Eight Belles
| Eight Belles | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Unbridled's Song |
| Grandsire | Unbridled |
| Dam | Away |
| Damsire | Dixieland Band |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 2005 |
| Breeder | Robert N. Clay & Serengeti Stable |
| Owner | Fox Hill Farms |
| Trainer | J. Larry Jones |
| Record | 9: 5-2-1 |
| Earnings | $308,650 |
| Last updated on May 1, 2008 | |
"Eight Belles", (b. 2005) is a gray Thoroughbred racehorse owned by Fox Hill Farms. She finished second in the 2008 Kentucky Derby, a race won by only three fillies in the past. However, she was injured during the race.
Eight Belles's dam is Away, herself a descendent of Northern Dancer, and Eight Belle's sire is Unbridled's Song. Unbridled's Song's dam is a daughter of Caro. Caro is the sire of Winning Colors, one of the three fillies to win the Kentucky Derby Mr. Prospector is in her bloodlines on both her sire and dam's sides.
| Sire Unbridled's Song |
Unbridled | Fappiano | Mr. Prospector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killaloe | |||
| Gana Facil | Le Fabuleux | ||
| Charedi | |||
| Trolley Song | Caro | Fortino II | |
| Chambord | |||
| Lucky Spell | Lucky Mel | ||
| Incantation | |||
| Dam Away |
Dixieland Band | Northern Dancer | Nearctic |
| Natalma | |||
| Mississippi Mud | Delta Judge | ||
| Sand Buggy | |||
| Be a Prospector | Mr. Prospector | Raise a Native | |
| Gold Digger | |||
| Belonging | Exclusive Native | ||
| Straight Deal |