The Record
Cool Flame appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 3 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 1 occasion.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:55.1, set on Tuesday, September 14, 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 five-eighths-mile oval 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 Cool Flame was entered in run to 20000CL, OPEN. 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 Cool Flame most often were Kim G Ireland (3). 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 28, 2004 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1:57.3 | 53.70 | Kim G Ireland | 20000CL |
| Sep 21, 2004 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1:55.4 | 14.40 | Kim G Ireland | OPEN |
| Sep 14, 2004 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1:55.1 | 3.10 | Kim G Ireland | OPEN |
Questions about this horse
How did Cool Flame finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Cool Flame shows 3 starts without a win, though there was 1 placing — 0 second and 1 third — in the first three.
What was Cool Flame's fastest mile?
1:55.1, on 2004-09-14. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:55.1 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Cool Flame?
Kim G Ireland took every recorded drive — 3 starts.
Was Cool Flame 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 Cool Flame race in?
20000CL and OPEN. 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 Cool Flame?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 3.10 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 Cool Flame?
The record shows 3 charted starts for Cool Flame, 2004. Those fall across 3 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.