The Record
Camsteady appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, 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 1:59.3, 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 classes Camsteady was entered in run to AMATEUR, QUA, FMNW200PS, 2000CL, 2000CL OP, 2000CLHC. 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 Camsteady most often were David J Marshall (3), Stephen F Zajchowski Jr (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2004 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2:00.4 | 14.80 | Stephen F Zajchowski Jr | AMATEUR |
| Oct 2, 2004 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | David J Marshall | QUA |
| Nov 25, 2003 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2:02.2 | 7.80 | David J Marshall | FMNW200PS |
| Nov 18, 2003 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1:59.3 | 33.00 | David J Marshall | 2000CL |
| Nov 11, 2003 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1:59.4 | 22.30 | David J Marshall | 2000CL OP |
| Nov 4, 2003 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | David J Marshall | 2000CLHC |
| Oct 11, 2003 | 5 | — | 8 | — | — | David J Marshall | FMCLM |
| Sep 27, 2003 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | David J Marshall | FMCLM |
| Sep 20, 2003 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | David J Marshall | FMCLM |
| Sep 8, 2003 | 5 | — | 7 | — | — | Wallace R Watson | 3000CL OP |
| Sep 2, 2003 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | TBA | FMNW250PS |
| Aug 4, 2003 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | Roger B Plante | FMNW1000L6 |
| Jul 28, 2003 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | John Hogan | FMNW300PS |
| Jun 21, 2003 | 4 | — | 8 | — | — | Scott R Nichols | FMNW200PS |
Questions about this horse
What class did Camsteady race in?
AMATEUR, QUA, FMNW200PS and 2000CL, plus 7 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 Camsteady?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 7.80 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.
How many starts does the record show for Camsteady?
The record shows 4 charted starts for Camsteady, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 14 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 Camsteady finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Camsteady shows 4 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What was Camsteady's fastest mile?
1:59.3, on 2003-11-18. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:59.3 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Camsteady?
David J Marshall (3) and Stephen F Zajchowski Jr (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Camsteady 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.