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Driver

D J Whittemore

26 charted drives at Plainridge, 4 wins, 15.4% strike rate.

The Record

D J Whittemore appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 11 race days across 3 seasons, 2003 to 2005, taking 26 drives behind 16 different horses. Those drives produced 4 wins, 4 seconds and 3 thirds.

A strike rate on a half-mile or five-eighths oval says less about a driver than the same figure at a mile track, because post position and the first turn decide a great deal before the field has settled. Plainridge ran on a five-eighths oval, which puts four turns in a mile race and rewards a driver who can hold a pocket rather than one who simply leaves fast.

The horses D J Whittemore drove most often here were GEMINI JENNY (4), SISTER CHRIS (3), NOT MY FAULT (2), LADY SEMINOLE (2). Repeated pairings usually mean a stable connection rather than a catch drive, and they are the most useful signal in the chart when reading a driver's form at a single track.

Every Drive Held Here

DateRcFinHorseTimeOddsClass
May 9, 2005 2 2 BANKERS LANE 2:00.3 1.90 NW200PS
May 9, 2005 1 2 ALILSHY 1:57.4 5.60 NW450PS
Nov 2, 2004 7 5 RICHMOND KNIGHT 1:58.2 25.90 NW300PS
Nov 2, 2004 4 6 HEARTY MOGUL 1:59.2 21.70 3000CL
Nov 2, 2004 2 5 SISTER CHRIS 1:57.4 22.80 3000CLHC
Oct 25, 2004 12 1 GEMINI JENNY 1:56.1 2.70 FMNPO
Oct 25, 2004 3 3 SISTER CHRIS 1:58.1 34.30 3000CL
Oct 25, 2004 1 3 HEARTY MOGUL 1:59.4 20.50 2000CLHC
Oct 18, 2004 12 6 GEMINI JENNY 1:57.0 5.30 FMNPO
Oct 18, 2004 7 5 SISTER CHRIS 2:00.2 40.10 3000CL
Oct 18, 2004 1 8 RICHIE 2:00.1 11.80 NW200PS
Oct 11, 2004 9 1 GEMINI JENNY 1:55.4 16.40 FMOPEN
Sep 27, 2004 7 5 GEMINI JENNY 1:57.4 10.00 FMNPO
Sep 25, 2004 11 5 C G KATHY CAM 2:00.1 26.30 FMNW200PS
Sep 25, 2004 7 7 KELVINATOR 1:59.3 30.80 NW200PS
Sep 25, 2004 4 2 BARBS CLOUD DANCER 1:58.0 5.00 2000CLHC
Sep 11, 2004 11 7 C G KATHY CAM 2:00.4 58.20 FMNW200PS
Sep 11, 2004 4 1 RICHMOND KNIGHT 1:56.3 7.90 NW200PS
Sep 11, 2004 1 3 NOT MY FAULT 2:02.1 2.90 NW1PMLT
Sep 4, 2004 7 6 LADY SEMINOLE 1:59.4 11.20 3000CL OP
Sep 4, 2004 5 1 X-FILES HANOVER 1:58.0 2.20 NW200PS
Sep 4, 2004 3 4 BATTITUDE 1:58.1 8.90 NW200PS
Aug 7, 2004 9 6 LADY SEMINOLE 1:59.1 1.50 3000CL
Aug 7, 2004 8 7 OVER CONNECTED 2:01.3 1.70 3000CLHC
Aug 7, 2004 3 2 NOT MY FAULT 2:01.4 14.70 NW1PMLT
Dec 1, 2003 4 6 GOLD BALL 2:05.2 26.50 NW200PS

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Questions about this driver

How many races did D J Whittemore win?

4 wins from 26 drives, 15.4%. With 4 seconds and 3 thirds, D J Whittemore was in the first three 11 times.

Who were D J Whittemore's regular partners?

Gemini Jenny (4), Sister Chris (3) and Not My Fault (2), ahead of 3 other horses. Brackets give the number of drives.

What is the fastest winning mile D J Whittemore recorded here?

1:55.4. That is the quickest time attached to a win in the recovered charts, not a track record — the records page carries those separately.

Which trainers engaged D J Whittemore?

9 trainers in all, including D J Whittemore, Mary B Beauregard and Domenic J Antonelli. A driver is engaged race by race, so the list is a record of who called on D J Whittemore rather than an employment history.

Which seasons did D J Whittemore drive in?

2003, 2004, 2005 — 3 seasons in total, first appearing on 2003-12-01 and last on 2005-05-09. Gaps in the middle usually mean the paperwork for those cards did not survive, not that the driver was absent.

How often did D J Whittemore drive at Plainridge?

26 charted drives across 11 race days, 2003 to 2005. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.