The Record
Little Bossman appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 5 seasons, 2002 to 2007, with 12 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. 2 of those produced wins, and the horse finished in the first three on 7 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:54.2, set on Monday, September 26, 2005. 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 reading one mile against another misleading.
The winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as FALCONS FUTURE out of KINDLY RENEE, herself by JATE LOBELL. 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 Little Bossman was entered in run to 7500CLHC, NW500PS, OPEN, NW600PS, 15000CLHC, 20000CL. 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 Little Bossman most often were Gregory J Annaloro (5), Greg D Bowden (5), Michael E Eaton (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
Questions about this horse
Which conditions was Little Bossman entered under?
7500CLHC, NW500PS, OPEN and NW600PS, plus 11 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 Little Bossman?
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 many starts does the record show for Little Bossman?
The record shows 12 charted starts for Little Bossman, 2002 to 2007. The name appears on 25 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.
How did Little Bossman finish in these races?
Yes — 2 wins from 12 starts, a strike rate of 16.7%. Adding 1 second and 4 thirds, Little Bossman finished in the first three on 7 occasions.
What is the best time recorded for Little Bossman?
1:54.2, on 2005-09-26. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:54.2 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Little Bossman?
Gregory J Annaloro (5), Greg D Bowden (5) and Michael E Eaton (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Little Bossman a trotter or a pacer?
Both gaits appear in this record: pace and trot. That is unusual and is worth reading as the chart wrote it rather than as a settled fact.