The Record
Bestest Behavior appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2001 to 2004, with 4 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 1:58.3, set on Tuesday, October 30, 2001. 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 Bestest Behavior was entered in run to PATRIOT, NW200PS, NW300PSCD. 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 Bestest Behavior most often were Winston D Campbell (2), Ivan J Davies (1), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2004 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2:00.3 | 42.30 | Winston D Campbell | PATRIOT |
| Apr 5, 2004 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2:02.0 | 6.80 | Michael E Eaton | PATRIOT |
| Nov 17, 2003 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2:00.4 | 8.60 | Winston D Campbell | NW200PS |
| Nov 1, 2003 | 11 | — | 6 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | NW200PS |
| Oct 30, 2001 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1:58.3 | 46.60 | Ivan J Davies | NW300PSCD |
Questions about this horse
What class did Bestest Behavior race in?
PATRIOT, NW200PS and NW300PSCD. 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 Bestest Behavior?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 6.80 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 Bestest Behavior?
The record shows 4 charted starts for Bestest Behavior, 2001 to 2004. The name appears on 5 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 Bestest Behavior finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Bestest Behavior shows 4 starts without a win, though there were 3 placings — 2 second and 1 third — in the first three.
What was Bestest Behavior's fastest mile?
1:58.3, on 2001-10-30. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:58.3 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Bestest Behavior?
Winston D Campbell (2), Ivan J Davies (1) and Michael E Eaton (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Bestest Behavior 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.