For the first 1 1/8 miles of Saturday’s $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1), Life Is Good looked like a good thing.

Just like Knicks Go a year ago at Keeneland, Life Is Good shot to the lead, put up almost unbelievable fractions, and left an overmatched field in the dust.

Saturday’s $279,000 Kelso H. (G2) was a cakewalk for 1-20 favorite Life Is Good, who breezed through his Breeders’ Cup tune-up against three overmatched rivals at Belmont Park.

Two high-profile runners for the embattled Bob Baffert made headlines Thursday. While multiple Grade 1 hero Charlatan was retired to stud, onetime Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite Life Is Good is on the comeback trail – but will switch to the Todd Pletcher barn.