Maryland Jockey Club
Eighttofasttocatch retirement ceremony, December 13, 2014.
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Eighttofasttocatch wins the 2014 Jennings Handicap.
Jim McCue, Maryland Jockey Club
Eighttofasttocatch wins the 2014 Maryland Million Classic.
Chad B. Harmon
Eighttofasttocatch wins the 2014 Maryland Million Classic.
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Eighttofasttocatch wins the 2013 Henry Clark Stakes.
Jim McCue, Maryland Jockey Club
Eighttofasttocatch wins the 2012 Jennings Handicap.
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Eighttofasttocatch wins the 2012 Harrison Johnson.
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Eighttofasttocatch wins the 2011 Jennings Handicap.
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Eighttofasttocatch wins the 2011 Maryland Million Classic.
Jim McCue, Maryland Jockey Club
Eighttofasttocatch wins the 2011 Japan Racing Association Stakes.
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Eighttofasttocatch wins the 2011 Harrison Johnson Memorial Stakes.
Jim McCue, Maryland Jockey Club
Among those nominated to the Classic is defending winner Eighttofasttocatch.
Following a quiet spring during the Pimlico meet, trainer Tim Keefe has gotten off to a quick start at Laurel Park's summer meet. He's also a triathlete and assists his wife in the area of racehorse aftercare.
Not For Love, Maryland's leading sire for the past 12 years, has been retired from breeding duties at Northview Stallion Station in Chesapeake City, Md.
A group of Thoroughbred industry leaders will gather in Lexington Feb. 23 for a presentation about the launch of the Retired Racehorse Project's "Thoroughbred Makeover."
Laurel Park will recognize the popular locally based gelding Eighttofasttocatch upon his retirement with a ceremony after the fourth race Saturday, Dec. 13.
Will Take Charge, Mucho Macho Man, Silver Charm, Gulfstream Park, Los Alamitos, & More view slideshow
Sylvia Heft's Eighttofasttocatch put away his rivals in impressive fashion Dec. 6, cruising to an unprecedented fourth victory in the $125,000 Jennings Handicap at Laurel Park while passing the million-dollar mark.
On Dec. 6, 8-year-old Eighttofasttocatch will make his final career start in the $125,000 Jennings Handicap at Laurel Park, a race he has won three consecutive years.
Popular Ben's Cat won the battle but lost the war when Talk Show Man caught the gallant favorite in the final strides of the $126,250 Maryland Million Turf Oct. 19 at Laurel Park.
Ben's Cat will remain on turf as he targets a record fourth win in the 29th Jim McKay Maryland Million at Laurel Park Oct. 18.
The Jim McKay Maryland Million has attracted 188 pre-entries to the nine stakes races on the Oct. 18 card at Laurel Park.
Colorful owner Arnold Heft died in his sleep March 12 at Sunrise at Fox Hill Senior Living Facility in Bethesda, Md. He was 94.
Sylvia E. Heft's Eighttofasttocatch led from start to finish and won the $150,000 Maryland Million Classic Oct. 19 at Laurel Park for the second time in the past three years. Last year the son of Not For Love finished fifth.
Sylvia E. Heft's Eighttofasttocatch returns to the Maryland Million Classic for the third year in a row, looking for his second victory in the 1 1/8-mile feature on the Maryland Million Day card at Laurel Park.
Odds-on choice Last Gunfighter collared pacesetter Eighttofasttocatch in the final furlong and drew off by 4 1/4 lengths for his sixth consecutive victory May 17 in the $300,000 Pimlico Special (gr. III) in Baltimore, Md.
John Gunther's Last Gunfighter, who has won five in a row since his maiden victory last October, will invade Maryland and face mostly locally based horses in the $300,000 Pimlico Special (gr. III) May 1.
Eighttofasttocatch has been tabbed as the 9-5 favorite as he goes for a repeat in the $150,000 Maryland Million Classic at Laurel Park Oct. 6.
Laurel Park received 155 pre-entries, which includes cross-entered horses, for the Oct. 6 Jim McKay Maryland Million program.
The Pimlico Special (gr. III), returning to the Pimlico racing calendar after a three-year hiatus, has drawn a sold field of 10 handicap horses, headed by Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) winner Alternation.
Toby's Corner, who when last seen handed champion Uncle Mo his first loss in the Wood Memorial (gr. I), makes his comeback in the $200,000 General George Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 20 at Laurel Park.
Favored Eighttofasttocatch wins the Maryland Million Classic to highlight Maryland racing's big day.
The 26th Jim McKay Maryland Million attracted 111 entrants to the 11-race program which will be held Oct. 1 at Laurel Park. The total purses are worth more than $1 million.
The weekend's racing from the US, Dubai, and Japan. View Slideshow
| Trainer | Timothy L. Keefe |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Forest Boyce |
| Owner | Sylvia E. Heft |
| Breeder | Dark Hollow Farm & Herringswell Stable |
| Eighttofasttocatch View Five-Cross Pedigree | Not For Love | Mr. Prospector |
| Dance Number | ||
| Too Fast to Catch | Nice Catch | |
| Fast Chop |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTMSEP2007 Hip 540 |
Yearling | Arnold Heft | Dark Hollow, agent | $47,000 |
| Tapwrit |
| Classic Empire |
| Always Dreaming |
| Arrogate |
| Twisted Tom |
| Spooky Woods |
| Songbird |
| Gormley |
| Lookin At Lee |
| Irish War Cry |
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