The Record
Green Fields appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 6 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 1:55.4, set on Monday, September 27, 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 classes Green Fields was entered in run to NW400PS, 10000CL OP, CLM, 2000CLHC, BAYSTATE. 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 Green Fields most often were Graham Lewis (4), Roland J Sears III (2). 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 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1:58.1 | 9.90 | Graham Lewis | NW400PS |
| Oct 12, 2004 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1:57.3 | 58.20 | Graham Lewis | 10000CL OP |
| Sep 27, 2004 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1:55.4 | 61.10 | Graham Lewis | — |
| Sep 14, 2004 | 9 | — | 1 | 1:56.0 | 32.70 | Graham Lewis | NW400PS |
| May 4, 2004 | 8 | — | 5 | — | — | Roland J Sears | CLM |
| Apr 10, 2004 | 8 | 7 | 6 | - | 4.80 | Roland J Sears III | 2000CLHC |
| Apr 5, 2004 | 11 | 9 | 9 | - | 45.40 | Roland J Sears III | BAYSTATE |
Questions about this horse
Was Green Fields 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 Green Fields race in?
NW400PS, 10000CL OP, CLM and 2000CLHC, plus 1 other condition. 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 Green Fields?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 4.80 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 often did Green Fields go to the gate here?
The record shows 6 charted starts for Green Fields, 2004. The name appears on 7 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 Green Fields ever win here?
Not in the charts recovered here. Green Fields shows 6 starts without a win, though there was 1 placing — 0 second and 1 third — in the first three.
What was Green Fields's fastest mile?
1:55.4, on 2004-09-27. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:55.4 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Green Fields?
Graham Lewis (4) and Roland J Sears III (2). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.