The Record
Db Gypsy Rose appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 4 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 2:01.1, 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 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 Db Gypsy Rose was entered in run to FMNW300PS, NW2PMLT, NW1PMLT, FMNW3LT. 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 Db Gypsy Rose most often were Bruce S Espinosa (3), Joseph R Therrien (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2004 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2:01.1 | 56.10 | Bruce S Espinosa | FMNW300PS |
| Jun 19, 2004 | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | Bruce S Espinosa | NW2PMLT |
| May 1, 2004 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2:03.0 | 16.00 | Bruce S Espinosa | NW1PMLT |
| Apr 19, 2004 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - | 62.30 | Joseph R Therrien | FMNW3LT |
| Jul 5, 2003 | 4 | 7 | 6X | - | 12.70 | Bruce S Espinosa | NW1PMLT |
Questions about this horse
Which drivers sat behind Db Gypsy Rose?
Bruce S Espinosa (3) and Joseph R Therrien (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Db Gypsy Rose 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 Db Gypsy Rose race in?
FMNW300PS, NW2PMLT, NW1PMLT and FMNW3LT. 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 Db Gypsy Rose?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 12.70 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 Db Gypsy Rose?
The record shows 4 charted starts for Db Gypsy Rose, 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.
How did Db Gypsy Rose finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Db Gypsy Rose shows 4 starts without a win, though there was 1 placing — 0 second and 1 third — in the first three.
What was Db Gypsy Rose's fastest mile?
2:01.1, on 2004-08-03. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:01.1 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.