The Record
American Soldier appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2005 season, with 1 start 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 Monday, September 26, 2005. 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 reading one mile against another misleading.
The classes American Soldier was entered in run to 3000CL, QUA. 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 American Soldier most often were Kevin P Switzer (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2005 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1:58.1 | 113.40 | Kevin P Switzer | 3000CL |
| Aug 16, 2005 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | Brad D Irvine | QUA |
Questions about this horse
Which drivers sat behind American Soldier?
Kevin P Switzer took every recorded drive — 1 start.
Was American Soldier 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 American Soldier race in?
3000CL and QUA. 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 American Soldier?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 113.40 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 American Soldier race at Plainridge?
The record shows 1 charted start for American Soldier, 2005. The name appears on 2 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 American Soldier's win record at Plainridge?
Not in the charts recovered here. American Soldier shows 1 start without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What was American Soldier's fastest mile?
1:58.1, on 2005-09-26. 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.