The Record
Calypso Kid appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2002 to 2004, with 7 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 2 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 2:01.2, set on Tuesday, November 18, 2003. 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 winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as LINDY LANE out of MARGARITA MISS, herself by CROWNING POINT. 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 Calypso Kid was entered in run to NW500PS, 10000CL OP, OPEN, 5000CL OP, NW350PS, NW250PS. 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 Calypso Kid most often were Bonnie J Rush (5), Robert Tisbert (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 | 5 | — | SCR | - | — | — | NW500PS |
| Apr 13, 2004 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2:03.4 | 4.90 | Bonnie J Rush | 10000CL OP |
| Apr 5, 2004 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2:02.4 | 5.50 | Bonnie J Rush | OPEN |
| Dec 2, 2003 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2:02.1 | .80 | Bonnie J Rush | 5000CL OP |
| Nov 18, 2003 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2:01.2 | 3.10 | Bonnie J Rush | NW350PS |
| Nov 11, 2003 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | Bonnie J Rush | 5000CL OP |
| Nov 4, 2003 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | Bonnie J Rush | NW250PS |
| Sep 29, 2003 | 6 | 8 | 5X | - | 1.60 | Bonnie J Rush | NW3PMLT |
| Sep 20, 2003 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | Bonnie J Rush | NW3PMLT |
| Sep 9, 2002 | 6 | 9 | 7 | - | 3.50 | Robert Tisbert | 4000CL |
Questions about this horse
How many starts does the record show for Calypso Kid?
The record shows 7 charted starts for Calypso Kid, 2002 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.
How did Calypso Kid finish in these races?
Yes — 1 win from 7 starts, a strike rate of 14.3%. Adding 1 second and 0 thirds, Calypso Kid finished in the first three on 2 occasions.
What is the best time recorded for Calypso Kid?
2:01.2, on 2003-11-18. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:01.2 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Calypso Kid?
Bonnie J Rush (5) and Robert Tisbert (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Calypso Kid a trotter or a pacer?
A trotter — every charted start is at the trot. 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 Calypso Kid entered under?
NW500PS, 10000CL OP, OPEN and 5000CL OP, plus 4 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 Calypso Kid?
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.