The Record
Deliver The Gold appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2003 season, with 2 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 2:01.1, set on Tuesday, May 6, 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 direct comparison of raw times misleading.
The classes Deliver The Gold was entered in run to 2000CL, 3000CLHC, BOYSSUMMER, 5000CLHC, 5000CL. 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 Deliver The Gold most often were Shawn T Gray (1), James E Hardy (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2003 | 11 | — | 7 | — | — | James E Hardy | 2000CL |
| Jul 21, 2003 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | James E Hardy | 3000CLHC |
| Jun 16, 2003 | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | James E Hardy | BOYSSUMMER |
| May 6, 2003 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2:01.1 | 18.70 | James E Hardy | 5000CLHC |
| Apr 8, 2003 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2:06.3 | 13.60 | Shawn T Gray | 5000CL |
Questions about this horse
What were the odds on Deliver The Gold?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 13.60 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.
How many starts does the record show for Deliver The Gold?
The record shows 2 charted starts for Deliver The Gold, 2003. 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 Deliver The Gold finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Deliver The Gold shows 2 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What is the best time recorded for Deliver The Gold?
2:01.1, on 2003-05-06. 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.
Who drove Deliver The Gold?
Shawn T Gray (1) and James E Hardy (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Deliver The Gold 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 Deliver The Gold entered under?
2000CL, 3000CLHC, BOYSSUMMER and 5000CLHC, plus 1 other condition. Each code is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade — the class pages explain what each one admitted.