The Record
Glory Ride appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 5 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 1:58.1, set on Tuesday, November 25, 2003. 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 direct comparison of raw times misleading.
The winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as FALCON SEELSTER out of NATISKA HANOVER, herself by BIG TOWNER. 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 Glory Ride was entered in run to 4000CL OP, 5000CL, FMNPO, FMNW200PS. 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 Glory Ride most often were Winston D Campbell (3), Michael E Eaton (1), Ralph H Andersen (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2004 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1:59.0 | 1.20 | Ralph H Andersen | 4000CL OP |
| Apr 5, 2004 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2:02.0 | 63.30 | Winston D Campbell | 5000CL |
| Dec 2, 2003 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1:58.4 | 10.20 | Winston D Campbell | FMNPO |
| Nov 25, 2003 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1:58.1 | 22.60 | Winston D Campbell | FMNPO |
| Nov 1, 2003 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2:02.0 | 1.20 | Michael E Eaton | FMNW200PS |
Questions about this horse
Which conditions was Glory Ride entered under?
4000CL OP, 5000CL, FMNPO and FMNW200PS. 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 Glory Ride?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.20 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 Glory Ride?
The record shows 5 charted starts for Glory Ride, 2003 to 2004. Those fall across 5 race days. 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 Glory Ride finish in these races?
Yes — 1 win from 5 starts, a strike rate of 20%. Adding 1 second and 0 thirds, Glory Ride finished in the first three on 2 occasions.
What is the best time recorded for Glory Ride?
1:58.1, on 2003-11-25. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:58.1 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Glory Ride?
Winston D Campbell (3), Michael E Eaton (1) and Ralph H Andersen (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Glory Ride 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.