The Record
Doyle's Missy appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 6 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 2:00.4, set on Tuesday, November 11, 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 track of this size 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 Doyle's Missy was entered in run to NW200PS, 3000CL OP, NW250PS, NW500PS, 5000CL OP, NW2PMLT. 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 Doyle's Missy most often were Greg D Bowden (4), James E Hardy (2). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2004 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | NW200PS |
| Oct 16, 2004 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2:03.3 | 19.40 | James E Hardy | 3000CL OP |
| Oct 9, 2004 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2:02.3 | 18.50 | James E Hardy | NW200PS |
| Jun 19, 2004 | 8 | — | 3 | — | — | James E Hardy | NW200PS |
| May 1, 2004 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2:02.3 | 4.50 | Greg D Bowden | NW250PS |
| Apr 17, 2004 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2:01.3 | 5.80 | Greg D Bowden | NW200PS |
| Apr 5, 2004 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2:06.2 | 31.20 | Greg D Bowden | NW250PS |
| Nov 11, 2003 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2:00.4 | 3.90 | Greg D Bowden | NW500PS |
| Nov 4, 2003 | 8 | — | 5 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | 5000CL OP |
| Oct 25, 2003 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | NW200PS |
| Sep 15, 2003 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | NW2PMLT |
| Sep 2, 2003 | 9 | — | 4 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | NW4500L6 |
Questions about this horse
Did Doyle's Missy ever win here?
Not in the charts recovered here. Doyle's Missy shows 6 starts without a win, though there was 1 placing — 1 second and 0 third — in the first three.
What was Doyle's Missy's fastest mile?
2:00.4, on 2003-11-11. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:00.4 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Doyle's Missy?
Greg D Bowden (4) and James E Hardy (2). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Doyle's Missy a trotter or a pacer?
Both gaits appear in this record: trot and pace. That is unusual and is worth reading as the chart wrote it rather than as a settled fact.
What class did Doyle's Missy race in?
NW200PS, 3000CL OP, NW250PS and NW500PS, plus 3 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 Doyle's Missy?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 3.90 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 Doyle's Missy go to the gate here?
The record shows 6 charted starts for Doyle's Missy, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 12 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.