The Record
Grady's Falcon appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2002 to 2004, with 6 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 3 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:57.2, set on Monday, May 6, 2002. 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 an oval of five-eighths of a mile 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 FALCON ALMAHURST out of GRADE'S HOMAGE, herself by ABERCROMBIE. 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 Grady's Falcon was entered in run to 3000CL, CLMHC, 5000CLHC, NW350PS, 4000CL, HOLINNCONS. 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 Grady's Falcon most often were Winston D Campbell (4), Randy L Bickmore (1), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2004 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2:01.2 | 3.20 | Winston D Campbell | 3000CL |
| May 4, 2004 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | Winston D Campbell | CLMHC |
| Apr 20, 2004 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1:58.1 | 1.40 | Winston D Campbell | 5000CLHC |
| Apr 13, 2004 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1:58.3 | 8.00 | Winston D Campbell | 5000CLHC |
| Dec 1, 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1:58.3 | 16.30 | Winston D Campbell | NW350PS |
| Oct 14, 2003 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2:00.4 | 29.10 | John Hogan | 4000CL |
| Sep 16, 2003 | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | Winston D Campbell | 4000CL |
| Jul 21, 2003 | 12 | — | 5 | — | — | Bruce W Ranger | HOLINNCONS |
| Jul 14, 2003 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | Shawn T Gray | 8000CL |
| May 6, 2002 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1:57.2 | 13.20 | Randy L Bickmore | 10000CLHC |
Questions about this horse
How did Grady's Falcon finish in these races?
Yes — 1 win from 6 starts, a strike rate of 16.7%. Adding 2 seconds and 0 thirds, Grady's Falcon finished in the first three on 3 occasions.
What was Grady's Falcon's fastest mile?
1:57.2, on 2002-05-06. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:57.2 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Grady's Falcon?
Winston D Campbell (4), Randy L Bickmore (1) and John Hogan (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Grady's Falcon 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 Grady's Falcon race in?
3000CL, CLMHC, 5000CLHC and NW350PS, 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 Grady's Falcon?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.40 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 Grady's Falcon?
The record shows 6 charted starts for Grady's Falcon, 2002 to 2004. The name appears on 10 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.