The Record
Federal Expression appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 10 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 0 occasions.
The fastest mile recorded here is 2:02.2, set on Monday, November 17, 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 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 classes Federal Expression was entered in run to NW200PS, 3000CL OP, 2000CL OP, BUNKERHILL. 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 Federal Expression most often were Ralph H Andersen (4), Wayne J Mastro (3), Michael J Girouard (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
Questions about this horse
How did Federal Expression finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Federal Expression shows 10 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What is the best time recorded for Federal Expression?
2:02.2, on 2003-11-17. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:02.2 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Federal Expression?
Ralph H Andersen (4), Wayne J Mastro (3) and Michael J Girouard (1), plus 1 other driver taking the remainder. The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Federal Expression a trotter or a pacer?
A trotter — every charted start is at the trot. 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.
Which conditions was Federal Expression entered under?
NW200PS, 3000CL OP, 2000CL OP and BUNKERHILL. 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 Federal Expression?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 7.50 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 Federal Expression?
The record shows 10 charted starts for Federal Expression, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 21 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.