The Record
Copters Star Image appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 3 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 1:59.3, set on Tuesday, August 3, 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 COPTER PILOT out of ALLIES IMAGE, herself by BALANCE OF TRADE. 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 Copters Star Image was entered in run to 4000CL OP, NW200PS, NW350PS, NW2PMLT. 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 Copters Star Image most often were Wallace R Watson (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2004 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1:59.3 | 19.90 | Wallace R Watson | 4000CL OP |
| Apr 17, 2004 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2:01.3 | 1.00 | Wallace R Watson | NW200PS |
| Nov 18, 2003 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2:00.3 | 48.20 | Wallace R Watson | NW350PS |
| Nov 8, 2003 | 9 | — | 8 | — | — | Wallace R Watson | NW2PMLT |
| Nov 1, 2003 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | Wallace R Watson | NW2PMLT |
Questions about this horse
Was Copters Star Image a trotter or a pacer?
A trotter — every charted start is at the trot. 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 Copters Star Image race in?
4000CL OP, NW200PS, NW350PS and NW2PMLT. 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 Copters Star Image?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.00 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 Copters Star Image go to the gate here?
The record shows 3 charted starts for Copters Star Image, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 5 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 Copters Star Image ever win here?
Yes — 1 win from 3 starts, a strike rate of 33.3%. Adding 0 seconds and 1 third, Copters Star Image finished in the first three on 2 occasions.
What was Copters Star Image's fastest mile?
1:59.3, on 2004-08-03. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:59.3 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Copters Star Image?
Wallace R Watson took every recorded drive — 3 starts.