The Record
Cummin Home Duke appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 4 seasons, 2001 to 2005, with 10 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 5 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 2:00.1, 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 classes Cummin Home Duke was entered in run to NW200PS, 10000CL OP, OPEN, 7500CL OP, BUNKERHILL, NW500PS. 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 Cummin Home Duke most often were Robert Tisbert (5), John Hogan (2), Ralph H Andersen (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 4, 2005 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | TBA | NW200PS |
| Oct 25, 2004 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2:00.1 | 3.40 | Cornelius J Bonetti | 10000CL OP |
| Oct 18, 2004 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2:00.4 | 6.50 | Robert Tisbert | 10000CL OP |
| Oct 11, 2004 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2:01.0 | 12.10 | Robert Tisbert | OPEN |
| Sep 27, 2004 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2:00.1 | 6.30 | Robert Tisbert | 7500CL OP |
| May 4, 2004 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | Robert Tisbert | BUNKERHILL |
| Apr 19, 2004 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2:00.2 | 6.70 | Robert Tisbert | NW500PS |
| Apr 13, 2004 | 11 | 2 | X8 | 2:02.3 | 2.60 | John Hogan | 10000CL OP |
| Apr 5, 2004 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2:03.2 | 32.50 | Stephen M De Vincent | OPEN |
| Nov 24, 2003 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2:01.4 | 14.40 | Ralph H Andersen | OPENHC |
| Nov 18, 2003 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2:00.2 | 3.50 | Robert Tisbert | NW350PS |
| Nov 11, 2003 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | TBA | 3000CL OP |
| Nov 4, 2003 | 5 | — | 8 | — | — | Stephen M De Vincent | NW250PS |
| Nov 5, 2001 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2:02.2 | 5.70 | John Hogan | WO3000L6CD |
Questions about this horse
How often did Cummin Home Duke go to the gate here?
The record shows 10 charted starts for Cummin Home Duke, 2001 to 2005. The name appears on 14 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 Cummin Home Duke ever win here?
Yes — 1 win from 10 starts, a strike rate of 10%. Adding 3 seconds and 1 third, Cummin Home Duke finished in the first three on 5 occasions.
What was Cummin Home Duke's fastest mile?
2:00.1, on 2004-09-27. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:00.1 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Cummin Home Duke?
Robert Tisbert (5), John Hogan (2) and Ralph H Andersen (1), plus 2 other drivers taking the remainder. The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Cummin Home Duke 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 Cummin Home Duke race in?
NW200PS, 10000CL OP, OPEN and 7500CL OP, plus 7 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 Cummin Home Duke?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 2.60 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.