Perfect Drift finishes 2nd

[miraja2]

Some things never change.
He looked like his usual consistent self today.
I hope he somehow manages to put together a good enough year to run in his 83rd straight BCC.

[letswastemoney]

Hey...he was in the 2002 BCC...so that would be....6 years????? WOWW

So if he goes this year it would be the 7th year!! He should get some award for that

[POINTGIVEN1985]

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

Hey...he was in the 2002 BCC...so that would be....6 years????? WOWW

So if he goes this year it would be the 7th year!! He should get some award for that

call me crazy, but i think he will have a more productive year this year then he has had in the past few, i think he will win a couple races this year

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by POINTGIVEN1985

call me crazy, but i think he will have a more productive year this year then he has had in the past few, i think he will win a couple races this year

I love Perfect Drift, but just curious as to why you think that? The horse is always productive BTW... he brings home a nice paycheck each time (normally) and at his age, that's probably the most you could ask of him. I don't see him being any better than last year.

[POINTGIVEN1985]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

I love Perfect Drift, but just curious as to why you think that? The horse is always productive BTW... he brings home a nice paycheck each time (normally) and at his age, that's probably the most you could ask of him. I don't see him being any better than last year.

there is not much in the division this year, invasor and then who else ?

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by POINTGIVEN1985

there is not much in the division this year, invasor and then who else ?

That doesn't make him run any better, though. He'll run the same as always... I didn't think the older division was all that impressive last year, either.

[1st_Saturday_in_May]

Originally Posted by POINTGIVEN1985

there is not much in the division this year, invasor and then who else ?

Seek Gold's still sitting around somewhere.

[pdrift1]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

I love Perfect Drift, but just curious as to why you think that? The horse is always productive BTW... he brings home a nice paycheck each time (normally) and at his age, that's probably the most you could ask of him. I don't see him being any better than last year.

because he will be pointed to g 2&3'S and maybe 1 grade 1 -the foster. the 2 &3's should give him a better chance to get a couple-even tho he was sick in last years bc classic and placed 8th i feel we will not see him at the breeders cup anymore. 1 1/8 and he woulda caught stream cat. it was a good run all things considered, hes just lacking the faster early break and being closer to the lead earlier in the race, but im thinking old age is part to do with that.when he gets behind early he runs out of ground at the end and

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by POINTGIVEN1985

i think he will have a more productive year this year then he has had in the past few, i think he will win a couple races this year

Oh. Okay.

[pdrift1]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

You're crazy. He was absolutely flat in the stretch today. A couple? No way.

he wasnt flat, he was picking up steam got stopped a little and regrouped and came home strong another 1/16 and he just nails stream cat 1/4 and he blows by him

[whodey17]

I could care less if horses like Perfect Drift, Funny Cide, Evening Attire etc etc make any money. I think it is simply wonderful that people get to see these horses run year after year. Keep it going old men of racing.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by whodey17

I could care less if horses like Perfect Drift, Funny Cide, Evening Attire etc etc make any money. I think it is simply wonderful that people get to see these horses run year after year. Keep it going old men of racing.

I have to disagree with you there. If they aren't making ANY money, that means they aren't being competitive. If that were to happen consistently, then I don't think it would be "simply wonderful" to see horses of their quality struggling and finishing off the board in race after race. It would instead be quite sad.
I say as long as they are making decent money, they are competitve....and that is fun to see.

[pdrift1]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Just like he always does right? That's what I think of when I think of Perfect Drift, him blowing by horses.

you doubting he wouldn't have sailed by him at a 1 1/4? you know he would of . watch the race again he never flatend out , you must have been watching some other race

[Zaf]

Perfect Drift, Funny Cide, Evening Attire

3 of my favorite horses

[pdrift1]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Stop it....please. Please name a time Perfect Drift has ever sailed by anyone.

you make me laugh ,you take this to serious . he would have beat him is that better.

[pdrift1]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Stop it....please. Please name a time Perfect Drift has ever sailed by anyone.

washington park handicap 05, the whole foster field last year till he didn't see see seek gold or he would have had another grade 1 plain and simple.

[Grits]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Stop it....please. Please name a time Perfect Drift has ever sailed by anyone.

And this was a nice one as well.

[Zoe]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

You're crazy. He was absolutely flat in the stretch today. A couple? No way.

No argument with your seconditis comment, but if you look at the splits, those first two finishers did anything but flatten. They ran the last 1/16 a shade under 6 sec and the three quarters to the mile split in about :24, while wasting the rest of the field. PD wasn't likely to blow by anyone, but he actually gained abit of ground on the winner from the stretch to the wire...far from "absolutley flat".

[Grits]

These two, a length apart with over two lengths back to the rest of the field.

The winner, Stream Cat having 9 lifetime starts, a four year old coming back from a 266 day layoff and Perfect Drift having 42 lifetime starts, an 8 year old coming back from a 161 day layoff. This one twice the age of the winner.

Thanks for posting Zoe. It always helps to familiarize oneself with the chart, some involved in the thread may not have. That's too much trouble.

There's no doubt Perfect Drift is a champion racehorse, he could not have achieved what he did on Saturday, were he not.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by miraja2

Some things never change.
He looked like his usual consistent self today.
I hope he somehow manages to put together a good enough year to run in his 83rd straight BCC.

he's the peyton manning of horses. looks good but never wins.























i'm sorry. this is 2006 isn't it?