The Record
Barbs Cloud Dancer appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2004 to 2005, with 5 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 1:56.4, set on Tuesday, September 14, 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 classes Barbs Cloud Dancer was entered in run to GASBARRO, QUA, 2000CLHC, 3BY3, NW200PS, AMATEUR. 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 Barbs Cloud Dancer most often were William F Abdelnour (1), Bruce W Ranger (1), David L Ingraham (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2005 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | Fernand A Paquet | GASBARRO |
| Oct 30, 2004 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | TBA | QUA |
| Sep 25, 2004 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1:58.0 | 5.00 | D J Whittemore | 2000CLHC |
| Sep 14, 2004 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1:56.4 | 30.00 | James Marohn Jr | 3BY3 |
| Sep 7, 2004 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1:57.2 | 3.70 | David L Ingraham | 3BY3 |
| Aug 17, 2004 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1:57.0 | 2.50 | Bruce W Ranger | NW200PS |
| Aug 7, 2004 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1:57.2 | 3.80 | William F Abdelnour | AMATEUR |
Questions about this horse
What were the odds on Barbs Cloud Dancer?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 2.50 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 starts does the record show for Barbs Cloud Dancer?
The record shows 5 charted starts for Barbs Cloud Dancer, 2004 to 2005. The name appears on 7 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.
How did Barbs Cloud Dancer finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Barbs Cloud Dancer shows 5 starts without a win, though there were 3 placings — 2 second and 1 third — in the first three.
What is the best time recorded for Barbs Cloud Dancer?
1:56.4, on 2004-09-14. 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.
Who drove Barbs Cloud Dancer?
William F Abdelnour (1), Bruce W Ranger (1) and David L Ingraham (1), plus 2 other drivers taking the remainder. The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Barbs Cloud Dancer 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 Barbs Cloud Dancer entered under?
GASBARRO, QUA, 2000CLHC and 3BY3, plus 2 other conditions. Each code is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade — the class pages explain what each one admitted.