Eight Rings

Eight Rings (foaled March 24, 2017, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2019 American Pharoah Stakes.[1]

Eight Rings
SireEmpire Maker
GrandsireUnbridled
DamPurely Hot
DamsirePure Prize
SexStallion
Foaled2017
CountryUSA
ColorDark Bay/Brown
BreederWinStar Farm, LLC
OwnerSF Racing LLC
TrainerBob Baffert
Record4:2-0-0
Earnings$236,951
Major wins
American Pharoah Stakes (2019)
Last updated on January 9th, 2020

Career

Eight Rings' first race was on August 4, 2019, at Del Mar, where he came in first.

On September 2, 2019, he competed in the Grade 1 2019 Del Mar Futurity, but did not finish after a collision with another horse, Storm the Court.[2]

In his third race on September 27, 2019, he competed in the Grade 1 2019 American Pharoah Stakes. He won the race, defeating Storm the Court, who he collided with at the 2019 Del Mar Futurity.[2][3] The win earned him a spot in the 2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile and earned him consideration in the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby.[4]

On November 1, 2019, Eight Rings competed in the 2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile, finishing in 6th place behind his rival Storm the Court who won the race. On that result, trainer Bob Baffert said, "He didn't show up that day. I'm still upset at myself for not having him ready that day."[5]

Eight Rings next start was in the 2020 Bachelor Stakes at Oaklawn Park, where he came fifth.

Pedigree
Pedigree of Eight Rings (USA), 2017[6]
Sire
Empire Maker (USA)
2000		 Unbridled (USA)
1987		 Fappiano Mr. Prospector
Killaloe
Gana Facil Le Fabuleux
Charedi
Toussaud (USA)
1989		 El Gran Senor Northern Dancer
Sex Appeal
Image of Reality In Reality
Edee's Image
Dam
Purely Hot (USA)
2008		 Pure Prize (USA)
1998		 Storm Cat Storm Bird
Terlingua
Heavenly Prize Seeking The Gold
Oh What A Dance
Wood Not (USA)
2001		 Kissin Kris Kris S
Toes Forward
Wood So Baederwood
Impudence

References
  1. "Eight Rings". Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  2. "Storm the Court". Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  3. "Eight Rings Rolls to Victory in American Pharoah". Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  4. "Early Kentucky Derby Prep Races Have Begun". Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  5. "Eight Rings Back on Track After Breeders' Cup Loss". Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  6. "Eight Rings". Retrieved January 9, 2020.
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