The Record
Shane J Taggart appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 18 race days across 3 seasons, 2002 to 2004, taking 26 drives behind 21 different horses. Those drives produced 3 wins, 5 seconds and 3 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 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 Shane J Taggart drove most often here were NATE NEWTON (3), NOBLE STRIKE N (3), FARMSTEAD'S ROSIE (2), TEFLON DON (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
Questions about this driver
Which horses did Shane J Taggart drive most often?
Nate Newton (3), Noble Strike N (3) and Farmstead's Rosie (2), ahead of 3 other horses. Brackets give the number of drives.
What is the fastest winning mile Shane J Taggart recorded here?
1:57.0. 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 Shane J Taggart?
10 trainers in all, including Ronald L Alexander, Amy L Lefebvre and Edwin G Mc Lellan. A driver is engaged race by race, so the list is a record of who called on Shane J Taggart rather than an employment history.
Which seasons did Shane J Taggart drive in?
2002, 2003, 2004 — 3 seasons in total, first appearing on 2002-05-13 and last on 2004-10-25. 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 Shane J Taggart?
26 charted drives across 18 race days, 2002 to 2004. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.
What is Shane J Taggart's win record here?
3 wins from 26 drives, 11.5%. With 5 seconds and 3 thirds, Shane J Taggart was in the first three 11 times.