The Record
Best Night Mare appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 1 start 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 0 occasions.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:59.0, 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 reading one mile against another misleading.
The classes Best Night Mare was entered in run to FMNW300PS, 3000CL, FMCLM. 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 Best Night Mare most often were David J Marshall (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2004 | 6 | — | 9 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | FMNW300PS |
| Aug 7, 2004 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1:59.0 | 49.50 | David J Marshall | 3000CL |
| Jun 19, 2004 | 9 | — | 6 | — | — | Mark E Whitcroft | FMCLM |
Questions about this horse
What was Best Night Mare's fastest mile?
1:59.0, on 2004-08-07. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:59.0 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Best Night Mare?
David J Marshall took every recorded drive — 1 start.
Was Best Night Mare 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 Best Night Mare race in?
FMNW300PS, 3000CL and FMCLM. 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 Best Night Mare?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 49.50 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 Best Night Mare race at Plainridge?
The record shows 1 charted start for Best Night Mare, 2004. The name appears on 3 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 Best Night Mare's win record at Plainridge?
Not in the charts recovered here. Best Night Mare shows 1 start without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.