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Driver

Leigh W Fitch

41 charted drives at Plainridge, 6 wins, 14.6% strike rate.

The Record

Leigh W Fitch appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 18 race days across 3 seasons, 2001 to 2004, taking 41 drives behind 25 different horses. Those drives produced 6 wins, 5 seconds and 4 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 Leigh W Fitch drove most often here were GREENWICH (3), FREE SPENDER (3), HOT-ROD SAHBRA (3), HIDE IN THE PINE (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
Apr 20, 2004 9 9 DANCER'S LEGACY 1:55.4 48.00 OPEN
Apr 20, 2004 2 6 WALTSTER 1:58.2 17.80 BAYSTATE
Apr 13, 2004 10 8 HOT-ROD SAHBRA 1:58.1 25.90 OPEN
Apr 13, 2004 4 2 ARMBRO MUSTANG 2:02.0 11.20 NW200PS
Apr 13, 2004 3 1 DANCER'S LEGACY 1:59.4 1.10 NW350PS
Dec 2, 2003 11 7 ASHANTE MACHO 1:58.2 13.30 FMNPO
Dec 2, 2003 8 HIDE IN THE PINE 2:03.0 6.80 7500CL OP
Dec 2, 2003 7 1 HOT-ROD SAHBRA 1:58.2 1.70 NW4PMLT
Dec 2, 2003 6 7 MAGIC VALKYRIE 2:04.0 8.90 5000CL OP
Dec 1, 2003 11 5 SUPREME LIFE FORCE 1:57.4 1.40 15000CLHC
Dec 1, 2003 10 3 FREE SPENDER 1:58.2 .70 10000CLHC
Dec 1, 2003 8 2 GOLDEN BOY 1:59.1 2.50 OPEN
Dec 1, 2003 7 2 ISLAND XAVIER 2:01.2 10.90 NW250PS
Dec 1, 2003 6 2 GREENWICH 2:01.0 3.80 NW200PS
Dec 1, 2003 3 4 VANDAMINATOR 1:58.4 2.50 NW350PS
Dec 1, 2003 2 6 HARLEY DAVID 1:59.2 7.40 3000CL
Dec 1, 2003 1 5 OUTTACONTROL 1:59.1 3.90 NW350PS
Nov 25, 2003 6 1 MAGIC VALKYRIE 2:00.3 3.50 NW250PS
Nov 24, 2003 11 3 FREE SPENDER 1:56.3 1.70 10000CLHC
Nov 24, 2003 10 8 GOLDEN BOY 1:56.4 22.90 15000CLHC
Nov 24, 2003 9 2 VANDAMINATOR 1:57.3 5.00 NW500PS
Nov 24, 2003 6 4 WALTSTER 1:56.4 12.30 4000CL
Nov 24, 2003 5 7 GREENWICH 1:58.1 4.80 NW250PS
Nov 24, 2003 3 3 HARLEY DAVID 1:57.4 1.60 3000CL
Nov 24, 2003 2 1 ISLAND XAVIER 1:58.3 2.40 NW200PS
Nov 24, 2003 1 1 CHECKERS SPEECH 1:56.2 6.50 2000CL
Nov 18, 2003 11 9 HOT-ROD SAHBRA - 5.10 NW4PMLT
Nov 18, 2003 10 8 LU LU SPUR 1:58.3 6.30 FMOPEN
Nov 18, 2003 9 6 ASHANTE MACHO 1:59.1 16.10 FMNPO
Nov 18, 2003 8 3 CHECKERS SPEECH 1:58.3 7.90 2000CL
Nov 18, 2003 6 6 WHERE THERES AWILL 2:00.4 12.70 NW350PS
Nov 18, 2003 1 4 BATTITUDE 1:57.4 24.10 NW200PS
Nov 17, 2003 11 1 FREE SPENDER 1:57.3 2.50 10000CLHC
Nov 17, 2003 10 5 DAY OF THE DRAGON 1:56.3 2.50 15000CL
Nov 17, 2003 9 4 WHAT AM I WORTH 1:58.0 1.40 4000CL
Nov 17, 2003 8 5 TEXAS BLUE JEANS N 1:56.4 6.90 OPEN
Nov 17, 2003 5 5 GREENWICH 1:57.2 16.50 NW350PS
Sep 22, 2003 9 8 HIDE IN THE PINE - 2.20 7500CL OP
Nov 6, 2001 2 6 CHAMP'S TKO 1:59.0 9.20 20000CLHC
Oct 23, 2001 11 9 BONNIE'S HALO 1:59.3 17.80 FMNW300PSC
Oct 23, 2001 10 9 TOWNSHIP JUSTIN 2:00.3 64.90 4000CLHC

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Questions about this driver

Which seasons did Leigh W Fitch drive in?

2001, 2003, 2004 — 3 seasons in total, first appearing on 2001-10-23 and last on 2004-09-13. Gaps in the middle usually mean the paperwork for those cards did not survive, not that the driver was absent.

How often did Leigh W Fitch drive at Plainridge?

41 charted drives across 18 race days, 2001 to 2004. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.

How many races did Leigh W Fitch win?

6 wins from 41 drives, 14.6%. With 5 seconds and 4 thirds, Leigh W Fitch was in the first three 15 times.

Who were Leigh W Fitch's regular partners?

Greenwich (3), Free Spender (3) and Hot-Rod Sahbra (3), ahead of 3 other horses. Brackets give the number of drives.

What is the fastest winning mile Leigh W Fitch recorded here?

1:56.2. 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 Leigh W Fitch?

10 trainers in all, including Mary B Beauregard, Stacey J Lord and Frank H Pike III. A driver is engaged race by race, so the list is a record of who called on Leigh W Fitch rather than an employment history.