The Record
Hero's Cavalcade appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2003 season, with 3 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. 2 of those produced wins, and the horse finished in the first three on 2 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:57.0, set on Monday, November 24, 2003. 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 five-eighths-mile oval 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 KEYSTONE RAIDER out of TICKER TAPE PARADE, herself by ARMBRO CADET. 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 Hero's Cavalcade was entered in run to OPEN, NW350PS, WO2500L6. 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 Hero's Cavalcade most often were David J Marshall (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2003 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1:59.1 | 15.20 | David J Marshall | OPEN |
| Nov 24, 2003 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1:57.0 | 10.40 | David J Marshall | NW350PS |
| May 24, 2003 | 8 | — | SCR | - | — | — | WO2500L6 |
Questions about this horse
What is Hero's Cavalcade's win record at Plainridge?
Yes — 2 wins from 3 starts, a strike rate of 66.7%. Adding 0 seconds and 0 thirds, Hero's Cavalcade finished in the first three on 2 occasions.
What was Hero's Cavalcade's fastest mile?
1:57.0, on 2003-11-24. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:57.0 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Hero's Cavalcade?
David J Marshall took every recorded drive — 2 starts.
Was Hero's Cavalcade 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 Hero's Cavalcade race in?
OPEN, NW350PS and WO2500L6. 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 Hero's Cavalcade?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 10.40 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 times did Hero's Cavalcade race at Plainridge?
The record shows 3 charted starts for Hero's Cavalcade, 2003. Those fall across 3 race days. 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.