The Record
Comedy's Best appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2002 to 2003, 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 2:00.0, set on Tuesday, September 3, 2002. 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 reading one mile against another misleading.
The classes Comedy's Best was entered in run to 4000CL, NW250PS. 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 Comedy's Best most often were John Hogan (1), Jason W Mac Dougall (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2003 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2:01.0 | 6.40 | Jason W Mac Dougall | 4000CL |
| Sep 3, 2002 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2:00.0 | 6.60 | John Hogan | NW250PS |
Questions about this horse
Who drove Comedy's Best?
John Hogan (1) and Jason W Mac Dougall (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Comedy's Best 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 Comedy's Best entered under?
4000CL and NW250PS. 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 Comedy's Best?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 6.40 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 starts does the record show for Comedy's Best?
The record shows 2 charted starts for Comedy's Best, 2002 to 2003. 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.
How did Comedy's Best finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Comedy's Best shows 2 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What is the best time recorded for Comedy's Best?
2:00.0, on 2002-09-03. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:00.0 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.