The Record
Ivan J Davies appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 19 race days across 4 seasons, 2001 to 2004, taking 24 drives behind 18 different horses. Those drives produced 2 wins, 2 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 measured five-eighths of a mile, 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 Ivan J Davies drove most often here were BLUE MOON SHADOW (4), CR ANGEL WINGS (3), DUNMORE TOPAZ (2), TRUE LAUGHTER (1). 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
What is the fastest winning mile Ivan J Davies recorded here?
2:01.2. 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 Ivan J Davies?
10 trainers in all, including John L Mac Eachern, Owen L Davies and Shawn P Answeeney. A driver is engaged race by race, so the list is a record of who called on Ivan J Davies rather than an employment history.
Which seasons did Ivan J Davies drive in?
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 — 4 seasons in total, first appearing on 2001-10-23 and last on 2004-10-25. Gaps in the middle usually mean the paperwork for those cards did not survive, not that the driver was absent.
How often did Ivan J Davies drive at Plainridge?
24 charted drives across 19 race days, 2001 to 2004. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.
How many races did Ivan J Davies win?
2 wins from 24 drives, 8.3%. With 2 seconds and 3 thirds, Ivan J Davies was in the first three 7 times.
Who were Ivan J Davies's regular partners?
Blue Moon Shadow (4), Cr Angel Wings (3) and Dunmore Topaz (2), ahead of 3 other horses. Brackets give the number of drives.