The Record
Blue And Royal N appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 8 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. 3 of those produced wins, and the horse finished in the first three on 7 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:55.3, set on Tuesday, November 2, 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 track of this size 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 HOLMES HANOVER out of TUAPEKA STAR, herself by KNOWING BRET. 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 Blue And Royal N was entered in run to 7500CL, 5000CL, 4000CLHC, NW300PS, BAYSTATE, 8000CL. 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 Blue And Royal N most often were Greg D Bowden (4), Winston D Campbell (3), Fernand A Paquet Jr (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 2, 2004 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1:55.3 | 1.30 | Fernand A Paquet Jr | 7500CL |
| Oct 19, 2004 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1:58.4 | .80 | Greg D Bowden | 5000CL |
| Oct 12, 2004 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1:56.3 | 2.80 | Greg D Bowden | 4000CLHC |
| Sep 21, 2004 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1:55.4 | 1.50 | Greg D Bowden | 5000CL |
| Sep 14, 2004 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1:56.0 | 9.10 | Greg D Bowden | 5000CL |
| May 4, 2004 | 13 | — | 5 | — | — | Winston D Campbell | NW300PS |
| Apr 19, 2004 | 8 | — | 3 | - | 20.60 | Winston D Campbell | BAYSTATE |
| Apr 13, 2004 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1:58.4 | 1.40 | Winston D Campbell | BAYSTATE |
| Apr 5, 2004 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2:01.2 | 21.40 | Winston D Campbell | BAYSTATE |
| Jul 14, 2003 | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | Gregory J Annaloro | 8000CL |
Questions about this horse
What class did Blue And Royal N race in?
7500CL, 5000CL, 4000CLHC and NW300PS, plus 2 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 Blue And Royal N?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 0.80 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 often did Blue And Royal N go to the gate here?
The record shows 8 charted starts for Blue And Royal N, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 10 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.
Did Blue And Royal N ever win here?
Yes — 3 wins from 8 starts, a strike rate of 37.5%. Adding 3 seconds and 1 third, Blue And Royal N finished in the first three on 7 occasions.
What was Blue And Royal N's fastest mile?
1:55.3, on 2004-11-02. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:55.3 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Blue And Royal N?
Greg D Bowden (4), Winston D Campbell (3) and Fernand A Paquet Jr (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Blue And Royal N 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.