The Record
Jay's OK appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 12 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 3 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:57.1, set on Tuesday, September 7, 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 comparison against the divisional marks misleading.
The winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as DAVID'S PASS out of KRISTINA, herself by GOALIE JEFF. 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 Jay's OK was entered in run to FMNW300PS, FMNPO, FMNW400PS, 10000CL OP, 2000CL OP, FMNW200. 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 Jay's OK most often were James E Hardy (5), Joseph R Therrien (2), Scott R Nichols (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2004 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1:58.1 | 9.00 | James E Hardy | FMNW300PS |
| Oct 11, 2004 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1:59.3 | 3.50 | James E Hardy | FMNW300PS |
| Sep 27, 2004 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1:58.0 | 6.60 | James Marohn Jr | FMNPO |
| Sep 13, 2004 | 12 | — | 8 | — | — | James E Hardy | FMNW400PS |
| Sep 7, 2004 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1:57.1 | 6.10 | James E Hardy | 10000CL OP |
| Aug 17, 2004 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1:57.3 | 3.90 | Greg D Bowden | FMNW300PS |
| Aug 10, 2004 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1:58.1 | 6.50 | Scott R Nichols | 2000CL OP |
| Aug 3, 2004 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1:59.3 | 2.90 | Scott R Nichols | FMNW200 |
| Apr 17, 2004 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1:59.1 | .40 | James E Hardy | FMNW200PS |
| Apr 10, 2004 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1:59.0 | 22.80 | James E Hardy | 2200 |
| Dec 2, 2003 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2:00.1 | 11.10 | Joseph R Therrien | NW4PMLT |
| Nov 25, 2003 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1:59.4 | 47.10 | Gregory J Annaloro | NW4PMLT |
| Nov 18, 2003 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1:58.3 | 54.40 | Joseph R Therrien | NW4PMLT |
| Nov 11, 2003 | 8 | — | 9 | — | — | Gregory J Annaloro | NW5PMLT |
| Nov 4, 2003 | 9 | — | 6 | — | — | Gregory J Annaloro | 2500 |
| Jun 16, 2003 | 10 | — | 3 | — | — | Robert Tisbert | STARSEARCH |
Questions about this horse
How often did Jay's OK go to the gate here?
The record shows 12 charted starts for Jay's OK, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 16 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 Jay's OK ever win here?
Yes — 1 win from 12 starts, a strike rate of 8.3%. Adding 1 second and 1 third, Jay's OK finished in the first three on 3 occasions.
What was Jay's OK's fastest mile?
1:57.1, on 2004-09-07. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:57.1 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Jay's OK?
James E Hardy (5), Joseph R Therrien (2) and Scott R Nichols (2), plus 3 other drivers taking the remainder. The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Jay's OK 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 Jay's OK race in?
FMNW300PS, FMNPO, FMNW400PS and 10000CL OP, plus 8 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 Jay's OK?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 0.40 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.