The Record
Al For President appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 8 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. None of those starts produced a win in the charts held here, though the horse reached the frame on 0 occasions.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:58.1, set on Tuesday, September 14, 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 comparison against the divisional marks misleading.
The classes Al For President was entered in run to 3000CL, 4000CLHC, 4000CL, CLM, BAYSTATE, OPEN. 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 Al For President most often were Greg D Bowden (3), Michael D Rosenblatt (2), Michael J Girouard (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2004 | 5 | — | SCR | - | — | — | 3000CL |
| Oct 19, 2004 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2:04.2 | 3.60 | Greg D Bowden | 3000CL |
| Oct 12, 2004 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1:58.2 | 4.80 | Greg D Bowden | 3000CL |
| Sep 28, 2004 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1:58.4 | 4.70 | Greg D Bowden | 4000CLHC |
| Sep 21, 2004 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1:59.1 | 8.80 | Michael D Rosenblatt | 4000CL |
| Sep 14, 2004 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1:58.1 | 4.50 | Michael D Rosenblatt | 4000CL |
| May 4, 2004 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | Michael John Girouard | CLM |
| Apr 13, 2004 | 12 | — | SCR | - | — | — | BAYSTATE |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | Michael John Girouard | OPEN |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2:00.3 | 6.10 | Michael J Girouard | BAYSTATE |
Questions about this horse
Was Al For President 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.
Which conditions was Al For President entered under?
3000CL, 4000CLHC, 4000CL and CLM, plus 2 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 Al For President?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 3.60 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 times did Al For President race at Plainridge?
The record shows 8 charted starts for Al For President, 2004. The name appears on 9 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.
What is Al For President's win record at Plainridge?
Not in the charts recovered here. Al For President shows 8 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What is the best time recorded for Al For President?
1:58.1, on 2004-09-14. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:58.1 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Al For President?
Greg D Bowden (3), Michael D Rosenblatt (2) and Michael J Girouard (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.