PR Harness the record of the oval

Pacer

Moose Hill Mike

2 charted starts at Plainridge, best mile 1:59.1.

The Record

Moose Hill Mike appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 2 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 1 occasion.

The fastest mile recorded here is 1:59.1, set on Tuesday, October 12, 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 classes Moose Hill Mike was entered in run to NW200PS. 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 Moose Hill Mike most often were Greg D Bowden (1), Heath R 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

DateRcFinPPTimeOddsDriverClass
Oct 19, 2004 3 8 9 2:02.1 25.90 Heath R Campbell NW200PS
Oct 12, 2004 1 2 3 1:59.1 12.90 Greg D Bowden NW200PS

All horses in the record

Questions about this horse

Who drove Moose Hill Mike?

Greg D Bowden (1) and Heath R Campbell (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.

Was Moose Hill Mike 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.

Which conditions was Moose Hill Mike entered under?

NW200PS. 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 Moose Hill Mike?

The shortest price in the recovered charts is 12.90 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 Moose Hill Mike race at Plainridge?

The record shows 2 charted starts for Moose Hill Mike, 2004. Those fall across 2 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.

What is Moose Hill Mike's win record at Plainridge?

Not in the charts recovered here. Moose Hill Mike shows 2 starts without a win, though there was 1 placing — 1 second and 0 third — in the first three.

What is the best time recorded for Moose Hill Mike?

1:59.1, on 2004-10-12. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:59.1 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.