The Record
Border Music appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 10 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. One of those produced a win, and the horse finished in the first three on 4 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:56.2, set on Tuesday, September 14, 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 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 Border Music was entered in run to 3000CLHC, 4000CL, AMATEUR, 3BY3, 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 Border Music most often were Graham Lewis (9). 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 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1:57.4 | 24.80 | Graham Lewis | 3000CLHC |
| Oct 25, 2004 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1:58.3 | 25.10 | Graham Lewis | 4000CL |
| Oct 16, 2004 | 1 | — | SCR | - | — | — | AMATEUR |
| Sep 14, 2004 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1:56.2 | 13.20 | Graham Lewis | 3BY3 |
| Sep 7, 2004 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1:57.4 | 39.30 | Graham Lewis | 3BY3 |
| Sep 4, 2004 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1:58.2 | 174.30 | Graham Lewis | 3BY3 |
| Aug 7, 2004 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1:58.2 | 9.20 | Graham Lewis | 3000CL |
| Jun 19, 2004 | 5 | — | 6 | — | — | Graham Lewis | FMCLM |
| May 1, 2004 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2:00.1 | 5.30 | Graham Lewis | FMNW200PS |
| Nov 25, 2003 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2:00.4 | 45.00 | Graham Lewis | FMNW200PS |
| Nov 18, 2003 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1:59.1 | 2.50 | Graham Lewis | FMNW200PS |
| Nov 8, 2003 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | Graham Lewis | FMNW200PS |
| Nov 1, 2003 | 9 | — | 6 | — | — | Graham Lewis | FMNW200PS |
| Oct 11, 2003 | 8 | — | 7 | — | — | Graham Lewis | FMNW200PS |
| Sep 27, 2003 | 10 | — | 7 | — | — | Graham Lewis | FMNW200PS |
Questions about this horse
What were the odds on Border Music?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 2.50 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 Border Music race at Plainridge?
The record shows 10 charted starts for Border Music, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 15 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 Border Music's win record at Plainridge?
Yes — 1 win from 10 starts, a strike rate of 10%. Adding 2 seconds and 1 third, Border Music finished in the first three on 4 occasions.
What is the best time recorded for Border Music?
1:56.2, on 2004-09-14. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:56.2 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Border Music?
Graham Lewis took every recorded drive — 9 starts.
Was Border Music 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 Border Music entered under?
3000CLHC, 4000CL, AMATEUR and 3BY3, plus 3 other conditions. Each code is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade — the class pages explain what each one admitted.