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Driver

John S Nason

34 charted drives at Plainridge, 5 wins, 14.7% strike rate.

The Record

John S Nason appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 23 race days across 3 seasons, 2002 to 2004, taking 34 drives behind 16 different horses. Those drives produced 5 wins, 5 seconds and 6 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 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 John S Nason drove most often here were JUST PLAIN HENRY (7), SILK'S FILLY PJ (5), GEAUGA (4), AUSSIE WICKER (3). 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
Nov 2, 2004 9 7 JUST PLAIN HENRY 1:56.4 58.10 7500CL
Nov 2, 2004 3 5 AUSSIE WICKER 1:59.1 8.70 2000CL
Nov 2, 2004 2 3 SILK'S FILLY PJ 1:57.3 7.00 3000CLHC
Oct 25, 2004 11 6 GEAUGA 2:00.1 5.20 10000CL OP
Oct 25, 2004 8 1 CASH MY TICKET 1:56.4 28.30 NW6PMLT
Oct 25, 2004 5 4 HOOT POCKET CHANGE 2:02.4 15.30 5000CL OP
Oct 25, 2004 3 4 SILK'S FILLY PJ 1:58.2 7.10 3000CL
Oct 19, 2004 10 3 JUST PLAIN HENRY 1:57.4 35.70 7500CL
Oct 19, 2004 4 3 BEACH DRAGON 1:59.0 46.60 5000CL
Oct 18, 2004 7 1 SILK'S FILLY PJ 1:59.4 2.90 3000CL
Oct 18, 2004 4 1 GEAUGA 2:00.0 4.80 10000CL OP
Oct 18, 2004 1 5 CASH MY TICKET 1:58.1 17.00 NW200PS
Oct 16, 2004 5 9 HOME TOWN PRINCE - 12.60 NW1PMLT
Oct 16, 2004 4 3 AUSSIE WICKER 1:59.2 3.30 2000CL
Oct 12, 2004 10 6 JUST PLAIN HENRY 1:57.1 7.00 7500CL
Oct 12, 2004 5 5 AUSSIE WICKER 1:58.3 9.80 4000CL
Oct 11, 2004 11 3 HOOT POCKET CHANGE 2:01.1 7.20 5000CL OP
Oct 11, 2004 8 1 GEAUGA 2:02.2 2.00 7500CL OP
Oct 11, 2004 5 2 SILK'S FILLY PJ 1:58.3 1.50 3000CL
Sep 27, 2004 9 2 SILK'S FILLY PJ 1:57.1 6.50 3000CL OP
Sep 27, 2004 6 2 GEAUGA 1:59.1 14.60 5000CL OP
Sep 27, 2004 2 3 OVER CONNECTED 2:00.2 29.90 7500CL OP
Apr 20, 2004 1 4 SAM THE KNIGHT 1:59.0 60.90 NW3PMLT
Apr 13, 2004 8 JUST PLAIN HENRY 2:00.1 5.20 10000CLHC
Apr 6, 2004 8 5 JUST PLAIN HENRY 1:59.3 4.70 10000CLHC
Dec 2, 2003 6 5 THOUSAND LIGHTS 2:03.4 6.80 5000CL OP
Dec 1, 2003 10 2 JUST PLAIN HENRY 1:58.0 4.20 10000CLHC
Dec 1, 2003 6 7 SCOTTY TOO HOTTY 2:05.1 13.80 NW200PS
Nov 24, 2003 11 1 JUST PLAIN HENRY 1:56.3 6.70 10000CLHC
Nov 17, 2003 8 7 BAXTER 1:58.2 32.70 OPEN
Nov 17, 2003 2 2 SAMOOTS 2:01.3 9.60 3000CL OP
Nov 11, 2003 8 9 SPINCITY 2:01.3 72.70 NW5PMLT
Nov 4, 2003 2 6 THOUSAND LIGHTS 2:01.2 13.90 OPEN
Aug 24, 2002 9 9 RECKLESS SAHBRA 2:01.2 61.80 NW200PS

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Questions about this driver

How many drives does the record show for John S Nason?

34 charted drives across 23 race days, 2002 to 2004. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.

What is John S Nason's win record here?

5 wins from 34 drives, 14.7%. With 5 seconds and 6 thirds, John S Nason was in the first three 16 times.

Which horses did John S Nason drive most often?

Just Plain Henry (7), Silk's Filly Pj (5) and Geauga (4), ahead of 3 other horses. Brackets give the number of drives.

What is the fastest winning mile John S Nason recorded here?

1:56.3. 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 John S Nason?

6 trainers in all, including John S Nason, Linwood Perkins and Donald V Guidette Jr. A driver is engaged race by race, so the list is a record of who called on John S Nason rather than an employment history.

Which seasons did John S Nason drive in?

2002, 2003, 2004 — 3 seasons in total, first appearing on 2002-08-24 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.