The Record
Best Of Cam appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2005 to 2009, 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 1 occasion.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:55.2, set on Monday, September 26, 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 direct comparison of raw times misleading.
The classes Best Of Cam was entered in run to NW450PS09, NW200PS, NW200PSCD, 7500CLHC, NW500PS, OPEN. 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 Of Cam most often were James W Smallwood (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 17, 2009 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | Mi Eaton | NW450PS09 |
| Mar 27, 2009 | 5 | — | 7 | — | — | To O'Dea | NW200PS |
| Mar 23, 2009 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | To O'Dea | NW200PSCD |
| Jul 24, 2007 | 7 | — | 5 | — | — | S. Bier | 7500CLHC |
| Jul 17, 2007 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | S. Bier | NW500PS |
| Jun 19, 2007 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | T. O'Dea | OPEN |
| Sep 26, 2005 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1:55.2 | 7.90 | James W Smallwood | 7500CL |
| Jul 26, 2005 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | James W Smallwood | QUA |
Questions about this horse
What is Best Of Cam's win record at Plainridge?
Not in the charts recovered here. Best Of Cam shows 1 start without a win, though there was 1 placing — 1 second and 0 third — in the first three.
What is the best time recorded for Best Of Cam?
1:55.2, on 2005-09-26. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:55.2 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Best Of Cam?
James W Smallwood took every recorded drive — 1 start.
Was Best Of Cam a trotter or a pacer?
Both gaits appear in this record: pace and trot. That is unusual and is worth reading as the chart wrote it rather than as a settled fact.
Which conditions was Best Of Cam entered under?
NW450PS09, NW200PS, NW200PSCD and 7500CLHC, plus 4 other conditions. 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 Of Cam?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 7.90 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 Of Cam race at Plainridge?
The record shows 1 charted start for Best Of Cam, 2005 to 2009. The name appears on 8 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.