The Record
Doyle's Pat appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2003 to 2005, with 7 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. One of those produced a win, and the horse finished in the first three on 2 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:58.0, set on Monday, September 27, 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 winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as CENTER STRIP out of FEVERISH, herself by TROUBLEMAKER. Harness pedigrees are quoted in that order — sire, dam, then the dam's own sire — because the maternal grandsire carries much of the weight in judging a standardbred family.
The classes Doyle's Pat was entered in run to FMNW200PS, QUA, NW3PMLT, FMNPO, NW2PMLT, MASSBREDS. 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 Pat most often were James E Hardy (6). 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 9, 2005 | 6 | 9 | 9 | - | 38.80 | James E Hardy | FMNW200PS |
| Oct 30, 2004 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | James E Hardy | QUA |
| Oct 9, 2004 | 7 | — | SCR | - | — | — | NW3PMLT |
| Sep 27, 2004 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1:58.0 | 92.20 | James E Hardy | FMNPO |
| Sep 11, 2004 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1:58.1 | .90 | James E Hardy | NW2PMLT |
| Dec 2, 2003 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - | 6.10 | James E Hardy | FMNW200PS |
| Nov 25, 2003 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2:05.1 | 3.30 | James E Hardy | FMNW200PS |
| Nov 18, 2003 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2:01.1 | 8.10 | James E Hardy | NW2PMLT |
| Oct 25, 2003 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | Gregory J Annaloro | NW2PMLT |
| Oct 11, 2003 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | Gregory J Annaloro | MASSBREDS |
| Sep 27, 2003 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | TBA | NW1PMLT |
| Sep 20, 2003 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | Gregory J Annaloro | FMNW200PS |
Questions about this horse
What class did Doyle's Pat race in?
FMNW200PS, QUA, NW3PMLT and FMNPO, 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 Pat?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 0.90 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 many times did Doyle's Pat race at Plainridge?
The record shows 7 charted starts for Doyle's Pat, 2003 to 2005. 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.
What is Doyle's Pat's win record at Plainridge?
Yes — 1 win from 7 starts, a strike rate of 14.3%. Adding 0 seconds and 1 third, Doyle's Pat finished in the first three on 2 occasions.
What was Doyle's Pat's fastest mile?
1:58.0, on 2004-09-27. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:58.0 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Doyle's Pat?
James E Hardy took every recorded drive — 6 starts.
Was Doyle's Pat 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.