The Record
Alota Marauder appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 11 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. 2 of those produced wins, and the horse finished in the first three on 2 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:56.3, set on Tuesday, September 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 an oval of five-eighths of a mile 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 LOTTA SOUL out of MARAUDERETTE, herself by MARAUDER. 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 Alota Marauder was entered in run to NW300PS, NW400PS, NW200PS, NW350PS, BAYSTATE, W3-5PMLT. 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 Alota Marauder most often were Graham Lewis (11). 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 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1:57.3 | 4.60 | Graham Lewis | NW300PS |
| Oct 19, 2004 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1:59.0 | 3.10 | Graham Lewis | NW300PS |
| Oct 12, 2004 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2:01.0 | 28.80 | Graham Lewis | NW400PS |
| Sep 21, 2004 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1:59.1 | 7.80 | Graham Lewis | NW300PS |
| Sep 14, 2004 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1:56.4 | 20.20 | Graham Lewis | NW300PS |
| Sep 7, 2004 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1:56.3 | 9.20 | Graham Lewis | NW300PS |
| May 4, 2004 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | Graham Lewis | NW200PS |
| Apr 20, 2004 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1:59.0 | 33.30 | Graham Lewis | NW300PS |
| Apr 13, 2004 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2:02.1 | 73.60 | Graham Lewis | NW350PS |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | Graham Lewis | BAYSTATE |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2:03.4 | 41.60 | Graham Lewis | W3-5PMLT |
| Dec 1, 2003 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1:59.0 | 17.70 | Graham Lewis | NW350PS |
| Nov 24, 2003 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1:58.4 | 69.10 | Graham Lewis | NW350PS |
| Nov 17, 2003 | 5 | — | AE | — | — | Graham Lewis | NW350PS |
| Nov 1, 2003 | 10 | — | 5 | — | — | Graham Lewis | NW250PS |
| Sep 15, 2003 | 12 | — | 8 | — | — | Graham Lewis | — |
| Sep 8, 2003 | 8 | — | 5 | — | — | Graham Lewis | NW4PMLT |
Questions about this horse
Was Alota Marauder 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 Alota Marauder race in?
NW300PS, NW400PS, NW200PS and NW350PS, plus 4 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 Alota Marauder?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 3.10 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 Alota Marauder?
The record shows 11 charted starts for Alota Marauder, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 16 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 Alota Marauder finish in these races?
Yes — 2 wins from 11 starts, a strike rate of 18.2%. Adding 0 seconds and 0 thirds, Alota Marauder finished in the first three on 2 occasions.
What was Alota Marauder's fastest mile?
1:56.3, on 2004-09-07. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:56.3 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Alota Marauder?
Graham Lewis took every recorded drive — 11 starts.