The Record
Only Chivas appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2002 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 1:56.1, set on Tuesday, September 17, 2002. 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 Only Chivas was entered in run to 3000CL, NW200PS, 8000CLHC, NW500PS, 8000CL. 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 Only Chivas most often were Daniel T Sumner (2), Michael E Eaton (1), Shawn T Gray (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2003 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2:00.3 | 10.60 | Daniel T Sumner | 3000CL |
| May 31, 2003 | 4 | 8 | 2X | 2:01.4 | 4.50 | Daniel T Sumner | NW200PS |
| May 24, 2003 | 9 | 9 | 9X | - | 16.10 | Scott R Nichols | NW200PS |
| Sep 23, 2002 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1:58.0 | 23.30 | Shawn T Gray | 8000CLHC |
| Sep 17, 2002 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1:56.1 | 28.40 | Michael E Eaton | NW500PS |
| Sep 2, 2002 | 13 | — | SCR | - | — | — | 8000CL |
Questions about this horse
What class did Only Chivas race in?
3000CL, NW200PS, 8000CLHC and NW500PS, plus 1 other condition. 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 Only Chivas?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 4.50 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 Only Chivas race at Plainridge?
The record shows 6 charted starts for Only Chivas, 2002 to 2003. Those fall across 6 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 Only Chivas's win record at Plainridge?
Not in the charts recovered here. Only Chivas shows 6 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What was Only Chivas's fastest mile?
1:56.1, on 2002-09-17. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:56.1 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Only Chivas?
Daniel T Sumner (2), Michael E Eaton (1) and Shawn T Gray (1), plus 1 other driver taking the remainder. The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Only Chivas 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.