The Record
Day Of The Dragon appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2003 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 2 occasions.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:56.0, set on Monday, November 24, 2003. 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 comparison against the divisional marks misleading.
The classes Day Of The Dragon was entered in run to 15000CLHC, 15000CL, CLMHC, 10000CLHC, CLM. 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 Day Of The Dragon most often were David J Marshall (2), Leigh W Fitch (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2003 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1:57.2 | 9.90 | David J Marshall | 15000CLHC |
| Nov 24, 2003 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1:56.0 | 1.30 | David J Marshall | 15000CLHC |
| Nov 17, 2003 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1:56.3 | 2.50 | Leigh W Fitch | 15000CL |
| Nov 3, 2003 | 11 | — | 7 | — | — | David J Marshall | CLMHC |
| Oct 14, 2003 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | David J Marshall | 10000CLHC |
| Sep 30, 2003 | 10 | — | 3 | — | — | David J Marshall | CLM |
| Sep 23, 2003 | 8 | — | 4 | — | — | Winston D Campbell | CLM |
Questions about this horse
Who drove Day Of The Dragon?
David J Marshall (2) and Leigh W Fitch (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Day Of The Dragon 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 Day Of The Dragon entered under?
15000CLHC, 15000CL, CLMHC and 10000CLHC, plus 1 other condition. 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 Day Of The Dragon?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.30 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 many starts does the record show for Day Of The Dragon?
The record shows 3 charted starts for Day Of The Dragon, 2003. The name appears on 7 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.
How did Day Of The Dragon finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Day Of The Dragon shows 3 starts without a win, though there were 2 placings — 2 second and 0 third — in the first three.
What is the best time recorded for Day Of The Dragon?
1:56.0, on 2003-11-24. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:56.0 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.