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Pacer

City Royals

2 charted starts at Plainridge, best mile 1:57.2.

The Record

City Royals appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 2 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 1:57.2, set on Tuesday, November 2, 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 comparison against the divisional marks misleading.

The classes City Royals was entered in run to 7500CL. 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 City Royals most often were Loyal S Pratt (2). 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

DateRcFinPPTimeOddsDriverClass
Nov 2, 2004 9 9 9 1:57.2 80.80 Loyal S Pratt 7500CL
Oct 12, 2004 10 8 6 1:58.2 27.90 Loyal S Pratt 7500CL

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Questions about this horse

What were the odds on City Royals?

The shortest price in the recovered charts is 27.90 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 City Royals go to the gate here?

The record shows 2 charted starts for City Royals, 2004. Those fall across 2 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 City Royals ever win here?

Not in the charts recovered here. City Royals shows 2 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.

What is the best time recorded for City Royals?

1:57.2, on 2004-11-02. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:57.2 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.

Who drove City Royals?

Loyal S Pratt took every recorded drive — 2 starts.

Was City Royals 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 City Royals entered under?

7500CL. Each code is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade — the class pages explain what each one admitted.