 Welcome to the 2015 NCHO World Finals we've just had the open world final completed and it's no surprise that Matt Gaines has won on Special New Baby. Congratulations Matt. Oh thank you. Now it's obviously been a very emotional win. You've got a host of major titles that you've won. What makes this one so special? I think there's a lot of things you know I think you know number you know that matter for one I mean she's she's just a phenomenal individual and you know there's a there's a special bond between me and her that you just you know you don't you don't have with every horse and you know and just you know being able to do that with her and and and the phenomenal individual she is and and you know and and having Tara there with me every day and and you know it's just been it's just been an awesome experience. It seems to be a project that you've really done together. Oh yeah for sure I mean there's you know I mean without her there's no way I'd have got it done you know I mean just the the care she takes takes of that mare I mean is she just does a great job and you know I don't know how many thousands miles she's driven this year so that you know I could fly in and show and get back home and train my three-year-olds and that kind of stuff so I mean yeah it wouldn't have been possible without what she's done. What was it that made you decide to haul this year you know you normally do the aged events what was it that this year you decided to go for that world title? Well I think that it's kind of something I've always wanted to do it's really hard when you you know when you do the aged events to be able to break free it and go do this and and I kind of took a little shot at it last year and and got to kind of hauled and and and tried it till about June and it just wouldn't work and it wasn't fitting and I said you know I'm not gonna try to force this let's just you know keep him in the top 15 and and go back home and concentrate on my three-year-olds and and this year it just all fell into place you know I mean it wasn't we didn't set out at the beginning when the world it all started we wanted to win 60,000 to get her in the Hall of Fame and and we went to San Antonio and won the McCurry there and and then you know made the finals at Houston and and we got to Superstakes and I think at that time I was 12 15,000 ahead and and us and the Barkers we had a meeting and you know so what do you want to do you know do you want to try to you know try to go win the world a lot and and they you know they said well if I was willing to do it they were you know willing to do whatever they had to to try to make it happen and you know we just decided that that we'd give it a shot and as long as she was feeling good and we felt like she was enjoying it and and was healthy that you know we'd go and see what happens and it just you know when everything just it really just all kind of fell together I just I just think it was meant to be it was what I was meant to do this year well I mean it was a spectacular year you really knocked it out of the park in so many respects you won three mercuries in a row you got the highest ever score of 234 what does that all mean to you well I you know I I really don't know because I you know it's been I don't really know that it's all really set in to me what all we really accomplished this year and it's and it's funny I mean I just I really feel like she did it I've just kind of been along for the ride because you know I mean I think we're I think we're a really good team but I think she's the strongest member of the team you know I've been you know there's so many times this year even tonight I mean I cut cows that you really don't want to go cut and she just you know she guts up and she bells me out and you know and I mean that's what she's done all year so I don't really know that it's really anything I've done that's that special but it's everything she's done that's that's made it happen and and which is cool man that's what it's supposed to be about supposed to be about her but there must be a lot of trust on her part with you well yeah I think there is like I said I think there's a there's a very special and unique man between the two of us that you know I've had you know some other great horses that you know that I was close to and were special to me but there's just there's something different about this one in there you know and there has been all along and I don't even really know how to explain it I just you know there's just it's it's almost like she knows what I'm thinking and I know what she's thinking and you know like we had one run in the go-round at Vegas this year and one of them curious I get paired up on my third cut and the other cow won't get out of the way and and I'm like well if I don't get my hand down there not I'm not gonna make the finals and I just throw my hand down and we work with two cows out there for three or four turns and the other one goes one way and the one I'm trying to work goes the other way and you know and we just right there I mean we're just on the same page and you know and it's just there they're just something there I don't I don't really know how to explain it but but third you know I think she we just know each other that well and and like you said trust each other that much that I think that makes a lot of difference and tonight when you when you came out and I mean you obviously had already won but you gave it your all the horse gave it her all the crowd loved it they got behind you you could feel the support and the love it was palpable there tonight describe what that feeling was like why was it important to you know you got a 231 why was it important to keep performing right to the end well you know it the for the whole last part of this year for the last couple of Macarius and and here you know I felt like I've pretty much had it wrapped up for a couple months and you know but it's been important to me to just I know I've seen through the year how much you know the following that marriage created and how many people love her and you know and I just I wanted this last run I wanted to try to make it something that everybody would remember and you know and let her go out like she deserves to go out and you got a standing ovation how did that feel that's it was awesome that's you know we got one at Paso too and we marked the 234 and you know and it's just it's an awesome feeling to you know when when everybody else appreciates that marriage much as I do I guess you know I mean just the and that's what's been phenomenal about this year is the you know just the the following through Facebook and and all different things and you know I mean I think that there's a lot of people that have fallen in love with her you know just you know just like we do and and that's awesome and it's and it's also been awesome for our sport I think that you know what she's done this year it's it's been it's been good for our sport and it you know it's just been a lot of fun I just feel blessed that that I've got to be along for the ride. So what's on the cards for next year? Probably just go back to doing the aged event stuff and I think I've got a really good three-year old smooth as cat gilding out of that mare that I showed here made semi-finals and you know so far through two runs he looks like he's gonna be a really good horse so hopefully you know concentrate on campaigning him and my other aged event horses this next year and you know go back to trying to train train some more good ones. Well congratulations you really did give the crowd something to remember you know long into the the future great job thanks Matt. Thank