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Driver

Wallace R Watson

54 charted drives at Plainridge, 3 wins, 5.6% strike rate.

The Record

Wallace R Watson appears in the surviving Plainridge charts on 31 race days across 3 seasons, 2001 to 2004, taking 54 drives behind 29 different horses. Those drives produced 3 wins, 4 seconds and 5 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 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 Wallace R Watson drove most often here were BUSTING FORWARD (5), KILKERRAN TRITON (4), SELECT ARTISTE (4), OUTA MY WAY LADIES (4). 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
Oct 18, 2004 10 5 SELECT ARTISTE 1:58.1 20.10 FMNW300PS
Oct 18, 2004 8 8 OUTA MY WAY LADIES 1:59.3 41.10 FMNW300PS
Aug 3, 2004 6 4 COPTERS STAR IMAGE 1:59.3 19.90 4000CL OP
Aug 3, 2004 5 4 KIKKR BLUEGRASS 1:59.2 69.80 FMNW200
Aug 3, 2004 3 8 KILKERRAN TRITON 1:56.3 44.00 NW200PS
Apr 20, 2004 12 3 KILKERRAN TRITON 1:59.3 .60 NW200PS
Apr 20, 2004 5 9 EDEN DIRECT 2:01.3 41.80 5000CLHC
Apr 20, 2004 4 9 SAMMYS HONOR 1:59.0 9.10 NW6PMLT
Apr 19, 2004 5 7 BUSTING FORWARD 2:04.2 34.20 NW500PS
Apr 17, 2004 8 3 CAM-N-SAM'S TRICK 1:59.1 1.80 FMNW250PS
Apr 17, 2004 7 6 PERFECT HARMONY 1:59.2 15.50 NW200PS
Apr 17, 2004 6 1 COPTERS STAR IMAGE 2:01.3 1.00 NW200PS
Apr 17, 2004 5 7 KIKKR BLUEGRASS 2:01.4 30.80 FMNW200PS
Apr 17, 2004 2 3 TROPICAL KIDD K 2:02.2 16.60 NW2PMLT
Apr 17, 2004 1 4 MAATTINGLY 2:02.2 4.40 NW1PMLT
Apr 13, 2004 11 5 BUSTING FORWARD 2:03.2 7.90 10000CL OP
Apr 13, 2004 6 1 SAMMYS HONOR 2:00.0 5.10 NW5PMLT
Apr 10, 2004 10 4 KILKERRAN TRITON 1:59.2 3.80 NW200PS
Apr 10, 2004 9 7 ZERO VISABILITY 2:00.0 22.30 2200
Apr 10, 2004 5 4 CAM-N-SAM'S TRICK 2:00.1 4.50 FMNW200PS
Apr 10, 2004 3 4 MAATTINGLY 2:03.3 3.60 NW1PMLT
Apr 10, 2004 2 2 TROPICAL KIDD K 2:03.2 4.30 NW2PMLT
Dec 2, 2003 11 4 OUTA MY WAY LADIES 1:58.0 1.60 FMNPO
Dec 2, 2003 10 4 BUSTING FORWARD 2:01.2 44.10 OPEN
Dec 2, 2003 9 6 SELECT ARTISTE 2:01.2 2.40 FMNPO
Dec 2, 2003 7 2 HOOSIER BOB 1:58.3 18.60 NW4PMLT
Dec 2, 2003 4 5 WE NEED CREDIT 2:05.1 16.70 3000CL OP
Dec 2, 2003 1 5 CAJAN 2:03.1 10.90 NW2PMLT
Nov 25, 2003 11 7 HOOSIER BOB 2:00.1 7.90 NW4PMLT
Nov 25, 2003 10 4 OUTA MY WAY LADIES 1:57.1 6.40 FMOPENHC
Nov 25, 2003 9 7 SELECT ARTISTE 1:58.3 8.40 FMNPO
Nov 25, 2003 4 3 WE NEED CREDIT 2:04.1 4.30 NW200PS
Nov 24, 2003 7 5 BUSTING FORWARD 2:00.1 13.70 OPENHC
Nov 24, 2003 3 8 SLIDER 1:59.3 16.40 3000CL
Nov 24, 2003 2 8 PATCH OF GRAY 2:01.2 16.70 NW200PS
Nov 24, 2003 1 7 KNOCKOUT VON 1:59.1 30.50 2000CL
Nov 18, 2003 10 2 OUTA MY WAY LADIES 1:56.1 10.60 FMOPEN
Nov 18, 2003 9 2 SELECT ARTISTE 1:58.0 23.90 FMNPO
Nov 18, 2003 7 5 CAM-N-SAM'S TRICK 1:59.1 1.60 FMNW250PS
Nov 18, 2003 6 3 COPTERS STAR IMAGE 2:00.3 48.20 NW350PS
Nov 18, 2003 5 8 PRECIOUS CATERA 2:02.0 52.10 FMNW200PS
Nov 18, 2003 1 5 KILKERRAN TRITON 1:58.4 3.80 NW200PS
Nov 17, 2003 9 6 JIMMY BOIS JOLY 1:58.0 43.90 4000CL
Nov 17, 2003 6 4 BUSTING FORWARD 1:59.3 5.90 7500CL OP
Nov 17, 2003 4 1 WOODMERE FULATRIX 1:57.3 .70 NW250PS
Nov 17, 2003 3 6 PERFECT HARMONY 2:01.2 3.80 NW200PS
Nov 17, 2003 2 8 WE NEED CREDIT 2:03.2 16.40 3000CL OP
Nov 8, 2003 4 9 SHES SO PSYCHO 2:04.0 27.60 FMNW200PS
Nov 4, 2003 4 7 I WANT TO WIN 2:01.3 35.30 FMNW250PS
Nov 1, 2003 11 — KC ERNIE - 3.20 NW200PS
Sep 22, 2003 5 8 SINGLE N SASSY - 15.00 FMNPO
Sep 6, 2003 4 8 CELINE DIJON 2:03.0 4.20 FMNW200PS
May 6, 2003 4 8 PRECIOUS LILBUNNY 1:59.1 29.50 4000CL
Oct 15, 2001 13 8 AJ'S CRUSADER - 2.10 NW3PMLTCD

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Questions about this driver

How many drives does the record show for Wallace R Watson?

54 charted drives across 31 race days, 2001 to 2004. Drives at other tracks are outside this record.

What is Wallace R Watson's win record here?

3 wins from 54 drives, 5.6%. With 4 seconds and 5 thirds, Wallace R Watson was in the first three 12 times.

Which horses did Wallace R Watson drive most often?

Busting Forward (5), Kilkerran Triton (4) and Select Artiste (4), ahead of 3 other horses. Brackets give the number of drives.

What is the fastest winning mile Wallace R Watson 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 Wallace R Watson?

15 trainers in all, including Wallace R Watson, Cynthia L Wallingford and Eugene D'Alessandro. A driver is engaged race by race, so the list is a record of who called on Wallace R Watson rather than an employment history.

Which seasons did Wallace R Watson drive in?

2001, 2003, 2004 — 3 seasons in total, first appearing on 2001-10-15 and last on 2004-10-18. Gaps in the middle usually mean the paperwork for those cards did not survive, not that the driver was absent.