The Record
Master Zig appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2004 to 2010, with 8 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. 2 of those produced wins, and the horse finished in the first three on 5 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:59.0, set on Monday, October 18, 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 PROGRAM SPEED out of LOST IN LUST, herself by GO GET LOST. 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 Master Zig was entered in run to NW300PS, NW600PS, 10000CL OP, OPEN, NW7PMLT, 7500CL OP. 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 Master Zig most often were Todd M O'Dea (8). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2010 | 5 | — | 8 | — | — | To O'Dea | NW300PS |
| May 13, 2008 | 6 | — | 8 | — | — | To O'Dea | NW600PS |
| Oct 25, 2004 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1:59.4 | 11.40 | Todd M O'Dea | 10000CL OP |
| Oct 18, 2004 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1:59.0 | 8.20 | Todd M O'Dea | OPEN |
| Oct 11, 2004 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1:59.3 | 6.10 | Todd M O'Dea | NW7PMLT |
| Sep 27, 2004 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1:59.3 | 84.60 | Todd M O'Dea | OPEN |
| Sep 13, 2004 | 7 | — | 5 | — | — | Todd M O'Dea | OPEN |
| Sep 7, 2004 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2:00.0 | 1.00 | Todd M O'Dea | 7500CL OP |
| Apr 19, 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1:59.4 | 1.90 | Todd M O'Dea | 4000CL OP |
| Apr 13, 2004 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2:02.4 | 6.60 | Todd M O'Dea | 5000CL OP |
| Apr 5, 2004 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2:05.2 | 12.10 | Todd M O'Dea | NW250PS |
Questions about this horse
What was Master Zig's fastest mile?
1:59.0, on 2004-10-18. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:59.0 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Master Zig?
Todd M O'Dea took every recorded drive — 8 starts.
Was Master Zig 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 Master Zig race in?
NW300PS, NW600PS, 10000CL OP and OPEN, plus 5 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 Master Zig?
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 Master Zig go to the gate here?
The record shows 8 charted starts for Master Zig, 2004 to 2010. The name appears on 11 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 Master Zig ever win here?
Yes — 2 wins from 8 starts, a strike rate of 25%. Adding 3 seconds and 0 thirds, Master Zig finished in the first three on 5 occasions.