The Record
Longway Home appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, 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 0 occasions.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:59.4, set on Tuesday, October 12, 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 comparison against the divisional marks misleading.
The classes Longway Home was entered in run to NW300PS, 3000CL, QUA. 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 Longway Home most often were Brad D Irvine (1), Michael J Girouard (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 6, 2004 | 8 | — | AE | — | — | TBA | NW300PS |
| Oct 19, 2004 | 6 | — | SCR | - | — | — | 3000CL |
| Oct 12, 2004 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1:59.4 | 59.00 | Michael J Girouard | 3000CL |
| Sep 28, 2004 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2:01.3 | 12.50 | Brad D Irvine | 3000CL |
| Jul 10, 2004 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | Michael John Girouard | QUA |
Questions about this horse
What class did Longway Home race in?
NW300PS, 3000CL and QUA. 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 Longway Home?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 12.50 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 often did Longway Home go to the gate here?
The record shows 3 charted starts for Longway Home, 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 Longway Home ever win here?
Not in the charts recovered here. Longway Home shows 3 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What was Longway Home's fastest mile?
1:59.4, on 2004-10-12. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:59.4 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Longway Home?
Brad D Irvine (1) and Michael J Girouard (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Longway Home 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.