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10-19-2011, 03:43 PM
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Najjaar
Just missed at Keeneland in the 5th. I think he was 5-1 and obviously next time expect him to be shorter. He closed into very soft fractions while going wide on a track that has seemed to favor inside speed (the winner went wire to wire). He lost by a nose and seems to be a logical play next time out.
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Felix Unger talking to Oscar Madison: "Your horse could finish third by 20 lengths and they still pay you? And you have been losing money for all these years?!" 
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10-19-2011, 05:06 PM
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Travel Advisory was moving well and was just inside of Najjar coming into the stretch. Najjar was kept clear and Manny Cruz (please,please,please go back to Calder) on Travel Advisory tried to split horses and got totally shut off. I don't think he was winning the race anyway, but he seemed to be moving with Najjar. He ended up 10th and the chart comment is "failed to respond" so I'm kind of interested in seeing where he shows up. His turf races before this were solid, so maybe next time on the grass at Churchill with a better price than he would have been normally based on today's 10th?
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10-19-2011, 05:58 PM
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I originally thought Najjar would have won on a completely fair surface, but after watching the replay, you were spot on about Travel Advisory. I was thinking about betting him, but post 12 and Kellyn Gorder firing 2% at Keeneland kept me from taking the plunge.
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10-19-2011, 11:43 PM
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10-20-2011, 09:31 AM
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As far as Travel Advisory goes, that's a great catch. I know I missed it the first time around. The real shame is that there seemed to be a big hole there. Not sure what Cruz was thinking, it was such a poorly timed move when he finally decided to hit that hole and by that time it closed and he was sawed off. Hell, he would have been better waiting the extra second and then just swinging around the horse that eventually sawed him off. He wouldn't have had to check and would have had a good chance of hitting the board. Hopefully his price drifts upwards a bit next time out. But it really was a horrible unconfident ride by Cruz. I guess he gets away with that at Calder when he only has to deal with 4-5 other horses in the race.
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Felix Unger talking to Oscar Madison: "Your horse could finish third by 20 lengths and they still pay you? And you have been losing money for all these years?!"
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10-20-2011, 09:36 AM
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Here's a replay of the race if anyone's interested.
http://replays.robertsstream.com/rac...1110191517KED5
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Felix Unger talking to Oscar Madison: "Your horse could finish third by 20 lengths and they still pay you? And you have been losing money for all these years?!"
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10-20-2011, 11:56 AM
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Hey golfer,
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10-20-2011, 03:00 PM
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The Trakus details from the race show Najjaar covered a whopping 63 feet more than Captain Ben, the winner, and still lost by only a head. 63 feet = about 7.4 lengths.
Najjaar covered his final quarter in 23.49 seconds, which was fastest in the field of 12. Captain Ben had the second fastest final quarter after setting the early pace, but that was only 24.07, 0.58 seconds slower than Najjaar.
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10-20-2011, 07:42 PM
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10-20-2011, 07:55 PM
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Look either the track is screwed up or the timer is, because the $10K claimer Baby Afleet set a track record in the last race. In fact the last 2 races were both track records, although I'm sure they haven't run that many 1 5/8ths on the main.
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10-21-2011, 10:31 AM
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You think the heavy rains have had anything to do with it?
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11-23-2011, 03:45 PM
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Both Najjaar and Travel Advisory are back on Saturday in the 7th at Churchill on dirt. Not really sure why they both aren't running in the 6th on the grass.
Looks like Travel Advisory went through the sales ring at Keeneland since his last. Maybe that explains the decision to run on dirt although it still seems like a questionable move.
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11-23-2011, 06:58 PM
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I think I like the Margolis horse second off the layoff and adding the shades. He was wide the entire way and looked to run on his wrong lead for half the stretch last out and wasn't disgraced. Should be near the front, but I'm guessing his price will be very short.
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Felix Unger talking to Oscar Madison: "Your horse could finish third by 20 lengths and they still pay you? And you have been losing money for all these years?!"
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11-24-2011, 01:13 PM
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11-26-2011, 04:33 PM
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Najjaar 3rd at 5-1, with no pace to close in to. Travel Advisory scratched - maybe looking for a spot on the lawn.
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11-26-2011, 06:01 PM
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11-26-2011, 07:01 PM
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11-27-2011, 09:24 PM
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