The Record
Lover Mine appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2003 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 2:03.3, set on Tuesday, November 25, 2003. 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 comparison against the divisional marks misleading.
The classes Lover Mine was entered in run to NW2PMLT, FMNW200PS. 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 Lover Mine most often were Ralph H Andersen (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2003 | 1 | — | SCR | - | — | — | NW2PMLT |
| Nov 25, 2003 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2:03.3 | 112.30 | Ralph H Andersen | NW2PMLT |
| Nov 18, 2003 | 3 | — | AE | — | — | Kim G Ireland | NW2PMLT |
| Nov 11, 2003 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | Kim G Ireland | FMNW200PS |
Questions about this horse
Who drove Lover Mine?
Ralph H Andersen took every recorded drive — 1 start.
Was Lover Mine 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 Lover Mine entered under?
NW2PMLT and FMNW200PS. 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 Lover Mine?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 112.30 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 Lover Mine?
The record shows 2 charted starts for Lover Mine, 2003. The name appears on 4 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 Lover Mine finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Lover Mine shows 2 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What is the best time recorded for Lover Mine?
2:03.3, on 2003-11-25. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:03.3 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.