1978. I was traveling from Detroit to Myrtle Beach. I stopped in Cinci at River Downs. It was pouring rain. A trainer I knew and who had a son I was friends with spotted me and called me over. He asked what I was doing and after a couple minutes he asked me how much money I had. I told him $200. He told me to take $20 and bet his horse in the first race. The horse was a first time starter named Royal Stearic. He went off at 6-1 and won by two lengths. Patrick B. Devereux was a good man. Pat, Jr., I hope you are doing well, wherever you are.
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