>>531642683
when someone says for example a horse has 9* stamina, as an example it means it was a horse that got 3* stamina and both legacies had 3* stamina, someone can correct me cause i'm also kinda new but this grass wonder is a 7* stamina, that's pretty much legacies, but to answer your question yes, you play the game normally and try to get decent results in the end
i think as a new new player, your objective is getting the hang of the game and just trying to win the ura/have fun, sparks are something that will eventually arrive, and most of the time you'll see 1* guts even with an insane run
i also mentioned legacies because they can give you a decent boost early that lets you cover other stats
to summarize, you do runs and keep using those old horses in new runs to build decent legacies, they can also have as you can see in pic rel pace chaser to improve the new horse in that position or even skills, at least for 3* onward