Dozen Entered in Wide Open Eight Belles

Spendthrift Farm’s Callback, Robert Luttrell’s undefeated Promise Me Silver and the Albaugh Family Stable’s two-time Churchill Downs winner Taylor S head a field of a dozen 3-year-old fillies entered for the 60th running of the $200,000 Eight Belles (GIII) at seven furlongs on the main track.

The Eight Belles will go as the 10th race with a 4:52 p.m. post time.

Trained by Bob Baffert, Callback won the Las Virgenes (GI) at Santa Anita in January and was disqualified from a victory in the Sunland Park Oaks in her most recent start. Victor Espinoza has the mount and will break from post position one.

Promise Me Silver, who extended her win streak to seven with a score in the Instant Racing Stakes at Oaklawn Park on April 11, is trained by Bret Calhoun. Calhoun won the Eight Belles last year with Fiftyshadesofgold.

Robby Albarado has the mount on Promise Me Silver and will break from post position two.

Taylor S, trained by Dale Romans, enters the Eight Belles off a 3 ½-length victory in the Any Limit at Gulfstream Park on March 14. A maiden winner at first asking here in September and an allowance winner in November, Taylor S will be ridden by Corey Lanerie and break from post position 12.

The field for the Eight Belles with jockeys and weights from the rail out is: Callback (Espinoza, 123), Promise Me Silver (Albarado, 120), Ekati’s Phaeton (John Velazquez, 123), Mizz Money (Francisco Torres, 118), Fancy and Flashy (Rafael Bejarano, 118), Scat Means Go (Joel Rosario, 118), Lavender Chrissie (Javier Castellano, 118), Enchanting Lady (Martin Garcia, 118), Super Saks (Luis Saez, 118), Jugni (Mike Smith, 118), Streetheart (Julien Leparoux, 118) and Taylor S  (Lanerie, 118).

Source: Churchill Downs