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Old 08-16-2007, 07:47 PM
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Didn't he run second at Hollywood a few weeks back?
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Old 08-16-2007, 07:53 PM
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yep, barely lost after his long layoff. looked good in defeat too. had he gotten unwound just a little earlier.....
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Old 08-16-2007, 09:22 PM
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Lava Man, Tiago, Time Squared and Hello Sunday make a nice super box
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Old 08-17-2007, 10:02 PM
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That Pac Classic is no easy one. Hard to like Lava at a short price despite his record as he moves to this surface, but it takes a lot to bet against him when he towers over the field. The thinking is closers favor this surface, but there have been enough wire jobs this week to dismiss that somewhat.

Tiago doesn't get me excited going against the older horses either.

Give me some Awesome Gem if he's near the 15-1. There look like several bombs could be a factor if Lava falters.
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Old 08-18-2007, 12:19 AM
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by the way, can anyone figure out why baffert decided to go with the forego for midnight lute instead of the o'brien?

i mean, yeah, the forego looks better on the resume, but i think he had about a 90% chance of winning the o'brien and not much of a chance in the forego at all.

his last workout was a blistering 1:22 from the gate over the dmr poly.
the fastest 7f race of the dmr meet? 123.2 by salute the sarge!
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Old 08-18-2007, 06:52 AM
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The Forego is a grade one at Saratoga. The O'Brien isn't. The Forego is run on a real track. The O'Brien isn't. Remember, that workout was during the morning, when the track is closer to being a real track. In the afternoons, it's junk. I wouldn't run a speed horse on it either. No way in hell would I be running Bordonaro here. He couldn't even last the distance of the last race and now he's supposed to last further on that stuff? Good luck. Midnight Lute will run them off their feet in the Forego.
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Old 08-18-2007, 07:43 AM
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by the way, can anyone figure out why baffert decided to go with the forego for midnight lute instead of the o'brien?

i mean, yeah, the forego looks better on the resume, but i think he had about a 90% chance of winning the o'brien and not much of a chance in the forego at all.

his last workout was a blistering 1:22 from the gate over the dmr poly.
the fastest 7f race of the dmr meet? 123.2 by salute the sarge!
For the reasons King stated below, Baffert said; "if the race were at 7 am I'd keep him here"

Chatain is also going to the Forego.
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by the way, can anyone figure out why baffert decided to go with the forego for midnight lute instead of the o'brien?

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