The Record
Chesham Bois appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2003 to 2005, with 7 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 1 occasion altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:54.3, set on Monday, September 26, 2005. 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 CARLSBAD CAM out of ARMBRO MARCH, herself by LEGAL NOTICE. 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 Chesham Bois was entered in run to NW600PS, OPEN, OPEN II, NW400PS, NW300PS, NW500PS. 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 Chesham Bois most often were Winston D Campbell (6). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2005 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1:54.3 | 5.70 | Winston D Campbell | NW600PS |
| Oct 12, 2004 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1:56.2 | 93.60 | Winston D Campbell | OPEN |
| Sep 28, 2004 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1:56.3 | 15.00 | Winston D Campbell | OPEN II |
| Sep 21, 2004 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1:55.3 | 2.90 | Winston D Campbell | NW400PS |
| Sep 14, 2004 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1:56.3 | 3.50 | Winston D Campbell | NW400PS |
| Sep 7, 2004 | 10 | — | SCR | - | — | — | NW300PS |
| Aug 17, 2004 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1:55.0 | 9.50 | Winston D Campbell | NW500PS |
| Sep 30, 2003 | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | Darren R Crowe | OPEN |
| Sep 23, 2003 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | John Hogan | NW500PS |
Questions about this horse
What were the odds on Chesham Bois?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 2.90 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 often did Chesham Bois go to the gate here?
The record shows 7 charted starts for Chesham Bois, 2003 to 2005. The name appears on 9 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.
Did Chesham Bois ever win here?
Yes — 1 win from 7 starts, a strike rate of 14.3%. Adding 0 seconds and 0 thirds, Chesham Bois finished in the first three on 1 occasion.
What was Chesham Bois's fastest mile?
1:54.3, on 2005-09-26. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:54.3 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Chesham Bois?
Winston D Campbell took every recorded drive — 6 starts.
Was Chesham Bois 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.
What class did Chesham Bois race in?
NW600PS, OPEN, OPEN II and NW400PS, plus 2 other conditions. Each code is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade — the class pages explain what each one admitted.