The Record
Cedar Bluff appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 6 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 3 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:58.0, 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 winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as PINE CHIP out of ROZ HANOVER, herself by SUPER BOWL. 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 Cedar Bluff was entered in run to OPEN, 10000CL OP, BILLINGS, 7500CL OP, 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 Cedar Bluff most often were William J Clark Jr (4), Scott R Nichols (1), Bruce W Ranger (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 18, 2004 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2:01.4 | 9.70 | William J Clark Jr | OPEN |
| Oct 11, 2004 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2:02.0 | 31.60 | William J Clark Jr | OPEN |
| Sep 27, 2004 | 10 | 8 | 1 | - | 15.50 | William J Clark Jr | 10000CL OP |
| Sep 11, 2004 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2:01.0 | 4.50 | William J Clark Jr | BILLINGS |
| Aug 17, 2004 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1:58.0 | 1.00 | Bruce W Ranger | 7500CL OP |
| May 1, 2004 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2:01.0 | 10.10 | Scott R Nichols | NW250PS |
Questions about this horse
How many starts does the record show for Cedar Bluff?
The record shows 6 charted starts for Cedar Bluff, 2004. Those fall across 6 race days. 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 Cedar Bluff finish in these races?
Yes — 1 win from 6 starts, a strike rate of 16.7%. Adding 1 second and 1 third, Cedar Bluff finished in the first three on 3 occasions.
What was Cedar Bluff's fastest mile?
1:58.0, on 2004-08-17. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:58.0 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Cedar Bluff?
William J Clark Jr (4), Scott R Nichols (1) and Bruce W Ranger (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Cedar Bluff 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.
What class did Cedar Bluff race in?
OPEN, 10000CL OP, BILLINGS and 7500CL OP, plus 1 other condition. 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 Cedar Bluff?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.00 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.