The Record
Dead End Road appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, 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 0 occasions.
The fastest mile recorded here is 2:06.0, set on Saturday, May 1, 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 Dead End Road was entered in run to NW200PS, BILLINGS, 5000CL OP. 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 Dead End Road most often were Wayne J Mastro (2), Michael E Eaton (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2004 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2:06.0 | 25.40 | Wayne J Mastro | NW200PS |
| Apr 17, 2004 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2:06.2 | 64.30 | Wayne J Mastro | NW200PS |
| Jul 26, 2003 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | Frank M Du Breuil | BILLINGS |
| May 26, 2003 | 3 | 9 | 9 | - | 54.20 | Michael E Eaton | 5000CL OP |
Questions about this horse
Did Dead End Road ever win here?
Not in the charts recovered here. Dead End Road shows 3 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What was Dead End Road's fastest mile?
2:06.0, on 2004-05-01. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:06.0 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Dead End Road?
Wayne J Mastro (2) and Michael E Eaton (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Dead End Road 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 Dead End Road race in?
NW200PS, BILLINGS and 5000CL OP. 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 Dead End Road?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 25.40 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 Dead End Road go to the gate here?
The record shows 3 charted starts for Dead End Road, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 4 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.