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Pacer

Humar A

2 charted starts at Plainridge, best mile 1:58.2.

The Record

Humar A 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 1:58.2, set on Tuesday, April 13, 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 direct comparison of raw times misleading.

The classes Humar A was entered in run to NW350PS, NW250PS, NW200PS. 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 Humar A most often were Robert W Sumner (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

DateRcFinPPTimeOddsDriverClass
Apr 13, 2004 5 5 1 1:58.2 5.00 Robert W Sumner NW350PS
Nov 17, 2003 4 6 3 2:00.2 3.30 Robert W Sumner NW250PS
Nov 3, 2003 2 7 Robert W Sumner NW200PS
Oct 14, 2003 5 5 Robert W Sumner NW350PS

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Questions about this horse

Which drivers sat behind Humar A?

Robert W Sumner took every recorded drive — 2 starts.

Was Humar A 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 Humar A race in?

NW350PS, NW250PS and NW200PS. 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 Humar A?

The shortest price in the recovered charts is 3.30 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 Humar A go to the gate here?

The record shows 2 charted starts for Humar A, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 4 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 Humar A ever win here?

Not in the charts recovered here. Humar A shows 2 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.

What was Humar A's fastest mile?

1:58.2, on 2004-04-13. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:58.2 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.