RICKY HATTON WINS BIG IN BOSTON!
Ricky Hatton landed at Boston’s Logan airport at 1:00 P.M. today.
At 5:00 P.M. he was at Suffolk Downs, New Englands’s only thoroughbred racetrack, where a race was named in his honor on Derby Day.
The tenth and final race of the day, a six-furlong allowance race, was named the “Ricky Hitman Hatton Classic.â€
Ricky personally liked the number two horse, “City Clerk,†because of the similarity of his name and Ricky’s favorite soccer team at home, Manchester City. Ricky bet $50 on City Clerk to win at 6 to 1 odds, and won.
Ricky was also in the paddock to present the trophy to the winning jockey.
Ricky said, “No sooner had I set foot in Boston and come to the races, I put a bet down and won big. If things are going that well and I’ve only been in Boston a matter of hours, hopefully, it’s a good omen for things to come.â€