Warehouse space was found in Bristol, PA and the 7 x 36 foot canvas was stretched and placed on the wall. Work began on November 7, 2004 and the first stage - the 19th century jockeys were drawn and painted by November 15th. The mock up and also several tools were used to gain correct perspective at such a large scale.

To quote Peb: "Many adjustments were made and are still made. For example, I may change Earl Sande's silks and make it Belair Stud since he won a Triple Crown with them. I'm not sure yet. Same about Desormeaux . I actually changed Gary Stevens from the Klein silks to the Tabor's strickly a matter of avoiding to much color repetition... It's fun, it's exciting, and very tiring, standing an average of 4 hours ( sometime six!) standing up painting and forgetting the time!"

Asked if he woke up with a start wondering if he had forgotten a jockey, Peb replied "Yes I wake up after dreaming a lot about this job. Yes, earlier in the work, I had forgotten one jockey named Carter ,19th century guy. He is now securely painted for posterity!"