The Record
Buster Grooves A appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 2 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 1:57.0, set on Tuesday, April 20, 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 direct comparison of raw times misleading.
The classes Buster Grooves A was entered in run to NW300PS, NW350PS. 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 Buster Grooves A most often were Robert W Sumner (2). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2004 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | Robert W Sumner | NW300PS |
| Apr 20, 2004 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1:57.0 | 26.50 | Robert W Sumner | NW300PS |
| Apr 13, 2004 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2:01.0 | 8.00 | Robert W Sumner | NW350PS |
Questions about this horse
What were the odds on Buster Grooves A?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 8.00 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 Buster Grooves A?
The record shows 2 charted starts for Buster Grooves A, 2004. The name appears on 3 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 Buster Grooves A finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Buster Grooves A shows 2 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What was Buster Grooves A's fastest mile?
1:57.0, on 2004-04-20. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:57.0 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Buster Grooves A?
Robert W Sumner took every recorded drive — 2 starts.
Was Buster Grooves A 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.
What class did Buster Grooves A race in?
NW300PS and NW350PS. Each code is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade — the class pages explain what each one admitted.