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Driver

Joseph Alongi

23 charted drives at Plainridge, 1 win, 4.3% strike rate.

The Record

Joseph Alongi appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 36 race days across 4 seasons, 2002 to 2005, taking 23 drives behind 8 different horses. Those drives produced 1 win, 0 seconds and 2 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 Joseph Alongi drove most often here were P O T US (8), TAKEN CARE (5), ALL FOR THE KIDS (2), GAMBLING JOHN (2). 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
Aug 3, 2004 7 5 P O T US 1:56.0 12.40 NW300PS
May 1, 2004 9 4 P O T US 1:58.0 1.70 NW300PS
Apr 20, 2004 12 1 P O T US 1:57.4 5.90 NW200PS
Apr 20, 2004 8 6 TAKEN CARE 1:59.3 49.20 3000CLHC
Apr 20, 2004 5 — SECRET AGENT PAN 1:59.2 4.70 5000CLHC
Apr 17, 2004 10 8 GAMBLING JOHN 1:59.2 4.80 NW200PS
Apr 17, 2004 7 8 CASH FLOW 2:02.1 45.80 NW200PS
Apr 10, 2004 10 3 P O T US 1:59.0 5.00 NW200PS
Apr 10, 2004 7 4 CASH FLOW 2:01.2 10.90 NW200PS
Apr 6, 2004 11 7 SECRET AGENT PAN 2:01.0 20.80 NW350PS
Apr 6, 2004 1 7 P O T US 2:03.2 17.80 NW200PS
Apr 5, 2004 8 10 GAMBLING JOHN 2:07.2 1.70 PATRIOT
Apr 5, 2004 7 8 TAKEN CARE 2:04.4 23.90 PATRIOT
Dec 1, 2003 7 9 P O T US 2:06.4 67.40 NW250PS
Dec 1, 2003 4 3 TAKEN CARE 2:02.4 77.20 NW200PS
Nov 24, 2003 5 9 P O T US 1:58.3 2.30 NW250PS
Nov 24, 2003 1 5 TAKEN CARE 1:58.3 99.40 2000CL
Nov 18, 2003 8 6 TAKEN CARE 1:59.2 37.90 2000CL
Nov 17, 2003 5 7 P O T US 1:58.1 15.70 NW350PS
Nov 8, 2003 1 8 BREEZEWOODBURGANDY 2:04.2 16.00 FMNW200PS
Jul 26, 2003 11 — ALL FOR THE KIDS - 14.10 2000CL
Jul 21, 2003 2 7 ALL FOR THE KIDS - 44.70 3000CLHC
Jul 13, 2002 7 8 CHARLIE WHISKEY 1:59.1 6.70 3000CLHC

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Questions about this driver

How many races did Joseph Alongi win?

1 win from 23 drives, 4.3%. With 0 seconds and 2 thirds, Joseph Alongi was in the first three 3 times.

Who were Joseph Alongi's regular partners?

P O T US (8), Taken Care (5) and All For The Kids (2), ahead of 3 other horses. Brackets give the number of drives.

What is the fastest winning mile Joseph Alongi recorded here?

1:57.4. 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 Joseph Alongi?

4 trainers in all, including Joseph Alongi, Frank Aridano and Frank N Aridano. A driver is engaged race by race, so the list is a record of who called on Joseph Alongi rather than an employment history.

Which seasons did Joseph Alongi drive in?

2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 — 4 seasons in total, first appearing on 2002-07-13 and last on 2005-04-04. Gaps in the middle usually mean the paperwork for those cards did not survive, not that the driver was absent.

How often did Joseph Alongi drive at Plainridge?

23 charted drives across 36 race days, 2002 to 2005. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.