The Record
Mr Prep appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2005 to 2009, with 2 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 1:55.4, set on Monday, September 26, 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 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 reading one mile against another misleading.
The winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as 8, g CAM'S CARD SHARK out of LADY WELAGIN, herself by WALTON HANOVER. 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 Mr Prep was entered in run to NW200PS, NW200PSL5, 3000CL, 5000CLHC, 7500CL, QUA. 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 Mr Prep most often were Brad D Irvine (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2009 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | Br Irvine | NW200PS |
| Mar 20, 2009 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | Br Irvine | NW200PSL5 |
| Nov 20, 2008 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | Br Irvine | 3000CL |
| May 13, 2008 | 12 | — | 3 | — | — | Br Irvine | 5000CLHC |
| Sep 26, 2005 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1:55.4 | 2.20 | Brad D Irvine | 7500CL |
| Aug 30, 2005 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | Justin S Mahar | QUA |
| Jul 26, 2005 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | Winston D Campbell | QUA |
| May 9, 2005 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1:56.0 | 1.40 | Brad D Irvine | 3000CL |
Questions about this horse
What is Mr Prep's win record at Plainridge?
Yes — 1 win from 2 starts, a strike rate of 50%. Adding 0 seconds and 0 thirds, Mr Prep finished in the first three on 1 occasion.
What was Mr Prep's fastest mile?
1:55.4, on 2005-09-26. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:55.4 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Mr Prep?
Brad D Irvine took every recorded drive — 2 starts.
Was Mr Prep 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 Mr Prep race in?
NW200PS, NW200PSL5, 3000CL and 5000CLHC, 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 Mr Prep?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.40 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 Mr Prep race at Plainridge?
The record shows 2 charted starts for Mr Prep, 2005 to 2009. The name appears on 8 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.