The Record
Elmer L Smith appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 25 race days across 4 seasons, 2001 to 2005, taking 39 drives behind 13 different horses. Those drives produced 3 wins, 6 seconds and 4 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 the draw and the run to the first turn decide a great deal before the field has settled. Plainridge was a five-eighths-mile track, 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 Elmer L Smith drove most often here were SORRY BOUT YR LUCK (8), MOM'S NH DOT COM (6), HEADMASTER (5), CENTRAL PERK (5). 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
Questions about this driver
Which seasons did Elmer L Smith drive in?
2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 — 4 seasons in total, first appearing on 2001-10-23 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 Elmer L Smith drive at Plainridge?
39 charted drives across 25 race days, 2001 to 2005. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.
How many races did Elmer L Smith win?
3 wins from 39 drives, 7.7%. With 6 seconds and 4 thirds, Elmer L Smith was in the first three 13 times.
Who were Elmer L Smith's regular partners?
Sorry Bout Yr Luck (8), Mom's Nh Dot Com (6) and Headmaster (5), ahead of 3 other horses. Brackets give the number of drives.
What is the fastest winning mile Elmer L Smith recorded here?
1:57.1. 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 Elmer L Smith?
6 trainers in all, including Joel H Wheeler, David J Marshall and Jerald L Wheeler. A driver is engaged race by race, so the list is a record of who called on Elmer L Smith rather than an employment history.