The Record
Lady Sweet Winds appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 3 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 1 occasion.
The fastest mile recorded here is 2:01.3, set on Monday, November 17, 2003. 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 classes Lady Sweet Winds was entered in run to NW200PS, 3000CL OP, 5000CL OP. 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 Lady Sweet Winds most often were Winston D Campbell (2), Loyal S Pratt (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2004 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2:02.1 | 58.40 | Loyal S Pratt | NW200PS |
| Dec 2, 2003 | 4 | — | AE | — | — | Winston D Campbell | 3000CL OP |
| Nov 25, 2003 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2:03.3 | 14.20 | Winston D Campbell | NW200PS |
| Nov 17, 2003 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2:01.3 | 10.70 | Winston D Campbell | 3000CL OP |
| Nov 11, 2003 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | Winston D Campbell | 5000CL OP |
Questions about this horse
Was Lady Sweet Winds a trotter or a pacer?
A trotter — every charted start is at the trot. 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 Lady Sweet Winds race in?
NW200PS, 3000CL OP and 5000CL OP. 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 Lady Sweet Winds?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 10.70 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 Lady Sweet Winds go to the gate here?
The record shows 3 charted starts for Lady Sweet Winds, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 5 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 Lady Sweet Winds ever win here?
Not in the charts recovered here. Lady Sweet Winds shows 3 starts without a win, though there was 1 placing — 0 second and 1 third — in the first three.
What was Lady Sweet Winds's fastest mile?
2:01.3, on 2003-11-17. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:01.3 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Lady Sweet Winds?
Winston D Campbell (2) and Loyal S Pratt (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.