The Record
Flickers Like Gold appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2003 to 2007, with 15 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 6 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:56.4, 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 track of this size 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 ARMBRO CADET out of COSTLY DATE, herself by STORM DAMAGE. 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 Flickers Like Gold was entered in run to 2000CL, 3000CL, 3000CL OP, FMNW200PS, FM3000CLHC, 4000CL. 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 Flickers Like Gold most often were Brad D Irvine (11), Peter A Sarnie (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
Was Flickers Like Gold 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.
Which conditions was Flickers Like Gold entered under?
2000CL, 3000CL, 3000CL OP and FMNW200PS, plus 6 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 Flickers Like Gold?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.70 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 often did Flickers Like Gold go to the gate here?
The record shows 15 charted starts for Flickers Like Gold, 2003 to 2007. The name appears on 26 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.
Did Flickers Like Gold ever win here?
Yes — 1 win from 15 starts, a strike rate of 6.7%. Adding 3 seconds and 2 thirds, Flickers Like Gold finished in the first three on 6 occasions.
What is the best time recorded for Flickers Like Gold?
1:56.4, on 2004-08-17. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:56.4 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Flickers Like Gold?
Brad D Irvine (11) and Peter A Sarnie (2). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.