The Record
Abby's Overscore appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 11 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. One of those produced a win, and the horse finished in the first three on 5 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 2:00.0, set on Tuesday, August 17, 2004. A harness time is written in minutes, seconds and fifths, so the final digit is a fifth of a second rather than a hundredth. On a track of this size like Plainridge a horse turns four times in a mile, which costs ground against the bigger tracks and makes direct comparison of raw times misleading.
The classes Abby's Overscore was entered in run to NW300PS, 5000CL OP, NW200PS, 12500CL, NW250PS, 3000CL OP. These are condition races rather than claiming events, so eligibility rested on money already won rather than on a posted purchase price.
The drivers who sat behind Abby's Overscore most often were Michael E Eaton (6), Gregory J Annaloro (3), Elmer L Smith (1). Driver changes matter more in harness racing than the bare numbers suggest, because the same horse can be driven for early speed or held for a late quarter depending on who holds the lines.
Every Start Held Here
Questions about this horse
How often did Abby's Overscore go to the gate here?
The record shows 11 charted starts for Abby's Overscore, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 21 race days in all once entry sheets are counted, because a horse can be drawn into a race and then scratched before it is run. That is what the programmes and result sheets hold, not necessarily the horse's full career: starts made at other tracks are outside this record.
Did Abby's Overscore ever win here?
Yes — 1 win from 11 starts, a strike rate of 9.1%. Adding 2 seconds and 2 thirds, Abby's Overscore finished in the first three on 5 occasions.
What was Abby's Overscore's fastest mile?
2:00.0, on 2004-08-17. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:00.0 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Abby's Overscore?
Michael E Eaton (6), Gregory J Annaloro (3) and Elmer L Smith (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Abby's Overscore a trotter or a pacer?
A trotter — every charted start is at the trot. A pacer moves its legs in lateral pairs, a trotter in diagonal pairs, and a horse is normally campaigned at one gait or the other.
What class did Abby's Overscore race in?
NW300PS, 5000CL OP, NW200PS and 12500CL, plus 5 other conditions. Each code is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade — the class pages explain what each one admitted.
What were the odds on Abby's Overscore?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 0.70 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.