Born less than three weeks apart in April 2006, the Not For Love boys grew up romping in the fields at Dark Hollow Farm. HELLO LOVER, the gray colt out of Linda Newton's mare Chemise, was the older of the two, and sold as a yearling for $105,000. At the same Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale, EIGHTTOFASTTOCATCH, bred by Dark Hollow Farm & Herringswell Stable out of multiple stakes producer Too Fast to Catch, brought $47,000. 

Their careers took them on separate paths, but the two were finally reunited at Laurel Park on Dec. 1. Sent off as the first and second choices in the $100,000 Jennings Handicap, they finished one-two, as EIGHTTOFASTTOCATCH (the 1.80-1 second choice) set the pace and came home five and a half lengths ahead of HELLO LOVER, the even-money choice who rallied from last in the field of seven to snare second. Adding in the purses from the Jennings, the duo have combined to earn $926,010 in their careers. 

EIGHTTOFASTTOCATCH is now a six-time stakes winner in a 37-start career in which he has earned $535,430. His other stakes wins included last year's Jennings Handicap and the Maryland Million Classic. 

HELLO LOVER, who has more earnings this year ($276,020 compared to $144,240 for EIGHTTOFASTTOCATCH) is tied for second as the winningest horse in the nation in 2012, one win behind the leader, having captured nine of his 15 starts. Third in the Greenwood Cup S-G3 at Parx Racing this past July, HELLO LOVER has $390,580 in career earnings.