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Driver

James C Davis

6 charted drives at Plainridge, 2 wins, 33.3% strike rate.

The Record

James C Davis appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 4 race days across the 2004 season, taking 6 drives behind 4 different horses. Those drives produced 2 wins, 1 second and 1 third.

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 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 James C Davis drove most often here were PHILLY FIT (2), TREMENDOUS HIT (2), CALIPH HANOVER (1), DON'T TEASE ME (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

DateRcFinHorseTimeOddsClass
Oct 16, 2004 11 9 DON'T TEASE ME - 29.60 FMNW200PS
Oct 16, 2004 5 1 CALIPH HANOVER 2:03.3 2.90 NW1PMLT
Oct 16, 2004 3 1 TREMENDOUS HIT 2:03.0 3.00 NW2PMLT
Oct 16, 2004 2 3 PHILLY FIT 2:01.2 65.90 NW2PMLT
Oct 9, 2004 8 2 TREMENDOUS HIT 2:02.1 15.10 NW200PS
Sep 14, 2004 3 9 PHILLY FIT 2:03.0 72.90 NW200PS

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Questions about this driver

Which seasons did James C Davis drive in?

2004 — 1 season in total, first appearing on 2004-09-14 and last on 2004-11-06. Gaps in the middle usually mean the paperwork for those cards did not survive, not that the driver was absent.

How often did James C Davis drive at Plainridge?

6 charted drives across 4 race days, 2004. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.

How many races did James C Davis win?

2 wins from 6 drives, 33.3%. With 1 seconds and 1 thirds, James C Davis was in the first three 4 times.

Who were James C Davis's regular partners?

Philly Fit (2), Tremendous Hit (2) and Caliph Hanover (1), ahead of 1 other horse. Brackets give the number of drives.

What is the fastest winning mile James C Davis recorded here?

2:03.0. 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 James C Davis?

2 trainers in all, including Neille T Sullivan and James C Davis. A driver is engaged race by race, so the list is a record of who called on James C Davis rather than an employment history.