Eight Belles Winner Obligatory Headlines Saturday’s Chilukki
At 0h06, on November 20, 2021 • By CHURCHILL DOWNS
Juddmonte’s homebred Obligatory, the one-length winner of the $300,000 Eight Belles (Grade II) on Kentucky Oaks day, tops a field of eight fillies and mares that were entered in Saturday’s $300,000 Chilukki (GIII) at Churchill Downs.
The one-mile Chilukki will go as Race 10 of 11 with a post time of 5:36 p.m. First post is 1 p.m.
Obligatory was the 16-1 upset winner of the seven-furlong Eight Belles for 3-year-old fillies on April 30. Trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, Obligatory finished second in the $500,000 Acorn (GI) and $1 million Cotillion (GI). In her last start, Obligatory finished an enigmatic sixth in the $250,000 Raven Run (GII). Jockey Joel Rosario has the call for the Chilukki and drew post No. 7.
Another top contender in the Chilukki field is multiple stakes winner Matera. Owned by Don Alberto Stable and trained by Brad Cox, Matera won the $125,000 Groupie Doll at Ellis Park and the $85,000 Mari Hulman George Memorial at Indiana Grand. The gray 4-year-old filly will be reunited with jockey Florent Geroux from post 3.
