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Driver

James E Hardy

221 charted drives at Plainridge, 22 wins, 10% strike rate.

The Record

James E Hardy appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 92 race days across 5 seasons, 2001 to 2005, taking 221 drives behind 47 different horses. Those drives produced 22 wins, 17 seconds and 26 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 James E Hardy drove most often here were NANCY STARBUCK (12), FOX VALLEY FOX (11), CRYPTIC (10), JARED'S JOURNEY (8). 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
Sep 26, 2005 10 3 OUR PROMISES 1:55.3 28.90 20000CL
Sep 26, 2005 9 7 CALLAWAY KILLEAN 1:58.1 22.20 3000CL
Sep 26, 2005 5 6 QUARTZ 2:00.2 18.20 NW6PMLT
Sep 26, 2005 3 5 RONNIE REVRAC 1:56.1 4.30 5000CL
Sep 26, 2005 2 2 ODDS ON MICHAEL 1:56.0 1.40 NW300PS
May 9, 2005 12 1 FAR RIGHT 1:59.3 2.10 NW1PMLT
May 9, 2005 8 2 YES I SCOOT 1:56.2 22.70 NW200PS
May 9, 2005 7 6 CRYPTIC 1:58.0 32.60 BAYSTATE
May 9, 2005 6 9 DOYLE'S PAT - 38.80 FMNW200PS
May 9, 2005 5 1 HIDDEN DANGER 1:57.0 1.00 NW200PS
May 9, 2005 4 9 CINAMUN KISS 2:01.0 49.50 NW2PMLT
May 9, 2005 3 4 MIDNIGHT JOGGER 1:57.3 5.00 NW3PMLT
May 9, 2005 1 7 T E'S COOL SPRING 2:02.1 25.70 NW450PS
Nov 2, 2004 11 5 JARED'S JOURNEY 1:56.1 11.60 15000CL
Nov 2, 2004 8 6 CRYPTIC 1:58.1 86.60 4000CL
Nov 2, 2004 4 7 BUTTONS AND BO 1:59.4 10.40 3000CL
Nov 2, 2004 3 2 JACAMIA 1:58.2 5.50 2000CL
Nov 2, 2004 1 3 NANCY STARBUCK 2:00.1 11.30 2000CL
Oct 25, 2004 9 7 CHIPS ABLAZE 2:00.4 18.80 OPEN
Oct 25, 2004 8 5 SHADY MARTIN 1:57.3 47.30 NW6PMLT
Oct 25, 2004 7 6 BINNY'S SPIRIT 2:00.3 22.20 7500CL OP
Oct 25, 2004 3 8 BUTTONS AND BO 2:01.0 103.00 3000CL
Oct 25, 2004 1 4 NANCY STARBUCK 2:00.2 6.50 2000CLHC
Oct 19, 2004 12 7 DOYLE'S BLACKHAWK 1:59.3 78.90 NW300PS
Oct 19, 2004 11 8 JARED'S JOURNEY 1:58.3 34.40 15000CL
Oct 19, 2004 10 4 ROAD HOSS 1:58.3 50.40 7500CL
Oct 19, 2004 8 2 CLASSY TALKER 1:57.2 21.10 20000CL
Oct 19, 2004 7 5 FOX VALLEY FOX 1:59.1 3.90 NW400PS
Oct 18, 2004 10 4 JAY'S OK 1:58.1 9.00 FMNW300PS
Oct 18, 2004 9 3 CHIPS ABLAZE 1:59.0 2.90 OPEN
Oct 18, 2004 7 8 NANCY STARBUCK 2:00.4 4.80 3000CL
Oct 18, 2004 6 2 FUTILE QWEST 1:57.2 5.30 OPEN
Oct 18, 2004 5 8 SHADY MARTIN 1:57.3 51.40 NW6PMLT
Oct 18, 2004 4 3 BINNY'S SPIRIT 2:00.4 9.10 10000CL OP
Oct 18, 2004 1 9 KELVINATOR 2:00.4 34.60 NW200PS
Oct 16, 2004 11 3 C R DIAMOND 1:59.3 9.90 FMNW200PS
Oct 16, 2004 10 3 JACAMIA 1:59.1 1.80 2000CL
Oct 16, 2004 8 9 CANVASBACK CABARET - 4.40 FMNW200PS
Oct 16, 2004 7 5 DOYLE'S MISSY 2:03.3 19.40 3000CL OP
Oct 16, 2004 6 1 DOWN LOAD 2:00.1 .70 NW2PMLT
Oct 16, 2004 5 3 DO SI DO LAVEC 2:05.0 6.90 NW1PMLT
Oct 16, 2004 4 6 SKIP BO RHULE 2:00.1 1.40 2000CL
Oct 16, 2004 3 5 DON'S LEGACY 2:04.0 2.10 NW2PMLT
Oct 16, 2004 2 2 SCREAM AWAY 2:00.0 9.30 NW2PMLT
Oct 12, 2004 11 5 CLASSY TALKER 1:55.4 12.80 20000CL
Oct 12, 2004 9 7 FOX VALLEY FOX 1:58.1 104.30 NW400PS
Oct 12, 2004 8 9 THREEPOINTSHOOTER 2:00.0 21.50 3000CL
Oct 12, 2004 7 6 FLUSTER 1:56.0 4.40 OPEN
Oct 12, 2004 6 8 DUBLIN PRINCE N 1:58.2 31.50 10000CL OP
Oct 12, 2004 5 6 L DEES MASTROIANNI 1:59.1 21.50 4000CL
Oct 12, 2004 4 5 CRYPTIC 1:59.1 10.70 4000CL
Oct 12, 2004 2 7 ROAD HOSS 1:58.2 22.70 15000CLHC
Oct 12, 2004 1 1 DOYLE'S BLACKHAWK 1:58.1 3.30 NW200PS
Oct 11, 2004 10 5 JAY'S OK 1:59.3 3.50 FMNW300PS
Oct 11, 2004 7 4 BUTTONS AND BO 1:58.0 21.00 3000CLHC
Oct 11, 2004 6 5 CHIPS ABLAZE 2:01.4 8.80 OPEN
Oct 11, 2004 5 4 NANCY STARBUCK 1:59.1 36.00 3000CL
Oct 11, 2004 3 5 KIKKR BLUEGRASS 2:01.0 2.20 FMNW200PS
Oct 11, 2004 1 4 KELVINATOR 2:00.1 18.20 NW200PS
Oct 9, 2004 9 8 SHADY MARTIN 1:59.3 23.80 NW6PMLT
Oct 9, 2004 8 6 DOYLE'S MISSY 2:02.3 18.50 NW200PS
Oct 9, 2004 4 2 SKIP BO RHULE 1:57.2 1.70 2000CL
Oct 9, 2004 3 3 EXPRESS ME 2:04.2 6.30 3000CL OP
Oct 9, 2004 2 1 MIDNIGHT JOGGER 1:57.3 2.40 NW2PMLT
Sep 28, 2004 10 1 CLASSY TALKER 1:56.0 6.40 20000CL
Sep 28, 2004 9 8 JABBY LOBELL N 1:57.1 19.40 10000CLHC
Sep 28, 2004 7 1 FLUSTER 1:54.3 .90 OPEN
Sep 28, 2004 6 5 RED SHIRT FRESHMAN 1:57.2 4.40 7500CL
Sep 28, 2004 4 7 SHILOH RUMMY - 13.90 NW400PS
Sep 28, 2004 3 2 CRYPTIC 1:58.3 5.60 4000CL
Sep 27, 2004 11 5 KILKERRAN TRITON 1:55.4 18.80 —
Sep 27, 2004 9 4 NANCY STARBUCK 1:58.0 10.20 3000CL OP
Sep 27, 2004 8 5 CHIPS ABLAZE 1:57.4 13.40 OPEN
Sep 27, 2004 7 7 DOYLE'S PAT 1:58.0 92.20 FMNPO
Sep 27, 2004 6 6 HETTIES VALLEY 2:01.1 5.10 5000CL OP
Sep 27, 2004 3 6 DOYLE'S BLACKHAWK 1:58.0 9.90 NW200PSL5
Sep 27, 2004 1 1 LU LU SPUR 1:54.4 2.30 4000CL OP
Sep 21, 2004 11 1 CLASSY TALKER 1:55.2 12.90 15000CLHC
Sep 21, 2004 9 8 CRYPTIC 1:57.4 24.50 5000CL
Sep 21, 2004 6 8 FLUSTER 1:56.4 2.30 OPEN

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Questions about this driver

Which horses did James E Hardy drive most often?

Nancy Starbuck (12), Fox Valley Fox (11) and Cryptic (10), ahead of 3 other horses. Brackets give the number of drives.

What is the fastest winning mile James E Hardy recorded here?

1:54.3. 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 E Hardy?

17 trainers in all, including Dawn P Anderson, Elmer R Enos and Mary B Beauregard. A driver is engaged race by race, so the list is a record of who called on James E Hardy rather than an employment history.

Which seasons did James E Hardy drive in?

2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 — 5 seasons in total, first appearing on 2001-10-15 and last on 2005-09-26. Gaps in the middle usually mean the paperwork for those cards did not survive, not that the driver was absent.

How many drives does the record show for James E Hardy?

221 charted drives across 92 race days, 2001 to 2005. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.

What is James E Hardy's win record here?

22 wins from 221 drives, 10%. With 17 seconds and 26 thirds, James E Hardy was in the first three 65 times.