The Record
Hidden Danger appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2003 to 2005, with 12 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. 6 of those produced wins, and the horse finished in the first three on 7 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:55.4, set on Tuesday, October 12, 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 five-eighths-mile oval 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 winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as NO NUKES out of HIDDEN BEAUTY, herself by BIG TOWNER. 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 Hidden Danger was entered in run to 4000CL, NW200PS, 15000CL, 7500CL, NW300PS, 10000CLHC. 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 Hidden Danger most often were Gregory J Annaloro (3), Ralph H Andersen (2), Elmer L Smith (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2005 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1:57.4 | 51.50 | Ronald L Cushing | 4000CL |
| May 9, 2005 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1:57.0 | 1.00 | James E Hardy | NW200PS |
| Nov 2, 2004 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1:57.1 | 86.20 | Elmer L Smith | 15000CL |
| Oct 19, 2004 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1:56.2 | 1.70 | Michael E Eaton | 7500CL |
| Oct 12, 2004 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1:55.4 | 1.50 | Michael E Eaton | NW300PS |
| Sep 28, 2004 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1:57.1 | 27.80 | Elmer L Smith | 7500CL |
| Sep 21, 2004 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1:56.0 | 1.50 | Ralph H Andersen | NW200PS |
| Sep 14, 2004 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1:58.3 | 33.80 | Patsy Spinelli Jr | 4000CL |
| Aug 3, 2004 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1:57.1 | 1.00 | Ralph H Andersen | NW200PS |
| Dec 1, 2003 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1:58.0 | 6.70 | Gregory J Annaloro | 10000CLHC |
| Nov 24, 2003 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1:56.3 | 4.90 | Gregory J Annaloro | 10000CLHC |
| Nov 17, 2003 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1:58.3 | 3.90 | Gregory J Annaloro | 10000CLHC |
| Nov 3, 2003 | 10 | — | 7 | — | — | David J Marshall | CLMHC |
| Oct 14, 2003 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | Ralph H Andersen | 5000CL |
| Sep 16, 2003 | 11 | — | 4 | — | — | Ivan J Davies | 4000CL |
Questions about this horse
How many starts does the record show for Hidden Danger?
The record shows 12 charted starts for Hidden Danger, 2003 to 2005. The name appears on 15 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.
How did Hidden Danger finish in these races?
Yes — 6 wins from 12 starts, a strike rate of 50%. Adding 1 second and 0 thirds, Hidden Danger finished in the first three on 7 occasions.
What is the best time recorded for Hidden Danger?
1:55.4, on 2004-10-12. 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.
Who drove Hidden Danger?
Gregory J Annaloro (3), Ralph H Andersen (2) and Elmer L Smith (2), plus 3 other drivers taking the remainder. The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Hidden Danger 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.
Which conditions was Hidden Danger entered under?
4000CL, NW200PS, 15000CL and 7500CL, 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 Hidden Danger?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.00 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.