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Driver

Randal R Smith

9 charted drives at Plainridge.

The Record

Randal R Smith appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 9 race days across 3 seasons, 2002 to 2005, taking 9 drives behind 6 different horses. No win is recorded in the charts held here, though the record shows 0 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 the draw 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 Randal R Smith drove most often here were DAMIEN DEVILLE (2), MISTER GENDER (2), YANKEE VIPER (2), CRACKERJAC (1). 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
May 9, 2005 2 6 PENN STARDUST 2:03.0 48.00 NW200PS
Dec 1, 2003 2 8 YANKEE VIPER 2:01.4 26.00 3000CL
Nov 24, 2003 2 5 MISTER GENDER 2:00.0 5.00 NW200PS
Nov 18, 2003 4 8 DAMIEN DEVILLE - 163.60 NW200PS
Nov 17, 2003 7 6 YANKEE VIPER 2:00.4 76.30 3000CL
Nov 17, 2003 1 7 MISTER GENDER 1:59.3 2.40 NW200PS
Nov 1, 2003 8 9 DAMIEN DEVILLE - 206.00 NW200PS
Oct 4, 2003 5 7 BOOTS BURNER 2:08.4 23.70 2000CL
Jul 13, 2002 2 8 CRACKERJAC 2:05.3 62.30 NW175PS

All drivers in the record

Questions about this driver

What is Randal R Smith's win record here?

No win appears in the recovered charts — 9 drives without a placing inside the first three.

Which horses did Randal R Smith drive most often?

Damien Deville (2), Mister Gender (2) and Yankee Viper (2), ahead of 3 other horses. Brackets give the number of drives.

Which trainers engaged Randal R Smith?

2 trainers in all, including Randal R Smith and Linda J Nelson. A driver is engaged race by race, so the list is a record of who called on Randal R Smith rather than an employment history.

Which seasons did Randal R Smith drive in?

2002, 2003, 2005 — 3 seasons in total, first appearing on 2002-07-13 and last on 2005-05-09. Gaps in the middle usually mean the paperwork for those cards did not survive, not that the driver was absent.

How many drives does the record show for Randal R Smith?

9 charted drives across 9 race days, 2002 to 2005. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.