weighed heavily on mind... Read More
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  • Floridaf · 12thCrown, I heard the same thing regarding Oaklawn, but not just for last year. Saturday morning was particularly bad for Gulfstream. Mucho Macho Man and rider had to navigate around two separate accidents while on the track. Hopefully this won't happen again. · 142 days ago ·
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  • travel_vic · often grouped random events are explained by lillogical means. Things happen and they are often grouped and that tells you little of the cause...Correlation is not causation · 142 days ago ·
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Back in July, before the Delaware Handicap, we had a lively discussion: “Is Havre De Grace the Best Larry Jones Trained Horse Ever?” I think it is time to revisit that question.Read More
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  • AndyScoggin · I think we all agree that a rematch between HDG and BL would be the best way to end this year! · 253 days ago ·
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  • icyhotboo · NYC, There is no place like it in the world. If you can't get it there it doesn't exist. The rest of the East Coast might be pleasantly surprising to you, it has a lot. Then again so does the West Coast. I joke around a lot but America is a great country to live in and I have traveled and lived in other countries. Our medicine, hospitals, universities are the best I've seen. · 252 days ago ·
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This is probably the best horse that never won a Grade1.
How tall was Eight Belles? She looks really small in all her pictures.
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  • icyhotboo · http://www.pennsylvaniaequestrian.com/news/Eight-Belles-tragedy.php · 303 days ago ·
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  • BrittanyHamilton · Thanks :). I had no idea she was that tall!! · 303 days ago ·
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This video made me so teary! I had to share with those fellow fans of her! She was not only a great horse bit a beautiful one as well! Rip Belles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n95OFivNuFw&feature=fvwrel
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  • iThoroughbred · ..hmm...Unless Secretariat is thrown in the conversation..LOL! But I get what you mean! She touched us all in a great way! · 393 days ago ·
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  • ugozenyatta · its sad to see a horse willing to give up her life to do what she loved to do...run.... · 354 days ago ·
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she had the potential to be one of the greatest ever!
Joyful Victory turned in yet another brilliant performance to defeat Arienza by a pole in the Grade 2 Fantasy Stakes ...Read More
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  • miracleshappen · i love tapit foals. Most of them are so easy to pick out in the field cuz they're white while the others are brown. · 409 days ago ·
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  • TiznowReynolds · She is definitely one of the main contenders! Very sharp filly. · 409 days ago ·
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The year 2009 will best be remembered as it pertains to the Kentucky Oaks by Rachel Alexandra’s jaw-dropping 20 ¼ length victory, but one other very significant ritual was inaugurated for the 135th running of the Kentucky Oaks. The Survivors Parade: a heartwarming march down the homestretch and past...Read More
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  • KyOaksRunner · It's going to be a fantastic race, and what a great field entered in a race that honors one of the greatest 3-year-old fillies of all time. I think Kathmanblu is the class of the field though Inglorious is pretty intriguing. · 466 days ago ·
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  • WoodbineMile · I am picking my hometown Filly INGLORIOUS! · 424 days ago ·
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As trainers Larry Jones and Karyn Wittek gallop their horses around the Oaklawn Park oval, one would be hard-pressed to find a link between the veteran Jones and the freshman Wittek. But on the backstretch, kinships often are formed during the pre-dawn light through passing conversations. It was thr...Read More
Fillies have accounted for themselves quite well in Triple Crown races in recent years. Rachel Alexandra won the Preakness in 2009. Rags to Riches was best in the Belmont in 2007. Both fillies ended long draughts for their gender in the respective Classics. As far as the Kentucky Derby, it has been ...Read More
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  • rayjay · There was a man named Paddy,can't remember his last name, who was a horse painter. It is said that he could make a 5yo stallion look like a 3yo filly. Now, if we could get the Mosses to agree....! · 466 days ago ·
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  • szerda · Contrary to popular belief, Turbulent Descent's last race was not a set back. However, she is on track for the Kentucky Oaks but would not disgrace herself if entered in the Derby. · 465 days ago ·
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poor gurl! did she injury herself during or after the race? did the jockey kno or was it tolate once her found out?
Horses running on artificial surfaces suffer fatal injuries at a statistically significant lower rate than horses running on dirt courses, according to epidemiologists who have analyzed data collected for a project tracking equine injuries. According to an analysis of 754,932 starts over a two-year ...Read More
A dog named Rain Spot crossed the wire first in Saturday's 10th race at Raynham Park, a track that has been around for 69 years, and then it was over. Rain Spot's race is the last dog race that will ever be run in Massachusetts, a state where voters decided the sport was so cruel to its animals that...Read More
My run on ESPN.com began in 2000 with the opening of the new millennium and it's hard to believe there have been 10 years of bylines. Over the decade, we've had the chance to share many stories of intrigue, entertainment and titillation. But when you water horse racing down to its purest core, you a...Read More

Eight Belles - Pedigree

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Unbridled's SongUnbridledFappiano
Gana Facil
Trolley SongCaro
Lucky Spell
Away Dixieland BandNorthern Dancer
Mississippi Mud
Be a ProspectorMr. Prospector
Belonging

Eight Belles - Race Results & Past Performances

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View DetailsView Video05/03/082ndG SaezCD101 1/4 mDKentucky Derby-G103 MBig BrownEight BellesDenis Of Cork2:01.82
View DetailsView Video04/06/081stR DominguezOP101 1/16 mDFantasy-G203 FEight BellesAlinaPure Clan1:43.06
View Details03/16/081stR DominguezOP91 1/16 mDHoneybee-G303 FEight BellesPure ClanKadira1:43.91
View Details02/17/081stT ThompsonOP91 mileDMartha Washington03 FEight BellesOh LovelyCarnival City1:39.17
View Details10/30/071stG SaezDel81 70yDMSW02 FEight BellesPhiladelphia MoonBelle Watling 1:44.40
View Details10/15/073rdM PinoDel61 1/16 mDMSW02 FPopulistRough WaterEight Belles1:45.03
View Details09/16/072ndM PinoDel15 1/2 fDMSW02 FChristmas DawningEight BellesSwallow Falls1:05.46

 

 

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