The Record
Gracie Day appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2003 to 2005, with 8 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 1 occasion altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:58.4, set on Saturday, August 7, 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 track of this size 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 winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as AB'S COMET out of TARPORT SHANA, herself by GOVERNOR SKIPPER. 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 Gracie Day was entered in run to QUA, FMNW200PS, FMNW3LT, NW1PMLT, NW2PMLT, MASSBREDS. 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 Gracie Day most often were John A Di Stefano (4), Gregory J Annaloro (2), John Hogan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2005 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | John A Di Stefano | QUA |
| Nov 6, 2004 | 10 | — | 6 | — | — | John A Di Stefano | FMNW200PS |
| Oct 16, 2004 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2:01.0 | 12.30 | John A Di Stefano | FMNW200PS |
| Sep 25, 2004 | 11 | — | SCR | - | — | — | FMNW200PS |
| Sep 18, 2004 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | John A Di Stefano | FMNW200PS |
| Sep 11, 2004 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2:01.4 | 11.80 | John A Di Stefano | FMNW200PS |
| Aug 7, 2004 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1:58.4 | 10.80 | John A Di Stefano | FMNW200PS |
| Apr 19, 2004 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2:00.2 | 46.90 | John A Di Stefano | FMNW3LT |
| Apr 10, 2004 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2:03.2 | .90 | Gregory J Annaloro | NW1PMLT |
| Nov 18, 2003 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2:01.3 | 6.90 | Gregory J Annaloro | NW2PMLT |
| Oct 25, 2003 | 5 | — | AE | — | — | John Hogan | NW2PMLT |
| Oct 11, 2003 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | John Hogan | MASSBREDS |
| Jul 26, 2003 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | John A Di Stefano | NW1PMLT |
| Jul 19, 2003 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | John A Di Stefano | NW1PMLT |
| Jul 5, 2003 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | John Hogan | NW1PMLT |
| Jun 21, 2003 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | John A Di Stefano | NW1PMLT |
| May 17, 2003 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2:03.2 | 22.30 | John Hogan | FMNW1PMLT |
Questions about this horse
How often did Gracie Day go to the gate here?
The record shows 8 charted starts for Gracie Day, 2003 to 2005. The name appears on 17 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.
Did Gracie Day ever win here?
Yes — 1 win from 8 starts, a strike rate of 12.5%. Adding 0 seconds and 0 thirds, Gracie Day finished in the first three on 1 occasion.
What is the best time recorded for Gracie Day?
1:58.4, on 2004-08-07. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:58.4 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Gracie Day?
John A Di Stefano (4), Gregory J Annaloro (2) and John Hogan (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Gracie Day 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 Gracie Day entered under?
QUA, FMNW200PS, FMNW3LT and NW1PMLT, 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 Gracie Day?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 0.90 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.