The Record
Key Largo Gator appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 6 seasons, 2004 to 2010, with 7 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 1:56.4, set on Tuesday, September 21, 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 reading one mile against another misleading.
The winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as LARGO out of PARADOX, herself by QUALITY BLUE CHIP. 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 Key Largo Gator was entered in run to NW300PS, NW200PS, NW200PSCD, 4000CL. 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 Key Largo Gator most often were Fernand A Paquet Jr (5), David L Ingraham (1), Jason J Bartlett (1). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2010 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | Mi Eaton | NW300PS |
| Nov 23, 2010 | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | Mi Eaton | NW300PS |
| Nov 15, 2010 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | Mi Eaton | NW300PS |
| Nov 8, 2010 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | Mi Eaton | NW200PS |
| Nov 1, 2010 | 8 | — | 8 | — | — | Mi Eaton | NW200PS |
| Jun 14, 2010 | 9 | — | 5 | — | — | To O'Dea | NW200PS |
| Apr 20, 2009 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | Pa Spinelli Jr | NW200PS |
| Mar 30, 2009 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | Pa Spinelli Jr | NW200PS |
| Mar 23, 2009 | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | Pa Spinelli Jr | NW200PSCD |
| May 12, 2008 | 12 | — | 8 | — | — | Pa Spinelli Jr | NW200PS |
| Jul 17, 2007 | 10 | — | 6 | — | — | P. Spinelli Jr | — |
| Jun 19, 2007 | 11 | — | 8 | — | — | P. Spinelli Jr | — |
| Sep 26, 2005 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1:58.4 | 5.70 | Jason J Bartlett | 4000CL |
| Apr 4, 2005 | 9 | — | 5 | — | — | Fernand A Paquet | NW300PS |
| Oct 18, 2004 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1:57.0 | .70 | Fernand A Paquet Jr | NW200PS |
| Oct 11, 2004 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1:57.0 | 3.00 | Fernand A Paquet Jr | NW200PS |
| Sep 28, 2004 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1:58.4 | 12.90 | Fernand A Paquet Jr | NW200PS |
| Sep 21, 2004 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1:56.4 | 18.40 | Fernand A Paquet Jr | NW200PS |
| Sep 14, 2004 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1:57.4 | 12.20 | Fernand A Paquet Jr | NW200PS |
| Sep 7, 2004 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1:58.4 | 11.10 | David L Ingraham | NW200PS |
Questions about this horse
Did Key Largo Gator ever win here?
Yes — 1 win from 7 starts, a strike rate of 14.3%. Adding 2 seconds and 0 thirds, Key Largo Gator finished in the first three on 3 occasions.
What was Key Largo Gator's fastest mile?
1:56.4, on 2004-09-21. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:56.4 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Key Largo Gator?
Fernand A Paquet Jr (5), David L Ingraham (1) and Jason J Bartlett (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Key Largo Gator 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 Key Largo Gator race in?
NW300PS, NW200PS, NW200PSCD and 4000CL. 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 Key Largo Gator?
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.
How often did Key Largo Gator go to the gate here?
The record shows 7 charted starts for Key Largo Gator, 2004 to 2010. 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.