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Driver

Robert W Sumner

124 charted drives at Plainridge, 14 wins, 11.3% strike rate.

The Record

Robert W Sumner appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 60 race days across 4 seasons, 2002 to 2005, taking 124 drives behind 40 different horses. Those drives produced 14 wins, 20 seconds and 14 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 Robert W Sumner drove most often here were VEGAS EXCALIBUR (7), STARBURST BLUECHIP (7), AUTOMATIC SCORER (6), WATCH PATROL (5). 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
Sep 26, 2005 10 2 BEST AFTER MIDNITE 1:54.4 1.30 20000CL
Sep 26, 2005 9 9 AMAYSEING CLYDE 1:59.1 102.60 3000CL
Sep 26, 2005 8 3 VEGAS EXCALIBUR 1:56.0 5.70 10000CLHC
Sep 26, 2005 3 4 BALLYJAMESDUFF N 1:56.1 13.90 5000CL
May 9, 2005 10 5 MAC JATE N PASS 1:57.0 8.30 3000CL
May 9, 2005 9 9 DP'S MEG 1:58.3 21.80 FMNW300PS
May 9, 2005 7 7 JUICE MONEY 1:58.1 11.00 BAYSTATE
May 9, 2005 5 6 DAEWOO A 1:59.3 5.40 NW200PS
May 9, 2005 3 6 ALLAMERICAN STASH 1:57.3 2.10 NW3PMLT
Nov 2, 2004 11 4 BUY AT THE MARKET 1:56.0 7.40 15000CL
Nov 2, 2004 10 8 FANTASTIC DREAM N 1:56.4 19.70 15000CLHC
Nov 2, 2004 9 3 WATCH PATROL 1:56.0 2.20 7500CL
Nov 2, 2004 7 7 DP'S MEG 1:58.3 34.50 NW300PS
Nov 2, 2004 2 7 SWAN CREEK TERROR 1:58.0 3.30 3000CLHC
Oct 25, 2004 12 3 STARBURST BLUECHIP 1:56.2 3.50 FMNPO
Oct 25, 2004 7 4 AUTOMATIC SCORER 2:00.2 7.20 7500CL OP
Oct 25, 2004 6 1 CROWN STAR A 1:59.0 5.20 FMNPO
Oct 25, 2004 4 2 SWAN CREEK TERROR 1:57.2 5.80 4000CL
Oct 19, 2004 12 6 AMAYSEING CLYDE 1:59.2 5.70 NW300PS
Oct 19, 2004 11 7 BUY AT THE MARKET 1:58.2 15.80 15000CL
Oct 19, 2004 8 1 BEST AFTER MIDNITE 1:57.0 .80 20000CL
Oct 18, 2004 12 2 STARBURST BLUECHIP 1:56.2 2.00 FMNPO
Oct 18, 2004 11 2 AUTOMATIC SCORER 2:01.0 4.10 5000CL OP
Oct 18, 2004 10 7 DP'S MEG 1:58.3 8.10 FMNW300PS
Oct 12, 2004 11 1 BEST AFTER MIDNITE 1:55.1 2.40 20000CL
Oct 12, 2004 9 3 WATCH PATROL 1:55.4 3.90 NW400PS
Oct 12, 2004 3 4 AMAYSEING CLYDE 1:57.1 4.80 NW300PS
Oct 12, 2004 1 6 STONECRUSHER N 2:00.0 3.70 NW200PS
Oct 11, 2004 11 1 AUTOMATIC SCORER 2:00.4 7.90 5000CL OP
Oct 11, 2004 10 3 DP'S MEG 1:59.1 4.20 FMNW300PS
Oct 11, 2004 9 4 STARBURST BLUECHIP 1:56.3 12.60 FMOPEN
Sep 28, 2004 11 1 MO NONGAHELA RD 1:55.0 1.00 OPEN II
Sep 28, 2004 10 2 BEST AFTER MIDNITE 1:56.2 1.10 20000CL
Sep 28, 2004 9 5 WATCH PATROL 1:56.1 16.20 10000CLHC
Sep 28, 2004 8 6 ELITE VALENTINO 1:59.1 21.10 NW300PS
Sep 28, 2004 6 7 ELECTRIC STAR 1:59.0 3.50 7500CL
Sep 28, 2004 5 2 M K WALKER 1:58.2 1.30 4000CLHC
Sep 28, 2004 4 4 INDIANA SPEED 1:58.0 2.70 NW400PS
Sep 27, 2004 7 2 STARBURST BLUECHIP 1:57.3 4.80 FMNPO
Sep 27, 2004 6 5 AUTOMATIC SCORER 2:01.1 29.40 5000CL OP
Sep 21, 2004 12 4 INDIANA SPEED 1:56.4 9.80 7500CL
Sep 21, 2004 11 2 BEST AFTER MIDNITE 1:55.2 1.70 15000CLHC
Sep 21, 2004 10 4 LUNCHBOX LEGEND A 1:54.4 42.90 OPEN
Sep 21, 2004 9 3 M K WALKER 1:56.2 2.10 5000CL
Sep 21, 2004 8 4 LANCELOT 1:57.4 2.00 4000CL
Sep 21, 2004 7 1 WATCH PATROL TDIS 21.20 10000CL
Sep 21, 2004 3 6 TWIN B HOTSHOT 1:56.4 45.60 NW200PS
Sep 21, 2004 2 2 MO NONGAHELA RD 1:54.0 2.90 15000CL
Sep 14, 2004 9 2 KINGSTAR A 1:56.0 5.20 NW400PS
Sep 14, 2004 8 4 WATCH PATROL 1:55.3 7.60 7500CL
Sep 14, 2004 5 3 M K WALKER 1:56.2 3.50 5000CL
Sep 14, 2004 3 6 TWIN B HOTSHOT 1:58.1 10.40 NW200PS
Sep 14, 2004 2 1 MO NONGAHELA RD 1:54.3 14.00 15000CLHC
Sep 14, 2004 1 1 THE MAJOR BID N 1:58.2 1.60 NW300PS
Sep 7, 2004 10 5 BALLYJAMESDUFF N 1:56.1 37.70 NW300PS
Sep 7, 2004 8 8 COUNTRY BOY CHARM 1:57.1 9.00 NW400PS
Sep 7, 2004 4 2 THE MAJOR BID N 1:57.1 7.30 NW200PS
Sep 7, 2004 2 1 STARBURST BLUECHIP 1:56.0 1.50 10000CL OP
Aug 17, 2004 11 3 STARBURST BLUECHIP 1:55.1 20.10 7500CL OP
Aug 17, 2004 7 3 BALBRIGGAN N 1:54.2 6.50 NW350PS
Aug 17, 2004 2 6 AUTOMATIC SCORER 2:03.2 7.30 3000CL OP
Aug 10, 2004 12 5 STARBURST BLUECHIP 1:56.3 10.90 7500CL OP
Aug 10, 2004 10 2 SWAN CREEK TERROR 1:57.4 10.50 2000CL OP
Aug 7, 2004 8 2 CAPN CHERRY STONE 2:00.2 4.90 3000CLHC
Aug 7, 2004 6 7 MR MALAKA 2:06.3 1.30 NW1PMLT
Aug 7, 2004 5 6 AUTOMATIC SCORER 2:03.2 .90 NW200PS
Apr 20, 2004 11 1 LITTLE MITCH A 1:56.1 9.40 20000CL
Apr 20, 2004 10 2 VEGAS EXCALIBUR 1:55.2 .70 10000CLHC
Apr 20, 2004 9 6 MASTER MOVER A 1:55.0 2.80 OPEN
Apr 20, 2004 8 3 WAYNESFIELD JAKE 1:58.3 8.30 3000CLHC
Apr 20, 2004 6 5 BUSTER GROOVES A 1:57.0 26.50 NW300PS
Apr 20, 2004 4 5 LANCELOT 1:58.0 3.00 NW6PMLT
Apr 20, 2004 1 9 SHERINGHAM N - 88.30 NW3PMLT
Apr 19, 2004 4 5 MARIANA'S TRENCH 1:56.1 14.10 FMOPEN
Apr 19, 2004 3 2 PINETREE SHAMROCK 1:57.2 4.20 4000CL OP
Apr 19, 2004 1 3 SEAFOOD DIET 1:58.0 1.40 FMNW3LT
Apr 13, 2004 10 2 MASTER MOVER A 1:57.1 27.00 OPEN
Apr 13, 2004 9 4 LITTLE MITCH A 1:58.1 2.80 20000CLHC
Apr 13, 2004 8 1 VEGAS EXCALIBUR 1:58.3 .70 10000CLHC
Apr 13, 2004 7 5 JUSTA HEIR N 2:00.0 5.40 5000CLHC

All drivers in the record

Questions about this driver

Which trainers engaged Robert W Sumner?

8 trainers in all, including Matthew A Medeiros, John E Ferrero and Derryl E Niles Jr. A driver is engaged race by race, so the list is a record of who called on Robert W Sumner rather than an employment history.

Which seasons did Robert W Sumner drive in?

2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 — 4 seasons in total, first appearing on 2002-05-13 and last on 2005-09-26. 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 Robert W Sumner?

124 charted drives across 60 race days, 2002 to 2005. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.

What is Robert W Sumner's win record here?

14 wins from 124 drives, 11.3%. With 20 seconds and 14 thirds, Robert W Sumner was in the first three 48 times.

Which horses did Robert W Sumner drive most often?

Vegas Excalibur (7), Starburst Bluechip (7) and Automatic Scorer (6), ahead of 3 other horses. Brackets give the number of drives.

What is the fastest winning mile Robert W Sumner recorded here?

1:54.3. That is the quickest time attached to a win in the recovered charts, not a track record — the records page carries those separately.