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Pacer

Aussie Wicker

3 charted starts at Plainridge, best mile 1:58.3.

The Record

Aussie Wicker appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 3 starts 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 1 occasion.

The fastest mile recorded here is 1:58.3, set on Tuesday, October 12, 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 reading one mile against another misleading.

The classes Aussie Wicker was entered in run to 2000CL, 4000CL. 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 Aussie Wicker most often were John S Nason (3). 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
Nov 2, 2004 3 5 6 1:59.1 8.70 John S Nason 2000CL
Oct 16, 2004 4 3 4 1:59.2 3.30 John S Nason 2000CL
Oct 12, 2004 5 5 6 1:58.3 9.80 John S Nason 4000CL

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Questions about this horse

What were the odds on Aussie Wicker?

The shortest price in the recovered charts is 3.30 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 Aussie Wicker?

The record shows 3 charted starts for Aussie Wicker, 2004. Those fall across 3 race days. 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 Aussie Wicker finish in these races?

Not in the charts recovered here. Aussie Wicker shows 3 starts without a win, though there was 1 placing — 0 second and 1 third — in the first three.

What is the best time recorded for Aussie Wicker?

1:58.3, on 2004-10-12. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:58.3 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.

Who drove Aussie Wicker?

John S Nason took every recorded drive — 3 starts.

Was Aussie Wicker 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.

Which conditions was Aussie Wicker entered under?

2000CL and 4000CL. Each code is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade — the class pages explain what each one admitted.