The Record
Grey Guy appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 2 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 0 occasions.
The fastest mile recorded here is 2:00.1, set on Saturday, April 17, 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 Grey Guy was entered in run to CLM, 2000CLHC, NW200PS, 3000CL, 3000CLHC. 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 Grey Guy most often were Brad D Irvine (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2004 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | Ralph H Andersen | CLM |
| Apr 17, 2004 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2:00.1 | 35.50 | Ralph H Andersen | 2000CLHC |
| Apr 10, 2004 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2:02.2 | 9.50 | Brad D Irvine | NW200PS |
| Nov 1, 2003 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | David J Marshall | NW200PS |
| Oct 14, 2003 | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | David J Marshall | 3000CL |
| Sep 30, 2003 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | Joseph R Therrien | CLM |
| Sep 23, 2003 | 6 | — | 8 | — | — | David L Ingraham | CLM |
| Sep 16, 2003 | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | David L Ingraham | 3000CLHC |
Questions about this horse
Which drivers sat behind Grey Guy?
Brad D Irvine (1) and Ralph H Andersen (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Grey Guy 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 Grey Guy race in?
CLM, 2000CLHC, NW200PS and 3000CL, 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 Grey Guy?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 9.50 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 Grey Guy go to the gate here?
The record shows 2 charted starts for Grey Guy, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 8 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 Grey Guy ever win here?
Not in the charts recovered here. Grey Guy shows 2 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What was Grey Guy's fastest mile?
2:00.1, on 2004-04-17. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:00.1 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.