Perfect Drift working towards a return

[GenuineRisk]

http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=44340

BuffyMommy will be happy. Hey, if the old warrior still wants to do it, why not?

[jcs11204]

i love this horse, always have..............
had one of my bigger scores with him, had a $50 exacta box him- with mineshaft in the Foster, did not really think he could win and was going to play it straight mineshaft-perfect drift... but my friend gave him a big shot and i boxed it and it paid off

Originally Posted by jcs11204

i love this horse, always have..............
had one of my bigger scores with him, had a $50 exacta box him- with mineshaft in the Foster, did not really think he could win and was going to play it straight mineshaft-perfect drift... but my friend gave him a big shot and i boxed it and it paid off

That was a great stretch duel.

[Thunder Gulch]

He's no longer G1 and probably not even stakes caliber, so the best betting opportunities will come with the eternal all/drift/ all when he enters against some nags in a O/C somewhere this summer.

[jcs11204]

Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

He's no longer G1 and probably not even stakes caliber, so the best betting opportunities will come with the eternal all/drift/ all when he enters against some nags in a O/C somewhere this summer.

i disagree, why cant he run in stakes ? evening atire ? i think pd is tons better then him. better talk now ? the tin man ? pd is as good or better then all of them

[IrishofNDMan]

Originally Posted by jcs11204

i disagree, why cant he run in stakes ? evening atire ? i think pd is tons better then him. better talk now ? the tin man ? pd is as good or better then all of them

Just cause Evening Attire is older and still gets it done has nothing to do with Perfect Drift. Why do people try to compare horses like this when there really is no comparison.

[jcs11204]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Consider the source.

perfect drift is a better horse now, and always was... its really very simple.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by jcs11204

better talk now ? the tin man ? pd is as good or better then all of them

Better Talk Now and The Tin Man both won G1 races last year.
I've always liked Perfect Drift too, but what criteria are you using to come to the conclusion that he is currently a better than those two?


p.s. Please include another story about a winning wager you made in your response to this question. I just loooooooove hearing them.

[jcs11204]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Huh? Better horse than any of the ones you mentioned? He wasn't, but what does that have to do with anything?

just atire, not the tin man or better talk now

[Buffymommy]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=44340

BuffyMommy will be happy. Hey, if the old warrior still wants to do it, why not?

I am happy!

I figure if anyone can get Drifty ready to race again, Mandella can do it. I love this horse.... I do still wear my "DRIFTY" hat now and again at horse shows, but mostly "The Buck Stops Here" hat has moved into 1st place as my fave hat.

[stonegossard]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Did you see him run last year?

You call that running?

Zippy Chippy apparently got his confidence back when he heard Perfect Drift was back.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by jcs11204

i disagree, why cant he run in stakes ? evening atire ? i think pd is tons better then him. better talk now ? the tin man ? pd is as good or better then all of them

Riddle me this Point Given Man!

Q:
If The Tin Man and Perfect Drift were in the same race, who would win?

A:
I don't know, but I do know who'd run second!!

[pdrift1]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Did you see him run last year?

racing with a injury will do that to you -among other things

[my miss storm cat]

I love this horse. Doesn't matter to me where he finishes...

Some complain about the early retirements and here he is, running his heart out year after year.

Nothing but respect for this old warrior.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Who's complaining about him running?

Huh? No one is.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Well you said some complain about horses retiring early, how dare we. Then said, here he is running his heart out year after year, nice touch by the way, which implies someone is complaining about him running. Actually what people here have done is disagreed that he can run in stakes as suggested by the board idiot.

I don't know why you're twisting my words around. I'm not going to fight with you here.

Why not? The kids need breakfast?

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by jcs11204

i disagree, why cant he run in stakes ? evening atire ? i think pd is tons better then him. better talk now ? the tin man ? pd is as good or better then all of them

That's silly talk. PD wasn't a stakes level turf horse in his prime, and he's well past that...I like the horse and have been somewhat of a fan for years, but unless Funny Cide comes back for a pay-per-view war at the shore match race, his days of running notable races are long gone.

[brianwspencer]

It's not worth fighting. Anytime anyone makes a thread about Perfect Drift, anyone who has the audacity to be realistic about the horse's current level of talent in relation to others racing will be be branded as either bashing PD, hating on PD, or complaining about horses retired too early.

It's not bashing on one of my favorite local horses, Courthouse, if someone says that he's not even a legit 18K claimer anymore when he used to be legit in optional claimers. It's the reality of a horse that tailed off from what he used to be.

Toss in a Perfect Drift here or there and all reading comprehension skills immediately go out the window.

The horse is simply not a legitimate stakes horse anymore, and doesn't rank up with any of the other horses listed in an earlier post based on his form and proven inability to actually win a race. It doesn't mean I hate him, it doesn't mean I wish him ill, it just means that I choose to use the head on my shoulders from time to time.

[The Bid]

Who knows how good PD was. He spent his career with Murry Johnson. He may have been the best horse ever to draw a breath