EIGHTTOFASTTOCATCH Captures The Japan Racing Association Stakes In Dominating Fashion

Sylvia E. Heft’s Eighttofasttocatch exploded by the pacesetters and won as his rider pleased in the $75,000 Japan Racing Association Stakes for 3-year-olds and up at Laurel Park Saturday, September 10th.

The race was contested at one mile on the main track after being switched from the turf. With regular rider Sheldon Russell attending a wedding in the United Kingdom, Malcolm Franklin piloted the 5-year-old gelded son of Not For Love out of the pensioned mare Toofasttocatch. They raced comfortably in third for most of the trip before easing out at the top of the lane, accelerating to the lead and galloping away.

“I’d describe it as explosive,” said Franklin. “He was rating nice behind a horse. Once I found some room he kicked on and gave a nice turn of foot.”

The Tim Keefe trainee completed the distance in 1:35.43 and won by 4-1/2 lengths over Nacho Friend. Indian Dance finished another three-quarters length back in third. Bred by Dark Holoow Farm along with Graham and Anita Motion's Herringswell Stables, Eighttofasttocatch, who will likely make his next start in the $150,000 Maryland Million Classic on October 1.

Eighttofasttocatch-01 Sylvia E. Heft’s EIGHTTOFASTTOCATCH exploded by the pacesetters and won as his rider pleased in the $75,000 Japan Racing Association Stakes for 3-year-olds and up at Laurel Park Saturday, September 10th.

The race was contested at one mile on the main track after being switched from the turf. With regular rider Sheldon Russell attending a wedding in the United Kingdom, Malcolm Franklin piloted the 5-year-old gelded son of Not For Love out of the pensioned mare TOOFASTTOCATCH. They raced comfortably in third for most of the trip before easing out at the top of the lane, accelerating to the lead and galloping away.

“I’d describe it as explosive,” said Franklin. “He was rating nice behind a horse. Once I found some room he kicked on and gave a nice turn of foot.”

The Tim Keefe trainee completed the distance in 1:35.43 and won by 4-1/2 lengths over Nacho Friend. Indian Dance finished another three-quarters length back in third. Bred by Dark Hollow Farm along with Graham and Anita Motion's Herringswell Stables, EIGHTTOFASTTOCATCH, who will likely make his next start in the $150,000 Maryland Million Classic on October 1.