The Record
Magic Valkyrie appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 5 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. One of those produced a win, and the horse finished in the first three on 1 occasion altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 2:00.3, 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 winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as DEFIANT YANKEE out of OXFORD HOLLY, herself by LINDY'S CROWN. 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 Magic Valkyrie was entered in run to 5000CL OP, NW400PS, OPEN, NW250PS, NW200PS, NW2PMLT. 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 Magic Valkyrie most often were Leigh W Fitch (2), John Hogan (1), Winston D Campbell (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2004 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2:06.1 | 4.60 | Winston D Campbell | 5000CL OP |
| Apr 19, 2004 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2:01.0 | 16.60 | John Hogan | NW400PS |
| Apr 5, 2004 | 9 | — | SCR | - | — | — | OPEN |
| Dec 2, 2003 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2:04.0 | 8.90 | Leigh W Fitch | 5000CL OP |
| Nov 25, 2003 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2:00.3 | 3.50 | Leigh W Fitch | NW250PS |
| Oct 25, 2003 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | Wallace R Watson | NW200PS |
| Oct 11, 2003 | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | Jason W Mac Dougall | NW2PMLT |
Questions about this horse
Was Magic Valkyrie a trotter or a pacer?
A trotter — every charted start is at the trot. 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 Magic Valkyrie race in?
5000CL OP, NW400PS, OPEN and NW250PS, plus 2 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 Magic Valkyrie?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 3.50 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 many starts does the record show for Magic Valkyrie?
The record shows 5 charted starts for Magic Valkyrie, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 7 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 Magic Valkyrie finish in these races?
Yes — 1 win from 5 starts, a strike rate of 20%. Adding 0 seconds and 0 thirds, Magic Valkyrie finished in the first three on 1 occasion.
What was Magic Valkyrie's fastest mile?
2:00.3, on 2003-11-25. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:00.3 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Magic Valkyrie?
Leigh W Fitch (2), John Hogan (1) and Winston D Campbell (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.