The Record
Art St Partners appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 7 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. 2 of those produced wins, and the horse finished in the first three on 4 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:54.4, set on Tuesday, November 2, 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 track of this size 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 ARTSPLACE out of BEYOND BELIEF, herself by LANDSLIDE. 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 Art St Partners was entered in run to 7500CL, 10000CLHC, CLMHC. 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 Art St Partners most often were Joseph R Therrien (2), John Hogan (2), Brad D Irvine (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 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1:54.4 | 5.60 | John Hogan | 7500CL |
| Oct 19, 2004 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1:56.4 | 5.90 | John Hogan | 7500CL |
| Oct 12, 2004 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1:55.2 | 23.00 | John W Stark Jr | 7500CL |
| Sep 21, 2004 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1:57.0 | 7.50 | Ralph H Andersen | 7500CL |
| Sep 14, 2004 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1:55.3 | 6.40 | Brad D Irvine | 7500CL |
| Nov 17, 2003 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1:58.4 | 27.30 | Joseph R Therrien | 10000CLHC |
| Nov 3, 2003 | 10 | — | 9 | — | — | Joseph R Therrien | CLMHC |
| Oct 14, 2003 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1:59.3 | 3.20 | Joseph R Therrien | 7500CL |
| Sep 16, 2003 | 10 | — | 2 | — | — | David L Ingraham | 10000CLHC |
Questions about this horse
Was Art St Partners 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 Art St Partners race in?
7500CL, 10000CLHC and CLMHC. 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 Art St Partners?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 3.20 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 often did Art St Partners go to the gate here?
The record shows 7 charted starts for Art St Partners, 2003 to 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.
Did Art St Partners ever win here?
Yes — 2 wins from 7 starts, a strike rate of 28.6%. Adding 2 seconds and 0 thirds, Art St Partners finished in the first three on 4 occasions.
What was Art St Partners's fastest mile?
1:54.4, on 2004-11-02. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:54.4 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Art St Partners?
Joseph R Therrien (2), John Hogan (2) and Brad D Irvine (1), plus 2 other drivers taking the remainder. The figure in brackets is the number of drives.