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Originally Posted by Spalding No!
Kind of odd take at the time; the 10 Santa Anita Derbies prior to Baffert winning with Cavonnier produced classic winners Ferdinand, Snow Chief, Winning Colors, Sunday Silence, A P Indy, Tabasco Cat, and Timber Country.
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There was period where it didn't produce a winner for awhile and some people thought it was fading. I don't remember the exact years, but I remember the conversations.
Baffert is in a different league now. He gets so many top young horses every year now it's bound to produce major contenders regularly.
These things have to be somewhat random also. If there are "x" major preps, each one is going to have a dry spell from time to time even if nothing has actually changed in terms of trainer preferences.
