The Record
Miss Serena appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2004 to 2005, with 10 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. 2 of those produced wins, and the horse finished in the first three on 6 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:56.3, set on Monday, May 9, 2005. 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 five-eighths-mile oval 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 DIRECT SCOOTER out of GO MISS JAGUAR, herself by JAGUAR SPUR. 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 Serena was entered in run to NW450PS, NW6PMLT, FMNW200PS, FMNW300PS, NW1PMLT. 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 Serena most often were Lloyd A MacDonald (8), Daniel T Sumner (2). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1:56.3 | 10.70 | Lloyd A MacDonald | NW450PS |
| Oct 25, 2004 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1:58.1 | 6.10 | Lloyd A MacDonald | NW6PMLT |
| Oct 18, 2004 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1:57.2 | 29.60 | Lloyd A MacDonald | NW6PMLT |
| Oct 9, 2004 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1:57.1 | 7.30 | Lloyd A MacDonald | NW6PMLT |
| Sep 25, 2004 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1:58.4 | 2.00 | Lloyd A MacDonald | FMNW200PS |
| Sep 11, 2004 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2:00.2 | 7.40 | Lloyd A MacDonald | FMNW200PS |
| Aug 10, 2004 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1:58.0 | 2.50 | Lloyd A MacDonald | FMNW200PS |
| Aug 3, 2004 | 2 | — | 3 | - | 2.10 | Lloyd A MacDonald | FMNW300PS |
| Apr 17, 2004 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2:00.3 | 2.10 | Daniel T Sumner | NW1PMLT |
| Apr 10, 2004 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2:02.2 | 9.90 | Daniel T Sumner | NW1PMLT |
Questions about this horse
How did Miss Serena finish in these races?
Yes — 2 wins from 10 starts, a strike rate of 20%. Adding 0 seconds and 4 thirds, Miss Serena finished in the first three on 6 occasions.
What was Miss Serena's fastest mile?
1:56.3, on 2005-05-09. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:56.3 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Miss Serena?
Lloyd A MacDonald (8) and Daniel T Sumner (2). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Miss Serena 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 Serena race in?
NW450PS, NW6PMLT, FMNW200PS and FMNW300PS, plus 1 other condition. 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 Serena?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 2.00 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 many starts does the record show for Miss Serena?
The record shows 10 charted starts for Miss Serena, 2004 to 2005. Those fall across 10 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.