Dec 20, 1980...

[SentToStud]

Bucket O' Suds, a 15 year old gelding, made his record-setting 273rd and final start at Hazel Park.

He made at least one start every year from 1968 to 1980.

Presidents Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan (elect) all could have seen him run during their tenures.

[ArlJim78]

Wow, a name from the distant past. I had forgotten about that one but I did see him run and I'm pretty sure I wagered on him as well.