The Record
Anna Marie appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 5 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 2 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:56.4, 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 comparison against the divisional marks misleading.
The winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as IN THE POCKET out of ANNA CLARE, herself by AIRLINER. 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 Anna Marie was entered in run to FMNW400PS, FMNW300PS, FMNW200PS, 3000CL OP, 2000CL OP, FMNPO. 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 Anna Marie most often were Greg D Bowden (4). 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 13, 2004 | 12 | — | 5 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | FMNW400PS |
| Aug 17, 2004 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1:58.1 | 22.10 | Greg D Bowden | FMNW300PS |
| Aug 7, 2004 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1:56.4 | .50 | Greg D Bowden | FMNW200PS |
| May 1, 2004 | 8 | — | SCR | - | — | — | 3000CL OP |
| Apr 17, 2004 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2:00.0 | 4.10 | Greg D Bowden | FMNW200PS |
| Nov 11, 2003 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | 2000CL OP |
| Nov 4, 2003 | 12 | — | 3 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | FMNPO |
| Oct 6, 2003 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1:59.1 | 9.80 | Greg D Bowden | 5000CL OP |
| Sep 16, 2003 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | 12500CL OP |
| Sep 2, 2003 | 10 | — | 3 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | FMOPEN |
| Aug 4, 2003 | 9 | — | 6 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | FMNW4000L6 |
Questions about this horse
What class did Anna Marie race in?
FMNW400PS, FMNW300PS, FMNW200PS and 3000CL OP, plus 6 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 Anna Marie?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 0.50 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 Anna Marie race at Plainridge?
The record shows 5 charted starts for Anna Marie, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 11 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 Anna Marie's win record at Plainridge?
Yes — 1 win from 5 starts, a strike rate of 20%. Adding 1 second and 0 thirds, Anna Marie finished in the first three on 2 occasions.
What was Anna Marie's fastest mile?
1:56.4, on 2004-08-07. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:56.4 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Anna Marie?
Greg D Bowden took every recorded drive — 4 starts.
Was Anna Marie 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.