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Driver

Todd D Smith

3 charted drives at Plainridge, 1 win, 33.3% strike rate.

The Record

Todd D Smith appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 3 race days across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2005, taking 3 drives behind 3 different horses. Those drives produced 1 win, 0 seconds and 0 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 ran on a five-eighths oval, 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 Todd D Smith drove most often here were HOLLY HILL FASHION (1), DROP MY CANDEE (1), THE BEST SPOT (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
Sep 26, 2005 9 4 THE BEST SPOT 1:57.4 3.30 3000CL
Sep 26, 2005 6 1 DROP MY CANDEE 1:55.4 3.40 4000CL
Apr 1, 2003 4 8 HOLLY HILL FASHION 2:04.0 38.80 NW350PS

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Questions about this driver

Which seasons did Todd D Smith drive in?

2003, 2005 — 2 seasons in total, first appearing on 2003-04-01 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 often did Todd D Smith drive at Plainridge?

3 charted drives across 3 race days, 2003 to 2005. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.

How many races did Todd D Smith win?

1 win from 3 drives, 33.3%. With 0 seconds and 0 thirds, Todd D Smith was in the first three 1 time.

Who were Todd D Smith's regular partners?

Holly Hill Fashion (1), Drop My Candee (1) and The Best Spot (1). Brackets give the number of drives.

What is the fastest winning mile Todd D Smith recorded here?

1:55.4. 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 Todd D Smith?

Only Todd D Smith in this record.