The Record
Certainly Striking appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 3 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 2:02.2, set on Saturday, April 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 track of this size like Plainridge a horse turns four times in a mile, which costs ground against the bigger tracks and makes reading one mile against another misleading.
The classes Certainly Striking was entered in run to NW2PMLT. 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 Certainly Striking most often were Ralph H Andersen (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2004 | 2 | 7 | 1X | - | 11.70 | Ralph H Andersen | NW2PMLT |
| Apr 17, 2004 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2:02.2 | 18.80 | Ralph H Andersen | NW2PMLT |
| Apr 10, 2004 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2:05.3 | 38.30 | Ralph H Andersen | NW2PMLT |
Questions about this horse
Which drivers sat behind Certainly Striking?
Ralph H Andersen took every recorded drive — 3 starts.
Was Certainly Striking 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 Certainly Striking race in?
NW2PMLT. 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 Certainly Striking?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 11.70 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 often did Certainly Striking go to the gate here?
The record shows 3 charted starts for Certainly Striking, 2004. Those fall across 3 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.
Did Certainly Striking ever win here?
Not in the charts recovered here. Certainly Striking shows 3 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What was Certainly Striking's fastest mile?
2:02.2, on 2004-04-17. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:02.2 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.