Life is Good Never Looks Back in Dominant Dirt Mile Performance

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Brilliant 'TDN Rising Star' LIFE IS GOOD (c, 3, Into Mischief–Beach Walk, by Distorted Humor) cleared the field into the first turn and blazed through splits of :21.88, :44.94 and 1:08.76 before slamming the door on Ginobili (Munnings) en route to a jaw-dropping five or six-length romp in the GI Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. The 3-5 chalk covered the two-turn mile in 1:34.12. Restrainedvengence (Hold Me Back), who never looked to be traveling particularly well at any point of the race, rounded out the trifecta. The winner dominated then stablemate Medina Spirit (Protonico) in Santa Anita's GII San Felipe S. in March, but was knocked off the GI Kentucky Derby trail with a hind ankle chip. Medina Spirit then went on to win the Derby for trainer Bob Baffert, but in the fallout of that runner's betamethasone positive, Life Is Good was transferred to Todd Pletcher. Life is Good was beaten a neck in a ding-dong duel in the GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial S. by GI Sprint favorite Jackie's Warrior (Maclean's Music), and most recently aired in Belmont's GII Kelso H. Sept. 25. Sales history: $525,000 ylg '19 KEESEP.
O-WinStar Farm LLC & CHC Inc. B-Gary & Mary West Stable Inc (Ky). T-Todd Pletcher.

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