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Driver

Greg D Bowden

225 charted drives at Plainridge, 28 wins, 12.4% strike rate.

The Record

Greg D Bowden appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 81 race days across 5 seasons, 2001 to 2005, taking 225 drives behind 50 different horses. Those drives produced 28 wins, 27 seconds and 21 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 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 Greg D Bowden drove most often here were RITZ HANOVER (7), NICKELS WAY (6), RIVER GENE (5), SOUTHWIND SOMERSET (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

DateRcFinHorseTimeOddsClass
May 9, 2005 12 3 WYNFIELD GIRL 2:00.3 2.10 NW1PMLT
May 9, 2005 10 3 CAMS BEST MAN 1:56.3 2.70 3000CL
May 9, 2005 7 8 TRICON HANOVER 1:59.0 2.60 BAYSTATE
May 9, 2005 6 5 ISLAND VANESSA 1:59.3 7.50 FMNW200PS
May 9, 2005 5 8 DOYLE'S BLACK FURY 2:00.2 20.90 NW200PS
May 9, 2005 4 4 U R TUNED 1:59.2 25.90 NW2PMLT
Nov 2, 2004 11 8 RITZ HANOVER 1:56.3 54.30 15000CL
Nov 2, 2004 10 1 LITTLE BOSSMAN 1:56.0 5.80 15000CLHC
Nov 2, 2004 8 4 WACK ATTACK 1:58.0 5.90 4000CL
Nov 2, 2004 7 2 ARMBRO RAPTOR 1:57.4 6.40 NW300PS
Nov 2, 2004 4 1 TUCSON SMITTY 1:57.4 12.80 3000CL
Nov 2, 2004 3 3 TORQUE LOBELL N 1:58.3 .80 2000CL
Nov 2, 2004 2 1 SENTRA 1:57.0 .90 3000CLHC
Nov 2, 2004 1 7 HILLVIEW JENNA 2:02.3 14.60 2000CL
Oct 25, 2004 9 2 TARQUIN HALL 1:59.2 28.40 OPEN
Oct 25, 2004 4 1 SENTRA 1:57.1 1.00 4000CL
Oct 25, 2004 2 5 SEAFOOD KID 2:02.0 14.50 5000CL OP
Oct 19, 2004 11 6 RITZ HANOVER 1:58.2 50.90 15000CL
Oct 19, 2004 10 5 SAND BUNNY 1:58.3 30.50 7500CL
Oct 19, 2004 9 7 ECLIPSE BLUE CHIP 1:57.4 10.30 OPEN
Oct 19, 2004 8 3 LITTLE BOSSMAN 1:57.3 16.00 20000CL
Oct 19, 2004 7 4 MOTARA N 1:58.2 6.20 NW400PS
Oct 19, 2004 6 6 WESTERN PRIDE 2:02.0 18.80 3000CL
Oct 19, 2004 5 3 WACK ATTACK 2:00.1 28.60 4000CL
Oct 19, 2004 4 2 BLUE AND ROYAL N 1:58.4 .80 5000CL
Oct 19, 2004 3 2 PERFECT MACKINTOSH 1:59.3 1.50 NW200PS
Oct 19, 2004 2 8 SOUTHWIND SOMERSET 2:01.1 3.20 4000CL
Oct 19, 2004 1 8 AL FOR PRESIDENT 2:04.2 3.60 3000CL
Oct 16, 2004 11 4 ARMBRO RADIANCE 1:59.4 2.20 FMNW200PS
Oct 16, 2004 10 7 THREEPOINTSHOOTER 2:00.2 12.80 2000CL
Oct 16, 2004 8 2 NICKELS WAY 1:59.0 5.80 FMNW200PS
Oct 16, 2004 6 6 K'S FANTASTICFILLY 2:03.1 4.50 NW2PMLT
Oct 16, 2004 4 1 TORQUE LOBELL N 1:59.2 4.80 2000CL
Oct 16, 2004 3 6 EXPRESS ME 2:04.1 13.00 NW2PMLT
Oct 16, 2004 2 7 APRETTYCHARM - 10.10 NW2PMLT
Oct 12, 2004 12 1 BLUE AND ROYAL N 1:56.3 2.80 4000CLHC
Oct 12, 2004 11 2 LITTLE BOSSMAN 1:55.2 5.20 20000CL
Oct 12, 2004 9 4 MOTARA N 1:55.4 3.80 NW400PS
Oct 12, 2004 8 4 AL FOR PRESIDENT 1:58.2 4.80 3000CL
Oct 12, 2004 6 1 ECLIPSE BLUE CHIP 1:55.3 8.00 10000CL OP
Oct 12, 2004 4 7 FIVE STAR BLADE 1:59.1 2.00 4000CL
Oct 12, 2004 3 6 BOURBONNAIS BANDIT 1:57.3 9.00 NW300PS
Oct 12, 2004 2 6 RITZ HANOVER 1:56.0 34.40 15000CLHC
Oct 12, 2004 1 2 MOOSE HILL MIKE 1:59.1 12.90 NW200PS
Oct 11, 2004 12 3 PERFECT MACKINTOSH 1:57.2 1.20 NW200PS
Oct 11, 2004 10 7 CAM-N-SAM'S TRICK 2:00.0 1.40 FMNW300PS
Oct 11, 2004 9 7 BREEZEWOODBURGANDY 1:59.0 51.40 FMOPEN
Oct 11, 2004 7 1 SENTRA 1:57.1 3.90 3000CLHC
Oct 11, 2004 5 6 NICKELS WAY 2:00.0 4.90 3000CL
Sep 28, 2004 11 5 RITZ HANOVER 1:57.4 14.90 OPEN II
Sep 28, 2004 10 4 LITTLE BOSSMAN 1:57.1 2.80 20000CL
Sep 28, 2004 8 4 BOURBONNAIS BANDIT 1:59.0 3.50 NW300PS
Sep 28, 2004 5 5 AL FOR PRESIDENT 1:58.4 4.70 4000CLHC
Sep 28, 2004 3 6 FIVE STAR BLADE 1:59.2 3.00 4000CL
Sep 27, 2004 11 1 LARA'S DREAM BOY 1:55.2 3.00 —
Sep 27, 2004 8 1 SALVATION HALL 1:56.1 10.00 OPEN
Sep 27, 2004 7 1 MAGIE LILLY ROSE N 1:57.2 1.80 FMNPO
Sep 27, 2004 5 5 CAM-N-SAM'S TRICK 1:58.0 6.90 FMNW300PS
Sep 27, 2004 3 3 SOUTHWIND SOMERSET 1:57.0 8.60 NW200PSL5
Sep 27, 2004 1 — SENTRA 1:57.0 5.50 4000CL OP
Sep 25, 2004 11 2 TG'S BANGAROO 1:58.4 1.40 FMNW200PS
Sep 25, 2004 10 4 AC'S PUFF 1:58.4 2.40 NW3PMLT
Sep 25, 2004 9 3 AWESOME ATOM 2:00.1 20.20 NW200PS
Sep 25, 2004 7 1 PERFECT MACKINTOSH 1:57.1 4.10 NW200PS
Sep 25, 2004 4 1 TORQUE LOBELL N 1:57.2 .30 2000CLHC
Sep 25, 2004 1 5 ROLL N BONES 2:00.3 4.20 NW3PMLT
Sep 21, 2004 12 6 CAMASTA 1:57.2 2.40 7500CL
Sep 21, 2004 11 4 LITTLE BOSSMAN 1:56.0 2.00 15000CLHC
Sep 21, 2004 10 3 SCHLICK MIESHTER 1:54.4 6.10 OPEN
Sep 21, 2004 9 1 BLUE AND ROYAL N 1:55.4 1.50 5000CL
Sep 21, 2004 7 7 JABBY LOBELL N 1:57.1 10.10 10000CL
Sep 14, 2004 11 2 LANCELOT 1:57.3 5.20 4000CL
Sep 14, 2004 10 5 SCHLICK MIESHTER 1:55.2 3.80 OPEN
Sep 14, 2004 8 7 RITZ HANOVER 1:56.1 5.90 7500CL
Sep 14, 2004 5 1 BLUE AND ROYAL N 1:56.0 9.10 5000CL
Sep 14, 2004 4 5 CAMASTA 1:56.0 31.40 10000CL
Sep 14, 2004 3 1 ELITE VALENTINO 1:56.3 3.50 NW200PS
Sep 14, 2004 1 8 NUCLEAR MENACE 2:00.0 9.10 NW300PS
Sep 11, 2004 11 2 KIKKR BLUEGRASS 2:00.0 26.70 FMNW200PS
Sep 11, 2004 4 5 KILKERRAN TRITON 1:57.3 4.70 NW200PS

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Questions about this driver

Which seasons did Greg D Bowden drive in?

2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 — 5 seasons in total, first appearing on 2001-10-22 and last on 2005-08-23. Gaps in the middle usually mean the paperwork for those cards did not survive, not that the driver was absent.

How often did Greg D Bowden drive at Plainridge?

225 charted drives across 81 race days, 2001 to 2005. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.

How many races did Greg D Bowden win?

28 wins from 225 drives, 12.4%. With 27 seconds and 21 thirds, Greg D Bowden was in the first three 76 times.

Who were Greg D Bowden's regular partners?

Ritz Hanover (7), Nickels Way (6) and River Gene (5), ahead of 3 other horses. Brackets give the number of drives.

What is the fastest winning mile Greg D Bowden recorded here?

1:55.2. 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 Greg D Bowden?

27 trainers in all, including Gregory C White, Elisha A Lafreniere and John L Mac Eachern. A driver is engaged race by race, so the list is a record of who called on Greg D Bowden rather than an employment history.