Eight Belles Stakes
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This article is about the race known as the La Troienne Stakes from 1967 to 2008. For the race run since 2010 under that name and formerly run under names including the Louisville Breeders' Cup Handicap (1986–2006), the Louisville Breeders' Cup Stakes (2007), the Louisville Stakes (2008), and the Louisville Distaff Stakes (2009), see La Troienne Stakes.
The Eight Belles Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old filly sprinters run at a distance of 7 furlongs at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky each year on Kentucky Oaks Day.
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Grade II race | |
Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1956 (as Oaks Prep) |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Sponsor | Sysco (2023) |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 7 furlongs |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | 122lbs with allowances |
Purse | US$600,000 (2024) |
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