The Record
Champ's Tko appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2001 to 2004, 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 2 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:59.0, set on Tuesday, November 6, 2001. 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 an oval of five-eighths of a mile 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 winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as LAURA'S CHAMP out of WITHOUT A DOUBT, herself by O'BRIEN HANOVER. 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 Champ's Tko was entered in run to NW300PS, NW200PS, CLMHC, NW350PS, 10000CL, CLM. 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 Champ's Tko most often were Todd M O'Dea (2), Leigh W Fitch (1), James E Hardy (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 19, 2004 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1:59.4 | 102.90 | Todd M O'Dea | NW300PS |
| Oct 11, 2004 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1:59.4 | 15.70 | Todd M O'Dea | NW200PS |
| Sep 11, 2004 | 4 | — | SCR | - | — | — | NW200PS |
| May 1, 2004 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2:01.0 | 1.40 | Gregory J Annaloro | NW200PS |
| Apr 20, 2004 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2:00.2 | 16.20 | James E Hardy | NW200PS |
| Sep 30, 2003 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | Winston D Campbell | CLMHC |
| Sep 23, 2003 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | Bruce W Ranger | NW350PS |
| Sep 16, 2003 | 12 | — | 6 | — | — | David L Ingraham | 10000CL |
| Sep 2, 2003 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | James Marohn | CLM |
| Jul 19, 2003 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | James E Hardy | NW250PS |
| Jun 16, 2003 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | James E Hardy | NW200PS |
| Nov 6, 2001 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1:59.0 | 9.20 | Leigh W Fitch | 20000CLHC |
Questions about this horse
What is Champ's Tko's win record at Plainridge?
Yes — 1 win from 6 starts, a strike rate of 16.7%. Adding 1 second and 0 thirds, Champ's Tko finished in the first three on 2 occasions.
What is the best time recorded for Champ's Tko?
1:59.0, on 2001-11-06. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:59.0 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Champ's Tko?
Todd M O'Dea (2), Leigh W Fitch (1) and James E Hardy (1), plus 1 other driver taking the remainder. The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Champ's Tko 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 Champ's Tko entered under?
NW300PS, NW200PS, CLMHC and NW350PS, plus 4 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 Champ's Tko?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.40 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 Champ's Tko race at Plainridge?
The record shows 6 charted starts for Champ's Tko, 2001 to 2004. The name appears on 12 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.