The Record
Miss Irs appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 4 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 1:56.1, set on Monday, April 19, 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 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 ARMBRO CADET out of FLEW AND BLEW, herself by DENALI. 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 Miss Irs was entered in run to FMNW300PS, 7500CL OP, FMNW450PS, FMOPEN. 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 Miss Irs most often were James Marohn Jr (3), Brad D Irvine (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1:57.3 | 1.10 | James Marohn Jr | FMNW300PS |
| Aug 10, 2004 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1:56.3 | 1.50 | James Marohn Jr | 7500CL OP |
| Aug 3, 2004 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1:56.3 | 3.70 | James Marohn Jr | FMNW450PS |
| Apr 19, 2004 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1:56.1 | 13.00 | Brad D Irvine | FMOPEN |
Questions about this horse
What is Miss Irs's win record at Plainridge?
Yes — 1 win from 4 starts, a strike rate of 25%. Adding 0 seconds and 0 thirds, Miss Irs finished in the first three on 1 occasion.
What was Miss Irs's fastest mile?
1:56.1, on 2004-04-19. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:56.1 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Miss Irs?
James Marohn Jr (3) and Brad D Irvine (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Miss Irs 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 Miss Irs race in?
FMNW300PS, 7500CL OP, FMNW450PS and FMOPEN. 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 Miss Irs?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.10 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 many times did Miss Irs race at Plainridge?
The record shows 4 charted starts for Miss Irs, 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.