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Artofthemillenium

5 charted starts at Plainridge, 1 win, best mile 1:56.3.

The Record

Artofthemillenium 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 1 occasion altogether.

The fastest mile recorded here is 1:56.3, set on Tuesday, April 20, 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 direct comparison of raw times misleading.

The winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as ARTSPLACE out of MT PENN, herself by CAM FELLA. 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 Artofthemillenium was entered in run to CLMHC, 20000CL, NW350PS, BAYSTATE, OPEN, NW500PS. 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 Artofthemillenium most often were Winston D Campbell (5). 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

DateRcFinPPTimeOddsDriverClass
May 4, 2004 12 6 Winston D Campbell CLMHC
Apr 20, 2004 11 4 5 1:56.3 5.00 Winston D Campbell 20000CL
Apr 13, 2004 5 1 3 1:57.4 3.80 Winston D Campbell NW350PS
Apr 6, 2004 7 4 Donald C Campbell BAYSTATE
Apr 6, 2004 6 9 4 1:58.2 26.80 Winston D Campbell OPEN
Dec 1, 2003 3 6 5 1:59.3 14.70 Winston D Campbell NW350PS
Nov 24, 2003 9 4 2 1:58.0 3.50 Winston D Campbell NW500PS
Nov 3, 2003 12 3 Ralph H Andersen OPEN
Oct 14, 2003 12 7 TBA 15000CLHC
Sep 16, 2003 4 7 Winston D Campbell NW350PS

All horses in the record

Questions about this horse

What was Artofthemillenium's fastest mile?

1:56.3, on 2004-04-20. 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 Artofthemillenium?

Winston D Campbell took every recorded drive — 5 starts.

Was Artofthemillenium 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 Artofthemillenium race in?

CLMHC, 20000CL, NW350PS and BAYSTATE, plus 3 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 Artofthemillenium?

The shortest price in the recovered charts is 3.50 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 Artofthemillenium race at Plainridge?

The record shows 5 charted starts for Artofthemillenium, 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.

What is Artofthemillenium's win record at Plainridge?

Yes — 1 win from 5 starts, a strike rate of 20%. Adding 0 seconds and 0 thirds, Artofthemillenium finished in the first three on 1 occasion.