The Record
Comin Around Again appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2004 to 2005, 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 1:56.3, set on Monday, September 27, 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 winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as SPORTSMASTER out of YONNA DONNA, herself by RORTY 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 Comin Around Again was entered in run to QUA, NW450PS, FMNPO, FMNW300PS, 4000CL OP, 10000CL OP. 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 Comin Around Again most often were Todd M Kolbe (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2005 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | Todd M Kolbe | QUA |
| May 9, 2005 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1:59.1 | 8.40 | Todd M Kolbe | NW450PS |
| Oct 25, 2004 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1:59.0 | 8.30 | Todd M Kolbe | FMNPO |
| Oct 18, 2004 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1:57.1 | 11.70 | Todd M Kolbe | FMNW300PS |
| Oct 11, 2004 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1:59.4 | 11.50 | Todd M Kolbe | FMNW300PS |
| Sep 27, 2004 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1:56.3 | 27.60 | Todd M Kolbe | 4000CL OP |
| Sep 13, 2004 | 8 | — | 4 | — | — | Todd M Kolbe | FMNW300PS |
| Sep 7, 2004 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1:58.3 | 9.60 | Todd M Kolbe | 10000CL OP |
Questions about this horse
What class did Comin Around Again race in?
QUA, NW450PS, FMNPO and FMNW300PS, plus 2 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 Comin Around Again?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 8.30 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 Comin Around Again go to the gate here?
The record shows 6 charted starts for Comin Around Again, 2004 to 2005. The name appears on 8 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 Comin Around Again ever win here?
Yes — 1 win from 6 starts, a strike rate of 16.7%. Adding 1 second and 0 thirds, Comin Around Again finished in the first three on 2 occasions.
What was Comin Around Again's fastest mile?
1:56.3, on 2004-09-27. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:56.3 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Comin Around Again?
Todd M Kolbe took every recorded drive — 6 starts.
Was Comin Around Again 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.