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The legendary horse is gone, and with him the crowds that frequently visited the barn with no notice, searching for a glimpse at greatness. More than a year has gone by since American Pharoah left trainer Bob Bafferts stable for a stud career after a historic 2015 season of winning the Triple Crown and the Breeders Cup Classic.There has been no letdown for Baffert in 2016. Through Tuesday, Bafferts runners have earned $16.3 million, not far behind the $17.4 million earned in 2015. Arrogate, the winner of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga in August and the BC Classic at Santa Anita last month, has led a barn that could challenge the 2015 earnings figure in the coming weeks.After last year, and losing Pharoah, it was an exciting year, and youre wondering if youll get your hands on another superstar like that, Baffert said on a recent morning at Santa Anita. For two months, it was sad not having him around. Every day, there was excitement.Here comes Arrogate. He puts a pep back in everyones step.Arrogate will not race again this year; his next start is expected to be the $12 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 28. For the rest of this month, Baffert has runners in several leading stakes in Southern California, beginning with two $300,000 races for 2-year-olds at Los Alamitos on Saturday - the Starlet Stakes and the Los Alamitos CashCall Futurity.Mastery, the undefeated winner of the Grade 3 Bob Hope Stakes at Del Mar last month, will be favored in the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Futurity at 1-1/16 miles. Baffert is also planning to start Show Me Da Lute, the winner of a maiden race at 1-1/16 miles at Santa Anita on Oct. 29.In the Grade 1 Starlet Stakes at 1-1/16 miles, Baffert has the likely favorite in American Gal, who was third in the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita on Nov. 5. Fact of Life, second in an allowance race at seven furlongs at Del Mar last month, is another candidate for the Starlet.Baffert has more candidates than those runners but said this week that he was content having two starters in each race.I only have two bridles down there, so I can only run two, he said in his typical wisecracking style. We keep a tight ship.The stable has a strong team of 2-year-olds, including two sharp winners in recent weeks -- Beach Bum, a maiden-race winner at Santa Anita on Nov. 6, and American Anthem, who won a maiden race at Del Mar last Saturday in his debut. American Anthem closed 3-1/2 lengths in the final furlong to win a six-furlong race by a neck over pacesetter Little Juanito.It never looked like he would catch that horse, Baffert said.There is much more to the stable than a Breeders Cup Classic winner and outstanding 2-year-olds.Vale Dori won the Grade 2 Bayakoa Stakes at Del Mar last Saturday and will start in the $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes for fillies and mares on dirt at Santa Anita on Feb. 11.Shes improving, Baffert said.The millionaire older horses Dortmund and Hoppertunity are in light training for 2017 campaigns. Hoppertunity is a long-term prospect for the $10 million Dubai World Cup in the United Arab Emirates on March 25, a race in which he was third behind California Chrome this year.He moves way up in Dubai, he said.Drefong, the winner of the Breeders Cup Sprint at Santa Anita on Nov. 5, is scheduled to run in the $300,000 Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita on Dec. 26, along with the lightly raced Ten Blessings, the winner of an optional claimer at Santa Anita on Nov. 4.Those runners give Baffert strong groups in three of the categories in which his stable excels -- Triple Crown hopefuls, sprinters, and older horses racing on dirt. All of that without American Pharoah. Under Armour Sale Ireland . Just as Montreal was settling into the first full working week of a new year, the Impact announced the appointment of their new head coach. 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Real Madrid needed a late goal by substitute Jese Rodriguez to earn a 3-2 victory at Valencia to stay in third place and three points behind its title rivals. MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Zach Davies has been on the mound both times his teammates have turned a triple play this season.In one season, to be on the mound for two triple plays, thats like a dolphin in Lake Michigan, Brewers manager Craig Counsel said.The triple play put an abrupt end to a first-inning threat and the Brewers got a milestone home run from Chris Carter and a late clutch hit from Ryan Braun to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Friday night.In the first inning, Jose Peraza singled under the glove of Milwaukee third baseman Jonathan Villar and Scott Schebler reached on an error by Villar. With the runners in motion, Joey Votto hit a shot down the first base line that Carter snagged, taking away an extra base hit. Carter stepped on first and then lobbed a throw to shortstop Orlando Arcia, who stepped on second for the third out.The Brewers turned a triple play at home on April 29 against Miami.Little bit of a flashback, Davies said. It put the momentum back on our side. To get out of that with nothing was awesome.Milwaukee has eight triple plays in franchise history.We got three outs on a play when Joey Votto was at bat. That was the biggest thing for me, Counsell said. That had a chance to be a big inning, for sure.Carter said he knew immediately of the potential for a triple play when both runners broke before the pitch.My first thought was to touch first because I knew they both ran, Carter said.Cincinnati manager Bryan Price said the runners were in motion in an effort to provide a much-needed offensive spark.The one thing that cant happen is hitting a line drive right at an infielder, he said. That was one where you just say, `Geez.Carter hit his 38th home run of the season, a career high, leading off the second against Anthony DeSclafani (8-4).The biggest thing, after last year, was bouncing back and having a good year and being consistent, Carter said.Peraza put the Reds in front with a three-run homer with one out in the fifth.ddddddddddddThe Brewers scored in the sixth on Carters RBI groundout to cut the lead to 3-2. Carter has a career-high 90 RBI.Milwaukee loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh, chasing DeSclafani. Scooter Gennett drew a walk off reliever Tony Cingrani to tie the score. Milwaukee regained the lead when Braun followed with a two-run single off Blake Wood.Brent Suter (2-1) retired the only batter he faced to get the victory.Tyler Thornburg gave up a run in the ninth but notched his 13th save in 18 tries.LOBBYING TO CATCHHernan Perez made his second consecutive start in center field and has played every position this season except catcher and pitcher. Perez has been dropping hints that he wants a chance to catch. I have walked by him, turned around, and hes there in a squat waiting to catch, Counsell said.TRAINERS ROOMReds: Price said LHP Brandon Finnegan will start the series finale on Sunday. RHP Homer Bailey (biceps) had been considered after throwing a bullpen session on Tuesday. Im just not ready to commit that (Bailey) is in the rotation, Price said. We just havent gotten to that point yet.Brewers: Pinch-hitter Jake Elmore appeared to get hit on the left hand while attempting to bunt in the fifth inning. He then stumbled out of the box and fell to the ground. He gingerly hopped on one leg after getting up before slowly walking off the field with a team trainer at his side.UP NEXTReds: Dan Straily (13-8, 3.83 ERA) is 2-0 with a 1.77 ERA in three starts against the Brewers this season. Straily has nine wins since the All-Star break, tied for the most in the National League.Brewers: Taylor Jungmann (0-4, 8.34) will make his first start since being recalled from Double-A Biloxi on Sept. 6. Jungmann, whose last start for the Brewers came on April 28, is 0-7 with a 9.35 ERA over his last 10 starts for Milwaukee. ' ' '