December 23, 2024

Perfect Drift looms large in Washington Park

Last updated: 7/28/05 4:36 PM


Grade 1 winner PERFECT DRIFT (Dynaformer) tops a field of field of seven
entered for Saturday’s $300,000 Washington Park H. (G2) at Arlington Park. A
winner of more than $3.2 million and the 2003 edition of this event, the Murray
Johnson-trained gelding gets a rider change to Mark Guidry and is the 120-pound
highweight. The six-year-old finished third in the Stephen Foster H. (G1) most
recently and will break from the rail in the 1 3/16-mile Washington Park.

CRYPTOGRAPH (Cryptoclearance), winner of the 2004 Round Table S. at Arlington
and second by a nose in the Lone Star Park H. (G3) two starts back, and
Hawthorne Gold Cup (G2) victor FREEFOURINTERNET (Tabasco Cat) are the top
challengers to the likely odds-on favorite.

Following Perfect Drift in post position order is MAMBO TRAIN (Kingmambo),
E.T. Baird, 115; BILLY ALLEN (Ire) (Night Shift), Shaun Bridgmohan, 116; HOME OF
STARS (Home at Last), James Graham, 114; FANTASTICAT (Storm Cat), Eddie Martin
Jr., 115; Cryptograph, Don Pettinger, 116; and Freefourinternet, Brian
Hernandez, 113.