The Record
Boots Burner appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2001 to 2004, with 7 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 0 occasions.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:58.1, set on Tuesday, October 23, 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 track of this size 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 Boots Burner was entered in run to NW200PS, 2000CL, 5000CLHC, 6000CLHC. 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 Boots Burner most often were Greg D Bowden (2), Ronald L Cushing (2), James E Hardy (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 20, 2004 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2:01.3 | 58.80 | Ronald L Cushing | NW200PS |
| Apr 10, 2004 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2:00.2 | 36.50 | Ronald L Cushing | NW200PS |
| Nov 24, 2003 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2:00.0 | 9.90 | Greg D Bowden | 2000CL |
| Nov 18, 2003 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1:59.3 | 78.10 | Greg D Bowden | 2000CL |
| Nov 4, 2003 | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | Winston D Campbell | NW200PS |
| Oct 4, 2003 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2:08.4 | 23.70 | Randal R Smith | 2000CL |
| Nov 6, 2001 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2:01.2 | 120.00 | Dawn P Anderson | 5000CLHC |
| Oct 23, 2001 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1:58.1 | 20.40 | James E Hardy | 6000CLHC |
Questions about this horse
What is the best time recorded for Boots Burner?
1:58.1, on 2001-10-23. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:58.1 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Boots Burner?
Greg D Bowden (2), Ronald L Cushing (2) and James E Hardy (1), plus 2 other drivers taking the remainder. The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Boots Burner 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.
Which conditions was Boots Burner entered under?
NW200PS, 2000CL, 5000CLHC and 6000CLHC. 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 Boots Burner?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 9.90 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 often did Boots Burner go to the gate here?
The record shows 7 charted starts for Boots Burner, 2001 to 2004. 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.
Did Boots Burner ever win here?
Not in the charts recovered here. Boots Burner shows 7 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.