The Record
B J Starlett appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 7 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 3 occasions.
The fastest mile recorded here is 2:02.2, 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 an oval of five-eighths of a mile 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 classes B J Starlett was entered in run to NW200PS, NW1PMLT, 2000CL OP, NW2PMLT. 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 B J Starlett most often were Brad D Irvine (2), David J Marshall (2), Michael E Eaton (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2004 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2:02.2 | 16.00 | John L Mac Eachern | NW200PS |
| Apr 17, 2004 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2:03.4 | 3.70 | David J Marshall | NW200PS |
| Apr 10, 2004 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2:05.1 | 30.20 | Scott R Nichols | NW200PS |
| Dec 2, 2003 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2:06.4 | 8.40 | Michael E Eaton | NW200PS |
| Nov 25, 2003 | 4 | — | AE | — | — | David J Marshall | NW200PS |
| Nov 18, 2003 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2:03.4 | 27.60 | David J Marshall | NW200PS |
| Oct 25, 2003 | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | David J Marshall | NW200PS |
| Oct 11, 2003 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | David J Marshall | NW200PS |
| Sep 27, 2003 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | David J Marshall | NW200PS |
| Sep 20, 2003 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | David J Marshall | NW1PMLT |
| Jul 26, 2003 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | Robert Tisbert | 2000CL OP |
| Jul 12, 2003 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2:09.4 | 10.60 | Brad D Irvine | NW200PS |
| Jul 5, 2003 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - | 5.00 | Brad D Irvine | NW2PMLT |
| Jun 21, 2003 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | Scott R Nichols | NW200PS |
Questions about this horse
Which drivers sat behind B J Starlett?
Brad D Irvine (2), David J Marshall (2) and Michael E Eaton (1), plus 2 other drivers taking the remainder. The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was B J Starlett a trotter or a pacer?
A trotter — every charted start is at the trot. 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 B J Starlett race in?
NW200PS, NW1PMLT, 2000CL OP and NW2PMLT. 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 B J Starlett?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 3.70 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 B J Starlett race at Plainridge?
The record shows 7 charted starts for B J Starlett, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 14 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 B J Starlett's win record at Plainridge?
Not in the charts recovered here. B J Starlett shows 7 starts without a win, though there were 3 placings — 1 second and 2 third — in the first three.
What was B J Starlett's fastest mile?
2:02.2, on 2004-08-07. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:02.2 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.