Perfect Drift in 18 minutes
 

Hollywood's 9th
featuring Perfect Drift

I'm not betting him
so there is your mortal lock to hit the board

ok Roger?

I need a speed duel

4th -- very good first start back IMO.

Eric

Perfect Drift has been a good warrior for many years now, he certainly isn't as accompished on turf as he was on dirt, so today's performance is perhaps a precursor that the old guy still has some lick in him down the line.

considering the competition, the layoff, and that turf isn't his best surface--i thought he looked very good.

helluva lot better than notional.

Agreed. I was also going to comment on Daytona and Solis, but then I remembered where I was, LOL.

Eric

another check
 

$4,680,691+
$15,000=

$4,695,691

so the question is
where did he get the and $1

What is it with O'neill horses of late? Overextended certainly was not extended today as I think he's still running out there...

I don't know if it's him, or Redam, but he continually puts horses in spots they have no business being in. I mean, Notional going to Dubai was hilarious, as has been every race Great hunter has run in since the Bluegrass Stakes last year. It's clear to everyone that many of these horses need serious class relief, yet they manage to put them in impossible spots over and over again.

He's a contrast of two varying extremes, he's done some marvellous things with modestly inexpensive horses and not so marvellous things with higher priced talent.

102-103 is a very big number for him. A shame this horse toiled with Johnson for his entire career.

the horse looked like a different animal, racing close to the pace and with good interest late. did not look like the Perfect Drift of recent years. Mandella is going to get him in the winners circle again.

I agree, and he was checked late in that race on the final turn. It will be some story when he does win...

He might...but will have to be an opt claiming race. Yesterdays race wasnt impressive. He got an inside trip for a suck up 4th. He beat the Frankel horse who was way too close to the pace...and two horrible horses..... PD will take dumb money next time out and be a huge bet against.

I'll never bet him, but he looked like a different horse. He had a shot at getting 3rd until he got checked by yellow lambo.....

when is he racing again and against what field? don't you have to know that first before saying he's a huge bet against?

Jim you obviously haven't been reading the threads around here recently.
If you continue to suggest that one should wait until a race is drawn before you handicap it, you too will be called a "degenerate," and an "elitist," and an "a-hole."

oh yeah that's right.

btw, do you have your Travers plays figured out yet? I'm leaning towards betting Macho Again to show.