The Record
My Dads The Best appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2004 to 2005, with 7 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. 3 of those produced wins, and the horse finished in the first three on 4 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:55.2, 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 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 winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as BROADWAY EXPRESS out of MAIDEN SKIPPER, herself by GAY SKIPPER. 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 My Dads The Best was entered in run to NW400PS, NW300PS. 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 My Dads The Best most often were Fernand A Paquet Jr (5), David L Ingraham (1), Kevin P Switzer (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2005 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1:56.3 | 6.40 | Kevin P Switzer | NW400PS |
| Oct 19, 2004 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1:57.4 | 1.30 | Fernand A Paquet Jr | NW400PS |
| Oct 12, 2004 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1:55.2 | 1.20 | Fernand A Paquet Jr | NW400PS |
| Sep 28, 2004 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1:56.0 | 4.60 | Fernand A Paquet Jr | NW400PS |
| Sep 21, 2004 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1:56.4 | 8.70 | Fernand A Paquet Jr | NW400PS |
| Sep 14, 2004 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1:56.4 | 13.60 | Fernand A Paquet Jr | NW400PS |
| Sep 7, 2004 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1:55.3 | 11.50 | David L Ingraham | NW300PS |
Questions about this horse
How many times did My Dads The Best race at Plainridge?
The record shows 7 charted starts for My Dads The Best, 2004 to 2005. Those fall across 7 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 My Dads The Best's win record at Plainridge?
Yes — 3 wins from 7 starts, a strike rate of 42.9%. Adding 1 second and 0 thirds, My Dads The Best finished in the first three on 4 occasions.
What is the best time recorded for My Dads The Best?
1:55.2, on 2004-10-12. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:55.2 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove My Dads The Best?
Fernand A Paquet Jr (5), David L Ingraham (1) and Kevin P Switzer (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was My Dads The Best 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 My Dads The Best entered under?
NW400PS and NW300PS. 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 My Dads The Best?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.20 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.