The Record
Extreme Sport appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 6 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 1:54.2, set on Tuesday, August 17, 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 comparison against the divisional marks misleading.
The winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as SPORTSMASTER out of RICA HANOVER, herself by BIG TOWNER. 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 Extreme Sport was entered in run to 10000CL OP, OPEN, NW500PS, NW400PS, NW300PS, 2200. 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 Extreme Sport most often were Michael E Eaton (3), Greg D Bowden (1), David L Ingraham (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2004 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1:57.3 | 7.60 | Michael E Eaton | 10000CL OP |
| Sep 28, 2004 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1:57.4 | 13.50 | Brad D Irvine | OPEN |
| Sep 14, 2004 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1:55.4 | 30.30 | Michael E Eaton | OPEN |
| Aug 17, 2004 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1:54.2 | 6.00 | David L Ingraham | NW500PS |
| May 4, 2004 | 5 | — | 9 | — | — | TBA | NW400PS |
| Apr 20, 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1:58.2 | 2.10 | Greg D Bowden | NW300PS |
| Apr 10, 2004 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2:00.0 | 11.40 | Michael E Eaton | 2200 |
Questions about this horse
How many times did Extreme Sport race at Plainridge?
The record shows 6 charted starts for Extreme Sport, 2004. The name appears on 7 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 Extreme Sport's win record at Plainridge?
Yes — 1 win from 6 starts, a strike rate of 16.7%. Adding 1 second and 0 thirds, Extreme Sport finished in the first three on 2 occasions.
What was Extreme Sport's fastest mile?
1:54.2, on 2004-08-17. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:54.2 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Extreme Sport?
Michael E Eaton (3), Greg D Bowden (1) and David L Ingraham (1), plus 1 other driver taking the remainder. The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Extreme Sport 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 Extreme Sport race in?
10000CL OP, OPEN, NW500PS and NW400PS, plus 2 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 Extreme Sport?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 2.10 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.