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Pacer

H H Getty

1 charted start at Plainridge, best mile 1:59.4.

The Record

H H Getty appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2002 season, with 1 start 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 1:59.4, set on Monday, May 20, 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 classes H H Getty was entered in run to 34THEMONEY. 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 H H Getty most often were Joseph R Therrien (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

DateRcFinPPTimeOddsDriverClass
May 20, 2002 14 7 5 1:59.4 23.00 Joseph R Therrien 34THEMONEY

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Questions about this horse

How many times did H H Getty race at Plainridge?

The record shows 1 charted start for H H Getty, 2002. Those fall across 1 race day. 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.

What is H H Getty's win record at Plainridge?

Not in the charts recovered here. H H Getty shows 1 start without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.

What was H H Getty's fastest mile?

1:59.4, on 2002-05-20. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:59.4 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.

Which drivers sat behind H H Getty?

Joseph R Therrien took every recorded drive — 1 start.

Was H H Getty 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 H H Getty race in?

34THEMONEY. 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 H H Getty?

The shortest price in the recovered charts is 23.00 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.