Chris Emigh won his first race in 1989 as an 18-year-old riding the Southern Louisiana circuit. Twenty-nine years later he is sitting on 3,983 wins coming into the 2019 Arlington Park meet, at a track where he has found plenty of success over the years. He sits third on the Arlington Park all-time winningest jockeys behind Hall of Famers Earlie Fires, and Pat Day.