The Record
Kellytuck Chance appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2003 to 2005, with 15 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 7 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:55.4, set on Saturday, September 4, 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 VAN KIRK out of KELLYTUCK MARGIE, herself by HANDSOME SUM. 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 Kellytuck Chance was entered in run to NW300PS, NW200PS, NW400PS, NW350PS, NW260PS, NW500PS. 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 Kellytuck Chance most often were Michael E Eaton (4), Brad D Irvine (4), James E Hardy (3). 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
Questions about this horse
Which drivers sat behind Kellytuck Chance?
Michael E Eaton (4), Brad D Irvine (4) and James E Hardy (3), plus 3 other drivers taking the remainder. The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Kellytuck Chance 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 Kellytuck Chance race in?
NW300PS, NW200PS, NW400PS and NW350PS, plus 3 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 Kellytuck Chance?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.60 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 Kellytuck Chance go to the gate here?
The record shows 15 charted starts for Kellytuck Chance, 2003 to 2005. The name appears on 23 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 Kellytuck Chance ever win here?
Yes — 1 win from 15 starts, a strike rate of 6.7%. Adding 3 seconds and 3 thirds, Kellytuck Chance finished in the first three on 7 occasions.
What was Kellytuck Chance's fastest mile?
1:55.4, on 2004-09-04. 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.