The Record
Admiral's Bow appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 3 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 1 occasion altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:57.1, set on Saturday, August 7, 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 five-eighths-mile oval 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 winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as ADMIRALS GALLEY out of COLORED BOW, herself by FALCON SEELSTER. Harness pedigrees are quoted in that order — sire, dam, then the dam's own sire — because the maternal grandsire carries much of the weight in judging a standardbred family.
The classes Admiral's Bow was entered in run to FMNPO, AMATEUR. 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 Admiral's Bow most often were William L Varney (2), Heath R Campbell (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
| Date | Rc | Fin | PP | Time | Odds | Driver | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2004 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1:57.4 | 4.70 | Heath R Campbell | FMNPO |
| Sep 18, 2004 | 9 | — | 6 | — | — | William L Varney | AMATEUR |
| Sep 11, 2004 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1:59.1 | 1.80 | William L Varney | AMATEUR |
| Aug 7, 2004 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1:57.1 | 1.20 | William L Varney | AMATEUR |
Questions about this horse
Which drivers sat behind Admiral's Bow?
William L Varney (2) and Heath R Campbell (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Admiral's Bow a trotter or a pacer?
A pacer — every charted start is at the pace. 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 Admiral's Bow race in?
FMNPO and AMATEUR. 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 Admiral's Bow?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.20 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.
How many starts does the record show for Admiral's Bow?
The record shows 3 charted starts for Admiral's Bow, 2004. The name appears on 4 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.
How did Admiral's Bow finish in these races?
Yes — 1 win from 3 starts, a strike rate of 33.3%. Adding 0 seconds and 0 thirds, Admiral's Bow finished in the first three on 1 occasion.
What was Admiral's Bow's fastest mile?
1:57.1, on 2004-08-07. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:57.1 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.