The Record
Bella Nova appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2005 season, with 1 start 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 1:58.4, set on Monday, May 9, 2005. 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 winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as 3, f ISLAND FANTASY out of NOVA PRINCESS, herself by MATT'S SCOOTER. 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 Bella Nova was entered in run to 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 Bella Nova most often were Ralph H Andersen (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2005 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1:58.4 | 1.10 | Ralph H Andersen | NW2PMLT |
Questions about this horse
What were the odds on Bella Nova?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.10 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 Bella Nova?
The record shows 1 charted start for Bella Nova, 2005. Those fall across 1 race day. 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 Bella Nova finish in these races?
Yes — 1 win from 1 start, a strike rate of 100%. Adding 0 seconds and 0 thirds, Bella Nova finished in the first three on 1 occasion.
What was Bella Nova's fastest mile?
1:58.4, on 2005-05-09. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:58.4 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Bella Nova?
Ralph H Andersen took every recorded drive — 1 start.
Was Bella Nova 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 Bella Nova race in?
NW2PMLT. Each code is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade — the class pages explain what each one admitted.