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Driver

Joseph R Therrien

21 charted drives at Plainridge.

The Record

Joseph R Therrien appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 21 race days across 3 seasons, 2002 to 2004, taking 21 drives behind 13 different horses. No win is recorded in the charts held here, though the record shows 5 placings.

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 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 Joseph R Therrien drove most often here were JUST DO IT DARLIN' (4), MAC N ACTION (3), APRILS CHUMPCHANGE (2), ART ST PARTNERS (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

All drivers in the record

Questions about this driver

Who were Joseph R Therrien's regular partners?

Just Do It Darlin' (4), Mac N Action (3) and Aprils Chumpchange (2), ahead of 3 other horses. Brackets give the number of drives.

Which trainers engaged Joseph R Therrien?

6 trainers in all, including Joseph R Therrien, John C Bertrand and Arthur L Dufresne Jr. A driver is engaged race by race, so the list is a record of who called on Joseph R Therrien rather than an employment history.

Which seasons did Joseph R Therrien drive in?

2002, 2003, 2004 — 3 seasons in total, first appearing on 2002-05-11 and last on 2004-04-19. Gaps in the middle usually mean the paperwork for those cards did not survive, not that the driver was absent.

How often did Joseph R Therrien drive at Plainridge?

21 charted drives across 21 race days, 2002 to 2004. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.

How many races did Joseph R Therrien win?

No win appears in the recovered charts — 21 drives, with 5 finishs inside the first three.