The Record
Four Starz Esquire appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2004 to 2007, with 1 start 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 1:56.0, set on Tuesday, October 12, 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 reading one mile against another misleading.
The classes Four Starz Esquire was entered in run to NW200PS, OPEN. 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 Four Starz Esquire most often were John W Stark Jr (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2007 | 10 | — | 3 | — | — | M. Eaton | NW200PS |
| Oct 12, 2004 | 7 | 7 | 1X | 1:56.0 | 1.90 | John W Stark Jr | OPEN |
Questions about this horse
What is the best time recorded for Four Starz Esquire?
1:56.0, on 2004-10-12. 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.
Who drove Four Starz Esquire?
John W Stark Jr took every recorded drive — 1 start.
Was Four Starz Esquire 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 Four Starz Esquire entered under?
NW200PS and OPEN. 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 Four Starz Esquire?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.90 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 Four Starz Esquire?
The record shows 1 charted start for Four Starz Esquire, 2004 to 2007. The name appears on 2 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.
How did Four Starz Esquire finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Four Starz Esquire shows 1 start without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.