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Lindons Count Me N

8 charted starts at Plainridge, best mile 1:58.3.

The Record

Lindons Count Me N appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 8 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 1:58.3, set on Saturday, October 9, 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 an oval of five-eighths of a mile like Plainridge a horse turns four times in a mile, which costs ground against the bigger tracks and makes direct comparison of raw times misleading.

The classes Lindons Count Me N was entered in run to NW2PMLT, NW200PS, NW1PMLT, QUA, 2000CL. 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 Lindons Count Me N most often were Michael L Cushing (2), John Hogan (1), Greg D Bowden (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 6, 2004 2 6 Greg D Bowden NW2PMLT
Oct 16, 2004 6 4 8 2:02.0 3.40 Michael L Cushing NW2PMLT
Oct 9, 2004 2 5 4 1:58.3 47.40 Michael E Eaton NW2PMLT
Sep 18, 2004 3 3 Brad D Irvine NW2PMLT
Sep 11, 2004 8 6 3 2:00.4 66.90 Brad D Irvine NW2PMLT
Sep 4, 2004 5 7 2 2:00.0 9.80 Todd M Kolbe NW200PS
Aug 7, 2004 6 6 6 2:05.3 27.10 Michael L Cushing NW1PMLT
Jul 31, 2004 2 4 Brad D Irvine QUA
Nov 18, 2003 1 AE James E Hardy NW200PS
Nov 17, 2003 3 AE James E Hardy NW200PS
Nov 17, 2003 1 AE James E Hardy NW200PS
Nov 11, 2003 6 8 James E Hardy NW2PMLT
Oct 4, 2003 11 9 3 2:04.2 7.60 James E Hardy NW200PS
Sep 22, 2003 4 8 3 2:03.0 113.40 Greg D Bowden NW2PMLT
Sep 6, 2003 8 7 4 2:03.3 19.60 John Hogan 2000CL
Sep 1, 2003 6 1 Greg D Bowden 2000CL

All horses in the record

Questions about this horse

What class did Lindons Count Me N race in?

NW2PMLT, NW200PS, NW1PMLT and QUA, plus 1 other condition. 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 Lindons Count Me N?

The shortest price in the recovered charts is 3.40 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.

How many times did Lindons Count Me N race at Plainridge?

The record shows 8 charted starts for Lindons Count Me N, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 15 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.

What is Lindons Count Me N's win record at Plainridge?

Not in the charts recovered here. Lindons Count Me N shows 8 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.

What was Lindons Count Me N's fastest mile?

1:58.3, on 2004-10-09. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:58.3 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.

Which drivers sat behind Lindons Count Me N?

Michael L Cushing (2), John Hogan (1) and Greg D Bowden (1), plus 3 other drivers taking the remainder. The figure in brackets is the number of drives.

Was Lindons Count Me N 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.