Out came the 1 horse, the 2 horse, the 3 horse, the 4 horse then the 5 horse, which was Chief’s Crown. I looked over, it was a little black colt, he wasn’t big at all, and he was like the smallest horse of all the horses. He comes out and I walked behind him, so I wouldn’t get in the way and I’m just looking at the little black colt all the way down.

We come over from the back of the racetrack and we are walking down to go to the paddock. The horses go in to be saddled and from that point I stood right there on the rail where they go into the paddock. I watched them get saddled up and all the T.V. cameras, all the reporters were there and I was right there on the corner of the paddock. So the horses get saddled up and there on the way out to the track I look up and see Don MacBeth and he had some boots on that were so shiny. I thought he had brand new boots on at the time, but his boots were just polished. The horse was looking good, they step onto the track, and I watch them warm up.

I watch them down to the gate, they loaded the gate and I watched them spring the gate and the horses come out and I’m rooting for Chief’s Crown. Don MacBeth grabbed a hold of him and all I remember was turning for home and the announcer said Chief’s Crown name and he comes down the stretch and Chief’s Crown wins the race. History was made, the first race of the Breeders’ Cup.

And so they come back to the winner’s circle and everybody’s with a camera, I remember the cameras were flashing, I remember the horse coming back to the winner’s circle and all the media were there. I remember Don MacBeth was at the back and I saw the saddle clothe, then they came into the winners circle, you could see the boot marks, that’s how I new they weren’t new boots because you could see the rub of the boots from the shoe shine on the saddle clothe.

I remember him coming into the winner’s circle and seeing all the flashes and everything from the pictures they took in the paddock. I’m standing at the corner watching everything and I’m just so proud. I was so proud like I’d won the race. After 5 to 10 minutes, the people started dispersing from the winners’ circle and they had taken the horse back and there was nobody in there and I was at the corner and I remember the valet had the saddle clothe and I remember that everybody by that time had already left the winners’ circle and gone back towards the backstretch. I new I had to get back to the backstretch because my brother told me to come right back after the first race, so I wouldn’t get lost.

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