If there’s one thing you can always bet on, it’s Bob Baffert and his uncanny eye for talent. Need proof? First up was Nevada Beach , the 3-year-old colt who declared himself silently as an up-and-coming star at the Sept. 27 Goodwood Stakes at Santa Anita. This was his fourth career start in a career that saw him making few such appearances, and Nevada Beach was not supposed to take away the limelight of seasoned stars such as last year’s Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner Full Serrano. But he did exactly that, blasting past the competition and earning his spot in the Breeders’ Classic at Del Mar. One rising star was already on the map, but Baffert wasn’t done yet…

Just a day later, focus moved to Imagination, a 4-year-old colt foal by Into Mischief and Magic Feeling. He was not the

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