LOUISVILLE (AP) -- Churchill Downs has announced that Eight Belles will be interred at the Kentucky Derby Museum, near the grave sites of four Kentucky Derby winners.
The 3-year-old filly broke two ankles after finishing second to Big Brown in this year's Run for the Roses on May 3rd and was euthanized on the track.
Officials say they will plant a tree in honor of Eight Belles and the filly's remains will be buried at its base.
Churchill Downs also will rename the $150,000-added La Troienne in honor of Eight Belles. The Grade III stakes race for 3-year-old fillies will continue to be run on the Kentucky Derby day undercard. The track also plans a ceremony on Derby day in 2009 in the filly's memory.
An interment date has not been set.
