The Record
HR's Princess Leah appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2003 to 2005, with 6 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. One of those produced a win, and the horse finished in the first three on 2 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:56.3, set on Tuesday, August 10, 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 reading one mile against another misleading.
The winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as READY TO RUMBLE out of WORK OUT A TRIP, herself by WALTON HANOVER. 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 HR's Princess Leah was entered in run to QUA, FMNW300PS, FMNW200PS, LADYPAT, FMNW2000L6, FMNW250PS. 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 HR's Princess Leah most often were Patsy Spinelli Jr (3), Bruce W Ranger (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2005 | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | Patsy Spinelli | QUA |
| Aug 17, 2004 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1:57.4 | 1.20 | Bruce W Ranger | FMNW300PS |
| Aug 10, 2004 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1:56.3 | .70 | Bruce W Ranger | FMNW200PS |
| May 1, 2004 | 7 | — | AE | — | — | Patsy Spinelli | FMNW200PS |
| Apr 17, 2004 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2:02.0 | 75.40 | Patsy Spinelli Jr | FMNW200PS |
| Apr 5, 2004 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2:03.3 | 10.50 | Patsy Spinelli Jr | LADYPAT |
| Nov 8, 2003 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | Patsy Spinelli | FMNW200PS |
| Nov 1, 2003 | 9 | — | 8 | — | — | Patsy Spinelli | FMNW200PS |
| Oct 25, 2003 | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | Patsy Spinelli | FMNW200PS |
| Oct 11, 2003 | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | Patsy Spinelli | FMNW200PS |
| Sep 27, 2003 | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | Patsy Spinelli | FMNW200PS |
| Sep 20, 2003 | 10 | — | 3 | — | — | Patsy Spinelli | FMNW200PS |
| Sep 8, 2003 | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | Patsy Spinelli | FMNW200PS |
| Aug 4, 2003 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | Patsy Spinelli | FMNW2000L6 |
| Jul 26, 2003 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | Patsy Spinelli | FMNW250PS |
| Jul 19, 2003 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | Patsy Spinelli | FMNW200PS |
| Jul 12, 2003 | 8 | — | 5 | — | — | Patsy Spinelli | 3000CL OP |
| Jun 21, 2003 | 8 | — | 7 | — | — | Patsy Spinelli | FMNW200PS |
| Jun 9, 2003 | 7 | — | SCR | - | — | — | NW200PS |
| Apr 14, 2003 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1:59.2 | 9.70 | Patsy Spinelli Jr | FMNW500PS |
Questions about this horse
How many starts does the record show for HR's Princess Leah?
The record shows 6 charted starts for HR's Princess Leah, 2003 to 2005. The name appears on 20 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 HR's Princess Leah finish in these races?
Yes — 1 win from 6 starts, a strike rate of 16.7%. Adding 1 second and 0 thirds, HR's Princess Leah finished in the first three on 2 occasions.
What was HR's Princess Leah's fastest mile?
1:56.3, on 2004-08-10. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:56.3 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind HR's Princess Leah?
Patsy Spinelli Jr (3) and Bruce W Ranger (2). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was HR's Princess Leah 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 HR's Princess Leah race in?
QUA, FMNW300PS, FMNW200PS and LADYPAT, plus 5 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 HR's Princess Leah?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 0.70 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.