The Record
Mac Star Nukes appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 4 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 2 occasions.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:57.3, set on Saturday, September 4, 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 winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as RADIANT NUKES out of MAC MISS LON STAR, herself by STEADY STAR. 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 Mac Star Nukes was entered in run to NW200PS, 10000CLHC, BAYSTATE. 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 Mac Star Nukes most often were Richard Pugliese (3), John L Mac Eachern (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2004 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1:57.3 | 13.50 | John L Mac Eachern | NW200PS |
| Apr 20, 2004 | 10 | 8 | 8 | - | 13.10 | Richard Pugliese | 10000CLHC |
| Apr 13, 2004 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1:59.1 | 21.10 | Richard Pugliese | 10000CLHC |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | Richard Pugliese | BAYSTATE |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1:59.0 | 53.80 | Richard Pugliese | 10000CLHC |
Questions about this horse
Was Mac Star Nukes 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.
What class did Mac Star Nukes race in?
NW200PS, 10000CLHC and BAYSTATE. 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 Mac Star Nukes?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 13.10 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 Mac Star Nukes go to the gate here?
The record shows 4 charted starts for Mac Star Nukes, 2004. Those fall across 4 race days. 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 Mac Star Nukes ever win here?
Not in the charts recovered here. Mac Star Nukes shows 4 starts without a win, though there were 2 placings — 2 second and 0 third — in the first three.
What was Mac Star Nukes's fastest mile?
1:57.3, on 2004-09-04. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:57.3 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Mac Star Nukes?
Richard Pugliese (3) and John L Mac Eachern (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.