What might now be Bob Baffert's leading 2021 Kentucky Derby prospect delivered a smashing performance Sunday at Del Mar.
Life Is Good, a $525,000 2-year-old son of Into Mischief, lived up to the hype at 1-5 on debut in the second race for maiden special weight runners.
Winstar Farm and China Horse Club's colt broke like a rocket and gave the field no chance, setting blazing early fractions of 21.80 for the quarter and 44.84 for the half.
Life Is Good... really really good.
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— Del Mar Racetrack (@DelMarRacing) November 22, 2020
Santos to Wilson chased from second, but could never make an impact.
Jockey Mike Smith was merely a passenger throughout, never setting the colt down while completing the 6 1/2-furlong distance in a final time of 1:15.50 in a 9 1/2 length victory.
He paid $2.40 to win. Doug O'Neill's debuting Wipe the Slate finished second, with Santos to Wilson fading to third.
