The Record
Russell F Lawson appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 28 race days across 4 seasons, 2001 to 2005, taking 21 drives behind 4 different horses. No win is recorded in the charts held here, though the record shows 1 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 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 Russell F Lawson drove most often here were TARANTUM ROAD (11), JETIN' PURSUIT (6), TOMMY REAL (2), J G'S DIAMOND (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
Which trainers engaged Russell F Lawson?
Only Russell F Lawson in this record.
Which seasons did Russell F Lawson drive in?
2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 — 4 seasons in total, first appearing on 2001-11-03 and last on 2005-08-30. Gaps in the middle usually mean the paperwork for those cards did not survive, not that the driver was absent.
How often did Russell F Lawson drive at Plainridge?
21 charted drives across 28 race days, 2001 to 2005. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.
How many races did Russell F Lawson win?
No win appears in the recovered charts — 21 drives, with 1 finish inside the first three.
Who were Russell F Lawson's regular partners?
Tarantum Road (11), Jetin' Pursuit (6) and Tommy Real (2), ahead of 1 other horse. Brackets give the number of drives.