The Record
Fox Valley Select appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 5 seasons, 2004 to 2010, 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 1:56.1, set on Tuesday, September 28, 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 Fox Valley Select was entered in run to NW300PS, NW200PSL5, AMATEUR, NW200PS, NW500PS, QUA. 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 Fox Valley Select most often were Michael L Cushing (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2010 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | To O'Dea | NW300PS |
| Nov 23, 2010 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | To O'Dea | NW300PS |
| Nov 18, 2010 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | To O'Dea | NW200PSL5 |
| Nov 15, 2010 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | To O'Dea | NW200PSL5 |
| Nov 8, 2010 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | To O'Dea | NW200PSL5 |
| Nov 1, 2010 | 6 | — | 8 | — | — | To O'Dea | NW200PSL5 |
| Jun 14, 2010 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | To O'Dea | NW300PS |
| Nov 21, 2008 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | Ru Lawson | AMATEUR |
| May 12, 2008 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | To O'Dea | NW200PS |
| Jun 19, 2007 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | T. O'Dea | NW500PS |
| Jul 5, 2005 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | Russell F Lawson | QUA |
| Sep 28, 2004 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1:56.1 | 9.30 | Michael L Cushing | 10000CLHC |
Questions about this horse
What is the best time recorded for Fox Valley Select?
1:56.1, on 2004-09-28. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:56.1 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Fox Valley Select?
Michael L Cushing took every recorded drive — 1 start.
Was Fox Valley Select 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 Fox Valley Select entered under?
NW300PS, NW200PSL5, AMATEUR and NW200PS, plus 3 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 Fox Valley Select?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 9.30 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 Fox Valley Select?
The record shows 1 charted start for Fox Valley Select, 2004 to 2010. The name appears on 12 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 Fox Valley Select finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Fox Valley Select shows 1 start without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.