The Record
Camasta appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 4 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 1:55.0, set on Tuesday, August 17, 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 Camasta was entered in run to 7500CL, 10000CL, NW500PS, QUA. 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 Camasta most often were Greg D Bowden (3). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2004 | 10 | — | SCR | - | — | — | 7500CL |
| Sep 21, 2004 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1:57.2 | 2.40 | Greg D Bowden | 7500CL |
| Sep 14, 2004 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1:56.0 | 31.40 | Greg D Bowden | 10000CL |
| Aug 17, 2004 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1:55.0 | .90 | Greg D Bowden | NW500PS |
| Apr 24, 2004 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | TBA | QUA |
Questions about this horse
What were the odds on Camasta?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 0.90 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 many times did Camasta race at Plainridge?
The record shows 4 charted starts for Camasta, 2004. The name appears on 5 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 Camasta's win record at Plainridge?
Not in the charts recovered here. Camasta shows 4 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What is the best time recorded for Camasta?
1:55.0, on 2004-08-17. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:55.0 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Camasta?
Greg D Bowden took every recorded drive — 3 starts.
Was Camasta 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 Camasta entered under?
7500CL, 10000CL, NW500PS and QUA. Each code is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade — the class pages explain what each one admitted.