Not exactly the conventional path was the point. He skipped the next set of preps after the Lanes End and his prior races were at Turfway. How many inner dirt at Aqueduct horses do you recall being heavily played in the Derby and again ones that didn't run in any of the final major preps.

Training at the Sports Spectrum is not exactly the conventional route of preparation. I can't remember anybody EVER doing it. This horse was 15-1 morning, 6-1 at the post. Someone thought they knew something.

Perfect Drift had an excellent SHEET number in the Lanes End and with the layoff was a magnet for players who look for such a thing. Nothing wrong with that, as a matter of fact I bet him along with Proud Citizen who beat him out for second. Now you know why I like Baffert so much. LOL

Seriously, how different did any of these horses look from both winners, War Emblem and Funny Cide. Except for the large variance in odds, not at all. As a matter of fact the last two may have looked better and if you bet them THEY REALLY LOOKED BETTER.

Also let me correct myself, Saarland ran in the same Derby as Perfect Drift. The Wise Guy Horse three years ago was Dollar Bill, and he stayed that way for the NEXT TWO YEARS.