The Record
Furia appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 4 seasons, 2002 to 2005, with 10 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 1:57.1, set on Monday, April 19, 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 winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as JATE LOBELL out of HAWAIIAN KULA, 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 Furia was entered in run to NW200PS, 2000CL, 3000CL, 2000CLHC, BAYSTATE, 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 Furia most often were John Hogan (7), Roland J Sears III (2), Brad D Irvine (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2005 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1:57.3 | 5.40 | Brad D Irvine | NW200PS |
| Nov 2, 2004 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1:59.0 | 5.60 | John Hogan | 2000CL |
| Oct 19, 2004 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2:01.4 | 17.40 | John Hogan | 3000CL |
| Oct 9, 2004 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1:59.0 | 7.60 | Roland J Sears III | 2000CL |
| Sep 25, 2004 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1:59.3 | 10.50 | Roland J Sears III | 2000CLHC |
| Apr 19, 2004 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1:57.1 | 20.50 | John Hogan | BAYSTATE |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 6 | — | 9 | — | — | John Hogan | OPEN |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2:00.0 | 2.60 | John Hogan | BAYSTATE |
| Nov 24, 2003 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1:58.2 | 19.90 | John Hogan | 4000CL |
| Nov 17, 2003 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1:58.0 | 2.80 | John Hogan | 4000CL |
| Nov 3, 2003 | 10 | — | 4 | — | — | John Hogan | CLMHC |
| Oct 14, 2003 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | John Hogan | 5000CL |
| Jul 21, 2003 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | John Hogan | HOLIDAYINN |
| Jul 14, 2003 | 5 | — | 7 | — | — | John Hogan | 8000CL |
| Jun 16, 2003 | 8 | — | 7 | — | — | John Hogan | BOYSSUMMER |
| Sep 23, 2002 | 12 | 9 | 5X | 1:59.2 | 8.90 | John Hogan | 20000CLHC |
Questions about this horse
What was Furia's fastest mile?
1:57.1, on 2004-04-19. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:57.1 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Furia?
John Hogan (7), Roland J Sears III (2) and Brad D Irvine (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Furia 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 Furia race in?
NW200PS, 2000CL, 3000CL and 2000CLHC, plus 9 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 Furia?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 2.60 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 times did Furia race at Plainridge?
The record shows 10 charted starts for Furia, 2002 to 2005. The name appears on 15 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 Furia's win record at Plainridge?
Yes — 1 win from 10 starts, a strike rate of 10%. Adding 0 seconds and 1 third, Furia finished in the first three on 2 occasions.