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Pacer

Lills Dream

2 charted starts at Plainridge, best mile 1:59.3.

The Record

Lills Dream appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2001 season, 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 1:59.3, set on Tuesday, October 30, 2001. 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 five-eighths-mile oval 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 classes Lills Dream was entered in run to FMWO2400L6, FMNW400PSC. 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 Lills Dream most often were James E Hardy (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

DateRcFinPPTimeOddsDriverClass
Nov 5, 2001 14 SCR - FMWO2400L6
Oct 30, 2001 7 7 3 1:59.3 5.50 James E Hardy FMNW400PSC

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Questions about this horse

What were the odds on Lills Dream?

The shortest price in the recovered charts is 5.50 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 many starts does the record show for Lills Dream?

The record shows 2 charted starts for Lills Dream, 2001. Those fall across 2 race days. 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.

How did Lills Dream finish in these races?

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

What is the best time recorded for Lills Dream?

1:59.3, on 2001-10-30. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:59.3 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.

Who drove Lills Dream?

James E Hardy took every recorded drive — 1 start.

Was Lills Dream 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.

Which conditions was Lills Dream entered under?

FMWO2400L6 and FMNW400PSC. Each code is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade — the class pages explain what each one admitted.