The Record
Ebsen Hanover appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2004 to 2005, with 2 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 1 occasion altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:56.0, set on Monday, May 9, 2005. 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 winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as 5, g ARTURO out of EXPRESS GATE, herself by JATE LOBELL. 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 Ebsen Hanover was entered in run to NW200PS, BAYSTATE, W3-5PMLT. 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 Ebsen Hanover most often were Jason J Bartlett (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2005 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1:56.0 | 2.20 | Jason J Bartlett | NW200PS |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 5 | — | 6 | — | — | Jason James Bartlett | BAYSTATE |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2:02.1 | 12.00 | Jason J Bartlett | W3-5PMLT |
Questions about this horse
Which drivers sat behind Ebsen Hanover?
Jason J Bartlett took every recorded drive — 2 starts.
Was Ebsen Hanover 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.
What class did Ebsen Hanover race in?
NW200PS, BAYSTATE and W3-5PMLT. 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 Ebsen Hanover?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 2.20 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 starts does the record show for Ebsen Hanover?
The record shows 2 charted starts for Ebsen Hanover, 2004 to 2005. Those fall across 2 race days. 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 Ebsen Hanover finish in these races?
Yes — 1 win from 2 starts, a strike rate of 50%. Adding 0 seconds and 0 thirds, Ebsen Hanover finished in the first three on 1 occasion.
What was Ebsen Hanover's fastest mile?
1:56.0, on 2005-05-09. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:56.0 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.