Ok Mike D, I can see I'm going to have to educate you and this will require a bit a of work. Since you seem an honest sort, I'm willing to put in the extra work. So, let's get started.

First, let me say I think the root of your misconception stems from your ignorance of the terms closer and speed-horse. A speed horse goes to the front or is in the top 2 or 3 in the early stages of the race. PD has not had the lead (or been in the top 2) in the early stages of a race since he broke his maiden.

A closer comes from off the early pace and passes more than a few horses down the stretch (Perfect Drift passed 5 horses in each of his last 2 races).

I think if you took a poll on this board or any other, the overwhelming majority would classify Perfect Drift as a closer and not a speed horse. Again, I don't classify him as a Strike the Gold kind of closer, but his running style is to come from off the pace. He is NOT a speed horse. But hey, I could be wrong - I certainly was about Proud Citizen.

No, I'm not, nor have I ever been associated with the Ragozin organization. I have never even met anyone from their office. I don't hate TG and never bad-mouth their product at the track. However, I am a Ragozin fan and get a little tired of JB's constant attack on Ragozin and his product. I ask you, do you ever see Len Ragozin attacking JB or his product on this or any other board? Does he ever complain about the intellectual property JB stole when he made his knock-off product? The answer to both is a resounding N-O.