Perfect Drift sat in third spot all the way, fighting his rider – but still finished third, less than five lengths behind War Emblem. Johnson skipped the Preakness to concentrate on the Belmont ...

Murray Johnson was speaking of Perfect Drift, who ran third in the Derby, beaten 4¾ lengths by War Emblem and Proud Citizen. "I'm not surprised to see the 3-year-olds in here because it was ...

War Emblem led from start to finish to capture the 128th running of the Kentucky Derby. Proud Citizen finished second, four lengths off the pace, and Perfect Drift was third. The time for the 1 1/ ...