HAVING had a full hand of Grade 1 Kentucky Derby hopefuls earlier this year, Bob Baffert must have felt that the race was not meant to be his, and then up he pops and wins it for the sixth time with Authentic, a son of Into Mischief (Harlan’s Holiday) bred in Kentucky by Peter Blum.

The $350,000 graduate of the Keeneland September Sale in 2018 is now winner of five of his six starts and has amassed $2,871,200 in winnings.