The Record
Future Of Racing appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 3 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 1 occasion.
The fastest mile recorded here is 2:00.0, set on Saturday, May 1, 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 comparison against the divisional marks misleading.
The classes Future Of Racing was entered in run to FMNW200PS, QUA, FMNW250, FMNW250PS, 3000CL OP, NW3000L6. 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 Future Of Racing most often were James C Smith (1), Gregory J Annaloro (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 1, 2004 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2:00.0 | 11.60 | Gregory J Annaloro | FMNW200PS |
| Apr 24, 2004 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | Joel Herman Wheeler | QUA |
| Nov 25, 2003 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2:02.0 | 12.20 | James C Smith | FMNW200PS |
| Nov 8, 2003 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | James Carl Smith | FMNW200PS |
| Nov 1, 2003 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | James Carl Smith | FMNW250 |
| Oct 25, 2003 | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | James Carl Smith | FMNW250PS |
| Sep 22, 2003 | 8 | — | SCR | - | — | — | 3000CL OP |
| Sep 15, 2003 | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | James Carl Smith | NW3000L6 |
| Sep 8, 2003 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | James Carl Smith | 3000CL OP |
| Sep 2, 2003 | 8 | — | 9 | — | — | James Carl Smith | FMNW250PS |
| Jul 26, 2003 | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | James Carl Smith | FMNW3PMLT |
| Jul 19, 2003 | 7 | — | 5 | — | — | James Carl Smith | FMNW3PMLT |
| Jun 16, 2003 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | James Carl Smith | NW2PMLT |
Questions about this horse
Who drove Future Of Racing?
James C Smith (1) and Gregory J Annaloro (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Future Of Racing a trotter or a pacer?
Both gaits appear in this record: pace and trot. That is unusual and is worth reading as the chart wrote it rather than as a settled fact.
Which conditions was Future Of Racing entered under?
FMNW200PS, QUA, FMNW250 and FMNW250PS, plus 4 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 Future Of Racing?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 11.60 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 starts does the record show for Future Of Racing?
The record shows 3 charted starts for Future Of Racing, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 13 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 Future Of Racing finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Future Of Racing shows 3 starts without a win, though there was 1 placing — 0 second and 1 third — in the first three.
What is the best time recorded for Future Of Racing?
2:00.0, on 2004-05-01. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:00.0 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.