The Record
Northern Regent appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 5 seasons, 2005 to 2010, with 1 start 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 1:58.2, 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 a five-eighths-mile oval 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 classes Northern Regent was entered in run to 3000CL, NW300PS, 5000CL, NW500PS, NW600PS, OPEN. 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 Northern Regent most often were Michael L Cushing (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 22, 2010 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | Mi Cushing | 3000CL |
| Nov 4, 2010 | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | Mi Cushing | NW300PS |
| Mar 23, 2009 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | Mi Cushing | 5000CL |
| Nov 20, 2008 | 5 | — | 9 | — | — | Mi Cushing | NW500PS |
| May 13, 2008 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | Mi Cushing | NW600PS |
| Jun 19, 2007 | 10 | — | 8 | — | — | R. Cushing | OPEN |
| Sep 26, 2005 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1:58.2 | 5.10 | Michael L Cushing | NW6PMLT |
Questions about this horse
What were the odds on Northern Regent?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 5.10 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 Northern Regent?
The record shows 1 charted start for Northern Regent, 2005 to 2010. The name appears on 7 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 Northern Regent finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Northern Regent shows 1 start without a win, though there was 1 placing — 1 second and 0 third — in the first three.
What is the best time recorded for Northern Regent?
1:58.2, on 2005-09-26. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:58.2 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Northern Regent?
Michael L Cushing took every recorded drive — 1 start.
Was Northern Regent a trotter or a pacer?
Both gaits appear in this record: pace and trot. That is unusual and is worth reading as the chart wrote it rather than as a settled fact.
Which conditions was Northern Regent entered under?
3000CL, NW300PS, 5000CL and NW500PS, plus 3 other conditions. Each code is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade — the class pages explain what each one admitted.