The Record
Ollie's Quick appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2002 to 2004, with 7 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 3 occasions.
The fastest mile recorded here is 2:01.1, set on Tuesday, August 10, 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 reading one mile against another misleading.
The classes Ollie's Quick was entered in run to 3000CL OP, 4000CL OP, 5000CL OP, NW350PS, NW200PS, NW2PMLT. 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 Ollie's Quick most often were Brad D Irvine (3), James E Hardy (2), Brian G Nelson (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2004 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2:03.1 | 12.70 | Brad D Irvine | 3000CL OP |
| Aug 10, 2004 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2:01.1 | 53.70 | Brad D Irvine | 4000CL OP |
| Aug 3, 2004 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2:01.2 | 28.40 | Brad D Irvine | 4000CL OP |
| Apr 19, 2004 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - | 13.00 | Brian G Nelson | 4000CL OP |
| Apr 13, 2004 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2:03.4 | 7.30 | James E Hardy | 5000CL OP |
| Apr 5, 2004 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2:03.3 | 12.10 | James E Hardy | NW350PS |
| Nov 18, 2003 | 6 | — | AE | — | — | James E Hardy | NW350PS |
| Nov 11, 2003 | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | James E Hardy | 5000CL OP |
| Nov 1, 2003 | 8 | — | 3 | — | — | James E Hardy | NW200PS |
| Oct 25, 2003 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | Kevin P Switzer | NW200PS |
| Oct 11, 2003 | 6 | — | AE | — | — | Kevin P Switzer | NW200PS |
| Sep 15, 2003 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | James E Hardy | NW2PMLT |
| Jul 28, 2003 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | Brad D Irvine | NW1500 |
| Jul 21, 2003 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | Brad D Irvine | NW500L6 |
| Jul 14, 2003 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | Brad D Irvine | 3000CL OP |
| Sep 9, 2002 | 2 | — | SCR | - | — | — | FMNPO |
Questions about this horse
What was Ollie's Quick's fastest mile?
2:01.1, on 2004-08-10. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:01.1 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Ollie's Quick?
Brad D Irvine (3), James E Hardy (2) and Brian G Nelson (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Ollie's Quick a trotter or a pacer?
Both gaits appear in this record: trot and pace. That is unusual and is worth reading as the chart wrote it rather than as a settled fact.
What class did Ollie's Quick race in?
3000CL OP, 4000CL OP, 5000CL OP and NW350PS, plus 5 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 Ollie's Quick?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 7.30 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 Ollie's Quick?
The record shows 7 charted starts for Ollie's Quick, 2002 to 2004. The name appears on 16 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 Ollie's Quick finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Ollie's Quick shows 7 starts without a win, though there were 3 placings — 1 second and 2 third — in the first three.