The Record
Candy's Secret appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2003 to 2005, with 12 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 3 occasions.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:57.2, set on Tuesday, August 3, 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 Candy's Secret was entered in run to FMNW300PS, NW300PS, FMNPO, AMATEUR, FMNW200PS, 3000CL OP. 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 Candy's Secret most often were Todd M Kolbe (6), Ronald L Cushing (4), Yannick Gingras (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2005 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1:58.0 | 14.30 | Todd M Kolbe | FMNW300PS |
| Nov 2, 2004 | 7 | — | SCR | - | — | — | NW300PS |
| Oct 25, 2004 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1:59.3 | 7.50 | Ronald L Cushing | FMNPO |
| Oct 18, 2004 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1:58.1 | 49.10 | Ronald L Cushing | FMNW300PS |
| Oct 11, 2004 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1:59.2 | 8.80 | Yannick Gingras | FMNW300PS |
| Sep 27, 2004 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1:58.0 | 5.60 | Todd M Kolbe | FMNW300PS |
| Sep 18, 2004 | 9 | — | 3 | — | — | Dawn P Anderson | AMATEUR |
| Sep 13, 2004 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | Todd M Kolbe | FMNW200PS |
| Sep 4, 2004 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1:58.4 | 4.00 | Todd M Kolbe | 3000CL OP |
| Aug 17, 2004 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1:57.3 | 24.90 | Todd M Kolbe | 4000CL |
| Aug 10, 2004 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1:59.0 | 5.20 | Todd M Kolbe | 2000CL OP |
| Aug 3, 2004 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1:57.2 | 11.50 | Todd M Kolbe | 4000CL |
| Apr 19, 2004 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1:57.3 | 7.90 | Ronald L Cushing | 4000CL OP |
| Apr 5, 2004 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2:02.1 | 3.90 | Ronald L Cushing | 5000CL |
| Nov 8, 2003 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | FMNW250PS |
| Nov 4, 2003 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | FMNW250PS |
| Sep 30, 2003 | 10 | — | 8 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | CLM |
| Sep 8, 2003 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | David L Ingraham | 3000CL OP |
Questions about this horse
How did Candy's Secret finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Candy's Secret shows 12 starts without a win, though there were 3 placings — 0 second and 3 third — in the first three.
What is the best time recorded for Candy's Secret?
1:57.2, on 2004-08-03. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:57.2 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Candy's Secret?
Todd M Kolbe (6), Ronald L Cushing (4) and Yannick Gingras (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Candy's Secret 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 Candy's Secret entered under?
FMNW300PS, NW300PS, FMNPO and AMATEUR, plus 8 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 Candy's Secret?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 3.90 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 starts does the record show for Candy's Secret?
The record shows 12 charted starts for Candy's Secret, 2003 to 2005. The name appears on 18 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.