The Record
Lord Tony appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2002 to 2003, 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 1:58.3, set on Tuesday, September 17, 2002. 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 Lord Tony was entered in run to NW200PS, NW1000, NW400PS. 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 Lord Tony most often were John Hogan (3). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2003 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2:02.0 | 1.00 | John Hogan | NW200PS |
| Jul 19, 2003 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | John Hogan | NW200PS |
| Jul 5, 2003 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | John Hogan | NW200PS |
| May 24, 2003 | 4 | 9 | 5 | - | 1.90 | John Hogan | NW1000 |
| Sep 17, 2002 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1:58.3 | 7.40 | John Hogan | NW400PS |
Questions about this horse
What is the best time recorded for Lord Tony?
1:58.3, on 2002-09-17. 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.
Who drove Lord Tony?
John Hogan took every recorded drive — 3 starts.
Was Lord Tony 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 Lord Tony entered under?
NW200PS, NW1000 and NW400PS. 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 Lord Tony?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.00 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 Lord Tony go to the gate here?
The record shows 3 charted starts for Lord Tony, 2002 to 2003. 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 Lord Tony ever win here?
Not in the charts recovered here. Lord Tony shows 3 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.