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Loyal S Pratt

15 charted drives at Plainridge, 2 wins, 13.3% strike rate.

The Record

Loyal S Pratt appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 8 race days across the 2004 season, taking 15 drives behind 7 different horses. Those drives produced 2 wins, 0 seconds and 0 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 Loyal S Pratt drove most often here were HAPPY TOWN ABBEY (4), DEAD AHEAD (3), BOOMAWOKAWOK (2), CITY ROYALS (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
Nov 2, 2004 9 9 CITY ROYALS 1:57.2 80.80 7500CL
Nov 2, 2004 6 DEAD AHEAD - 118.00 4000CLHC
Nov 2, 2004 1 5 KERRYS CONNECTION 2:01.3 12.90 2000CL
Oct 25, 2004 10 6 NIPAS ONE 1:59.0 16.60 NW4PMLT
Oct 25, 2004 6 7 HAPPY TOWN ABBEY 2:00.3 50.80 FMNPO
Oct 25, 2004 1 5 KERRYS CONNECTION 2:00.3 30.00 2000CLHC
Oct 19, 2004 4 5 DEAD AHEAD 1:59.4 78.80 5000CL
Oct 18, 2004 8 4 HAPPY TOWN ABBEY 1:59.0 53.80 FMNW300PS
Oct 12, 2004 10 8 CITY ROYALS 1:58.2 27.90 7500CL
Oct 12, 2004 4 1 DEAD AHEAD 1:57.3 12.60 4000CL
Aug 17, 2004 5 7 BOOMAWOKAWOK 1:57.0 14.50 NW200PS
Aug 10, 2004 8 4 HAPPY TOWN ABBEY 1:58.1 8.00 4000CL OP
Aug 3, 2004 10 5 LADY SWEET WINDS 2:02.1 58.40 NW200PS
Aug 3, 2004 9 7 BOOMAWOKAWOK 1:56.3 61.60 NW300PS
Aug 3, 2004 5 1 HAPPY TOWN ABBEY 1:58.1 15.30 FMNW200

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Questions about this driver

How many drives does the record show for Loyal S Pratt?

15 charted drives across 8 race days, 2004. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.

What is Loyal S Pratt's win record here?

2 wins from 15 drives, 13.3%. With 0 seconds and 0 thirds, Loyal S Pratt was in the first three 2 times.

Which horses did Loyal S Pratt drive most often?

Happy Town Abbey (4), Dead Ahead (3) and Boomawokawok (2), ahead of 3 other horses. Brackets give the number of drives.

What is the fastest winning mile Loyal S Pratt recorded here?

1:57.3. 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 Loyal S Pratt?

2 trainers in all, including Loyal S Pratt and Lyle R Bedell. A driver is engaged race by race, so the list is a record of who called on Loyal S Pratt rather than an employment history.

Which seasons did Loyal S Pratt drive in?

2004 — 1 season in total, first appearing on 2004-08-03 and last on 2004-11-02. Gaps in the middle usually mean the paperwork for those cards did not survive, not that the driver was absent.