The Record
Roland J Sears III appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 23 race days across 4 seasons, 2002 to 2005, taking 24 drives behind 10 different horses. No win is recorded in the charts held here, though the record shows 5 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 run to 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 Roland J Sears III drove most often here were LAUR-BOB (8), RITE OF PASSAGE (4), TROPIC CRUISE (2), GREEN FIELDS (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
Questions about this driver
How often did Roland J Sears III drive at Plainridge?
24 charted drives across 23 race days, 2002 to 2005. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.
How many races did Roland J Sears III win?
No win appears in the recovered charts — 24 drives, with 5 finishs inside the first three.
Who were Roland J Sears III's regular partners?
Laur-Bob (8), Rite Of Passage (4) and Tropic Cruise (2), ahead of 3 other horses. Brackets give the number of drives.
Which trainers engaged Roland J Sears III?
4 trainers in all, including Roland J Sears III, John G Sears and David N Gulya. A driver is engaged race by race, so the list is a record of who called on Roland J Sears III rather than an employment history.
Which seasons did Roland J Sears III drive in?
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 — 4 seasons in total, first appearing on 2002-05-07 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.