The Record
Michael J Girouard appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 23 race days across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, taking 42 drives behind 23 different horses. Those drives produced 2 wins, 3 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 run to 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 Michael J Girouard drove most often here were RYAN'S FUTURE (5), UNBREAKABLE HEART (5), HOOSIER EXPRESS (3), WE KNOW MISS BO (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
Questions about this driver
Which seasons did Michael J Girouard drive in?
2003, 2004 — 2 seasons in total, first appearing on 2003-04-01 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.
How often did Michael J Girouard drive at Plainridge?
42 charted drives across 23 race days, 2003 to 2004. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.
How many races did Michael J Girouard win?
2 wins from 42 drives, 4.8%. With 3 seconds and 6 thirds, Michael J Girouard was in the first three 11 times.
Who were Michael J Girouard's regular partners?
Ryan's Future (5), Unbreakable Heart (5) and Hoosier Express (3), ahead of 3 other horses. Brackets give the number of drives.
What is the fastest winning mile Michael J Girouard recorded here?
1:59.1. 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 Michael J Girouard?
10 trainers in all, including Michael J Girouard, Wilrose Letendre and Danny D Russo. A driver is engaged race by race, so the list is a record of who called on Michael J Girouard rather than an employment history.