The Record
DP's Meg appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 4 seasons, 2002 to 2005, with 14 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 3 occasions.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:56.2, set on Tuesday, September 7, 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 an oval of five-eighths of a mile 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 DP's Meg was entered in run to FMNW300PS, NW300PS, 4000CL OP, 2000CL OP, 3000CL OP, FMNW200PS. 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 DP's Meg most often were Robert W Sumner (4), James E Hardy (3), Michael E Eaton (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
Questions about this horse
What were the odds on DP's Meg?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 4.20 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 DP's Meg race at Plainridge?
The record shows 14 charted starts for DP's Meg, 2002 to 2005. The name appears on 23 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 DP's Meg's win record at Plainridge?
Not in the charts recovered here. DP's Meg shows 14 starts without a win, though there were 3 placings — 1 second and 2 third — in the first three.
What is the best time recorded for DP's Meg?
1:56.2, on 2004-09-07. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:56.2 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove DP's Meg?
Robert W Sumner (4), James E Hardy (3) and Michael E Eaton (2), plus 3 other drivers taking the remainder. The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was DP's Meg a trotter or a pacer?
Both gaits appear in this record: pace and trot. That is unusual and is worth reading as the chart wrote it rather than as a settled fact.
Which conditions was DP's Meg entered under?
FMNW300PS, NW300PS, 4000CL OP and 2000CL OP, plus 9 other conditions. Each code is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade — the class pages explain what each one admitted.