The Record
Chance It appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 5 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 1:57.4, set on Monday, April 19, 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 winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as ODDS AGAINST out of GET TOGETHER, herself by ALBATROSS. 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 Chance It was entered in run to 3000CLHC, 4000CL, 4000CL OP, OPEN, BAYSTATE. 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 Chance It most often were Daniel T Sumner (3), Winston D Campbell (1), Shane J Taggart (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2004 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1:57.4 | 9.00 | Daniel T Sumner | 3000CLHC |
| Oct 25, 2004 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1:58.3 | 6.00 | Daniel T Sumner | 4000CL |
| Oct 18, 2004 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1:58.2 | 7.80 | Daniel T Sumner | 4000CL |
| Apr 19, 2004 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1:57.4 | 4.00 | Shane J Taggart | 4000CL OP |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | Donald C Campbell | OPEN |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2:00.1 | 3.60 | Winston D Campbell | BAYSTATE |
Questions about this horse
Who drove Chance It?
Daniel T Sumner (3), Winston D Campbell (1) and Shane J Taggart (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Chance It 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 Chance It entered under?
3000CLHC, 4000CL, 4000CL OP and OPEN, 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 Chance It?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 3.60 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 Chance It go to the gate here?
The record shows 5 charted starts for Chance It, 2004. Those fall across 5 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 Chance It ever win here?
Yes — 1 win from 5 starts, a strike rate of 20%. Adding 1 second and 0 thirds, Chance It finished in the first three on 2 occasions.
What is the best time recorded for Chance It?
1:57.4, on 2004-04-19. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:57.4 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.