00:00They're off in the Breeders' Cup Mile.
00:05William Buick and notable speech are seven lengths behind up the back stretch,
00:08and they're clear of More Than Looks and chilly flag.
00:12More Than Looks trying to unwind from the back of the pack.
00:15More Than Looks coming. Ten happy rolls on the inside.
00:17A wild finish that goes to More Than Looks.
00:21More Than Looks gets up under Jose Ortiz to win the Breeders' Cup Mile.
00:26More Than Looks.
00:56More Than Looks was one that he ran in the Breeders' Cup as a three-year-old the year prior.
01:04He ran a great race. He just was left with a lot to do and still came with a monstrous run.
01:10And then going into the race, you know, that year we had a limited campaign.
01:15He got hurt and then the weather.
01:17So it's very rare that things work out throughout the process.
01:21I said, we're just going to stick to the plan.
01:24The plan is to win the Breeders' Cup.
01:26So walking out to the paddock, it's the time when I'm nervous and everyone's around.
01:31And all I could think of is, God, I hope the plan works out.
01:34At the top of the stretch when he kicked in, and I could just remember him lugging in.
01:40And I thought, come on, man, change your lead and go, you goofball.
01:43And when he did it, I mean, all the things.
01:45The crowd's shaking and you're just emotional.
01:49And, yeah, I just remember thinking, he's going to get there.
01:52We're going to win it.
01:53And then he got in front, and that was that.
01:56Ten happy rolls on the inside.
01:59A wild finish that goes to More Than Looks.
02:02More Than Looks gets up under Jose Ortiz to win the Breeders' Cup.
02:07Mile.
02:09Well, growing up, I was never involved in thoroughbred racing.
02:12Really didn't know much about this realm until I was in college.
02:18And I just needed a job, and I started as a hot walker.
02:20That's really my first thought about doing this whole time was just really wanting to
02:25become an exercise rider, and it morphed from there.
02:29As a professional to get a Breeders' Cup winner, I'm going to be honest and say I didn't really
02:33think it would happen so quickly.
02:35So our first Breeders' Cup, we had one.
02:37It was Tarabi, and it was a great experience.
02:40Just hit the board.
02:42It's hard because when you go there, you're, like, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, and there's
02:45so much action, and there's so much going on.
02:47And after that year, I promised myself that if I were fortunate enough to go again, I would
02:51focus on more enjoying it than just being nervous and worrisome, because that's not going
02:57to change anything.
02:58The amount of work that it takes to get there, I don't, I think is underestimated.
03:04The amount of disappointments and the highs, the lows, the preparation.
03:09Any race is hard to win, much less a stakes race, and much less a championship race.
03:15And that's really what my focus is on every day, is how can we continue doing what we've
03:21done to make us successful and make it better?
03:24I want to win many Breeders' Cups.
03:26I want our team to enjoy many highs.
03:30I can say I'm really proud of where we are, and I am really excited to look forward to where
03:35we continue on going.
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