The Record
Ms Sweeney appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2001 to 2003, with 6 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 0 occasions.
The fastest mile recorded here is 2:01.4, set on Saturday, July 12, 2003. 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 direct comparison of raw times misleading.
The classes Ms Sweeney was entered in run to 2000CLHC, FMNW250PS, FMNW200PS, FMNW205PS, 3000CL OP, NW150PSCD. 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 Ms Sweeney most often were Ralph H Andersen (1), Michael J Girouard (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2003 | 1 | — | SCR | - | — | — | 2000CLHC |
| Sep 30, 2003 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | Michael John Girouard | FMNW250PS |
| Jul 12, 2003 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2:01.4 | 19.90 | Michael J Girouard | FMNW200PS |
| Jun 21, 2003 | 8 | — | 8 | — | — | Michael John Girouard | FMNW200PS |
| Jun 14, 2003 | 4 | — | SCR | - | — | — | FMNW205PS |
| May 11, 2002 | 4 | — | SCR | - | — | — | 3000CL OP |
| Nov 6, 2001 | 9 | — | SCR | - | — | — | NW150PSCD |
| Nov 3, 2001 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2:02.1 | 52.10 | Ralph H Andersen | NW2PMLTCD |
Questions about this horse
What was Ms Sweeney's fastest mile?
2:01.4, on 2003-07-12. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:01.4 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Ms Sweeney?
Ralph H Andersen (1) and Michael J Girouard (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Ms Sweeney 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 Ms Sweeney race in?
2000CLHC, FMNW250PS, FMNW200PS and FMNW205PS, plus 3 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 Ms Sweeney?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 19.90 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 starts does the record show for Ms Sweeney?
The record shows 6 charted starts for Ms Sweeney, 2001 to 2003. 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.
How did Ms Sweeney finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Ms Sweeney shows 6 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.