At Saturday’s retirement ceremony for local star Eighttofasttocatch, the big horse was the biggest star — but don’t sell the flamingoes or the goat short.
Laurel Park will hold a retirement ceremony tomorrow for Eighttofasttocatch, the gelding who won Saturday’s Jennings Handicap to eclipse $1 million in earnings.
Sometimes bad weather makes good pictures, and our cameras were on hand for Laurel Park’s good stakes card on Saturday to test that theory out.
Eighttofasttocatch’s victory Saturday set a Jennings wins record, pushed the horse past a coveted earnings mark. Closed his career. Fulfilled a dream.
Eighttofasttocatch romped in the slop to become the first four-time winner of the Jennings Handicap and surpass $1 million in career earnings in his final race.
Laurel Park’s Saturday card will feature four stakes, including Eighttofasttocatch’s last race in the Jennings and a deep renewal of the Willa on the Move.
Eighttofasttocatch was the late Arnie Heft’s dream, says his daughter. Now there’s just one race left in that dream — and one last goal to achieve.
Eighttofasttocatch will make his final start in Saturday’s Jennings Handicap, aiming for a fourth win in the event and $1 million in career earnings.
Four stakes scheduled for Saturday at Laurel Park have drawn a combined total of nearly 120 nominations.
In the kickoff of a Thanksgiving week series, we give thanks for Ben’s Cat, Russell Road, and others that keep running — and winning — year after year.