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Driver

Todd M O'Dea

64 charted drives at Plainridge, 8 wins, 12.5% strike rate.

The Record

Todd M O'Dea appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 46 race days across 3 seasons, 2003 to 2005, taking 64 drives behind 13 different horses. Those drives produced 8 wins, 9 seconds and 8 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 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 Todd M O'Dea drove most often here were HENNA CAFFE (15), MASTER ZIG (8), CHINA'S MESSAGE (8), T'S GRAND FINALE (7). 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
Nov 2, 2004 5 2 BENJACOB A 1:57.1 11.40 3000CL
Nov 2, 2004 4 3 HENNA CAFFE 1:58.1 1.20 3000CL
Oct 25, 2004 11 2 MASTER ZIG 1:59.4 11.40 10000CL OP
Oct 25, 2004 3 1 HENNA CAFFE 1:57.3 20.50 3000CL
Oct 25, 2004 2 3 CHINA'S MESSAGE 2:01.3 5.70 5000CL OP
Oct 19, 2004 12 8 CHAMP'S TKO 1:59.4 102.90 NW300PS
Oct 19, 2004 6 4 BENJACOB A 2:00.4 9.80 3000CL
Oct 18, 2004 11 7 CHINA'S MESSAGE 2:03.3 6.80 5000CL OP
Oct 18, 2004 9 4 MASTER ZIG 1:59.0 8.20 OPEN
Oct 18, 2004 7 3 HENNA CAFFE 2:00.2 13.70 3000CL
Oct 12, 2004 8 6 BENJACOB A 1:59.1 11.10 3000CL
Oct 11, 2004 8 7 CHINA'S MESSAGE 2:07.2 15.50 7500CL OP
Oct 11, 2004 5 5 HENNA CAFFE 1:59.2 3.80 3000CL
Oct 11, 2004 2 7 MASTER ZIG 1:59.3 6.10 NW7PMLT
Oct 11, 2004 1 1 CHAMP'S TKO 1:59.4 15.70 NW200PS
Sep 28, 2004 2 2 BENJACOB A 2:00.0 1.50 3000CL
Sep 27, 2004 8 8 MASTER ZIG 1:59.3 84.60 OPEN
Sep 27, 2004 5 7 HENNA CAFFE 1:59.1 12.40 FMNW300PS
Sep 27, 2004 4 6 CHINA'S MESSAGE 2:00.4 11.00 NW5PMLT
Sep 14, 2004 7 — EICARLS W A G - 10.10 3BY3
Sep 7, 2004 7 4 HENNA CAFFE 1:56.2 14.10 4000CL OP
Sep 7, 2004 6 1 MASTER ZIG 2:00.0 1.00 7500CL OP
Sep 7, 2004 5 4 EICARLS W A G 1:58.1 2.60 3BY3
Sep 7, 2004 3 7 YONDER HALL 2:03.4 9.60 NW500PS
Sep 7, 2004 1 2 BENJACOB A 1:56.4 5.20 3BY3
Sep 4, 2004 4 2 CLASSY SAMWICH 1:59.2 17.80 2000CL
Sep 4, 2004 1 3 EICARLS W A G 1:56.1 1.30 3BY3
Aug 17, 2004 6 6 CHINA'S MESSAGE 2:01.2 3.10 NW300PS
Aug 17, 2004 4 3 YONDER HALL 1:58.2 2.50 7500CL OP
Aug 17, 2004 3 1 HENNA CAFFE 1:57.3 6.00 FMNW300PS
Aug 10, 2004 9 — YONDER HALL - 3.40 NW500PS
Aug 10, 2004 8 7 HENNA CAFFE 1:59.4 27.40 4000CL OP
Aug 7, 2004 8 1 CHINA'S MESSAGE 2:00.1 2.10 3000CLHC
Aug 3, 2004 4 4 YONDER HALL 1:57.1 6.00 OPEN
Aug 3, 2004 2 3 HENNA CAFFE 2:00.1 34.10 FMNW300PS
Apr 20, 2004 10 7 T'S GRAND FINALE - 20.20 10000CLHC
Apr 20, 2004 6 7 EICARLS W A G 1:59.3 14.50 NW300PS
Apr 20, 2004 3 4 SET THE AGENDA 1:58.2 3.00 NW300PS
Apr 19, 2004 2 2 MASTER ZIG 1:59.4 1.90 4000CL OP
Apr 17, 2004 5 4 HENNA CAFFE 2:00.3 13.10 FMNW200PS
Apr 17, 2004 4 5 LB SPEEDO 2:05.1 35.00 NW200PS
Apr 17, 2004 2 1 CHINA'S MESSAGE 2:01.4 2.80 NW2PMLT
Apr 13, 2004 8 4 T'S GRAND FINALE 1:59.3 4.90 10000CLHC
Apr 13, 2004 2 1 MASTER ZIG 2:02.4 6.60 5000CL OP
Apr 10, 2004 6 7 LB SPEEDO 2:07.0 24.50 NW200PS
Apr 10, 2004 5 6 HENNA CAFFE 2:01.2 14.90 FMNW200PS
Apr 6, 2004 8 — T'S GRAND FINALE 1:59.1 13.70 10000CLHC
Apr 5, 2004 11 5 SET THE AGENDA 2:01.1 35.30 BAYSTATE
Apr 5, 2004 6 8 CHINA'S MESSAGE - 13.60 NW350PS
Apr 5, 2004 4 2 MASTER ZIG 2:05.2 12.10 NW250PS
Apr 5, 2004 2 5 LB SPEEDO 2:08.2 2.40 NW200PS
Dec 2, 2003 3 2 HENNA CAFFE 2:00.2 .80 FMNW200PS
Dec 1, 2003 10 6 EICARLS W A G 1:59.4 7.20 10000CLHC
Dec 1, 2003 1 1 T'S GRAND FINALE 1:58.2 13.30 NW350PS
Nov 25, 2003 7 3 HENNA CAFFE 1:59.3 10.80 FMNW200PS
Nov 25, 2003 2 8 MONSTER SAHBRA 2:05.0 12.40 NW200PS
Nov 24, 2003 11 6 EICARLS W A G 1:58.1 10.40 10000CLHC
Nov 24, 2003 8 4 T'S GRAND FINALE 1:57.2 52.30 NW350PS
Nov 17, 2003 11 3 EICARLS W A G 1:58.1 3.20 10000CLHC
Nov 17, 2003 4 2 T'S GRAND FINALE 1:58.0 5.70 NW250PS
Nov 8, 2003 2 7 HENNA CAFFE 2:01.0 6.40 FMNW250PS
Sep 22, 2003 6 8 HENNA CAFFE 2:00.3 36.00 5000CL OP
May 31, 2003 2 8 JR SMOOTH MOVER - 37.20 2000CL
May 17, 2003 6 — T'S GRAND FINALE 2:03.2 1.40 NW1000

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Questions about this driver

How many races did Todd M O'Dea win?

8 wins from 64 drives, 12.5%. With 9 seconds and 8 thirds, Todd M O'Dea was in the first three 25 times.

Who were Todd M O'Dea's regular partners?

Henna Caffe (15), Master Zig (8) and China's Message (8), ahead of 3 other horses. Brackets give the number of drives.

What is the fastest winning mile Todd M O'Dea recorded here?

1:57.3. 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 M O'Dea?

4 trainers in all, including Todd M O'Dea, John S Hanning and PAUL K MCHUGH. A driver is engaged race by race, so the list is a record of who called on Todd M O'Dea rather than an employment history.

Which seasons did Todd M O'Dea drive in?

2003, 2004, 2005 — 3 seasons in total, first appearing on 2003-05-17 and last on 2005-08-02. Gaps in the middle usually mean the paperwork for those cards did not survive, not that the driver was absent.

How often did Todd M O'Dea drive at Plainridge?

64 charted drives across 46 race days, 2003 to 2005. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.