The Record
Orphine Hanover appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 10 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. 2 of those produced wins, and the horse finished in the first three on 3 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 2:01.3, set on Tuesday, September 7, 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 winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as GIANT VICTORY out of ORCHID HANOVER-, herself by AYRES. 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 Orphine Hanover was entered in run to NW200PS, 3000CL OP, 5000CL OP, NW300PS, FMNPO, FMNW250PS. 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 Orphine Hanover most often were Joseph Flynn (5), David J Marshall (1), Ivan J Davies (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 6, 2004 | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | Joseph Flynn | NW200PS |
| Oct 16, 2004 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2:05.0 | 35.40 | Joseph Flynn | 3000CL OP |
| Oct 11, 2004 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2:02.0 | 37.10 | Joseph Flynn | 5000CL OP |
| Sep 27, 2004 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2:02.3 | 8.30 | Joseph Flynn | 5000CL OP |
| Sep 13, 2004 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | Joseph Flynn | NW300PS |
| Sep 7, 2004 | 9 | — | 1 | 2:01.3 | 4.00 | Joseph Flynn | NW300PS |
| Aug 7, 2004 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2:02.1 | 7.60 | Joseph Flynn | NW200PS |
| May 1, 2004 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2:04.1 | 41.80 | Ken C Murphy | NW200PS |
| Dec 2, 2003 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2:03.0 | 16.70 | Ivan J Davies | 5000CL OP |
| Nov 4, 2003 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2:02.3 | 25.40 | David J Marshall | 5000CL OP |
| Oct 6, 2003 | 11 | — | SCR | - | — | — | FMNPO |
| Sep 15, 2003 | 6 | — | 9 | — | — | John Hogan | FMNW250PS |
| Sep 8, 2003 | 9 | — | 5 | — | — | John Hogan | 3000CL OP |
| Jul 28, 2003 | 8 | — | SCR | - | — | — | NW2500 |
Questions about this horse
Was Orphine Hanover 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 Orphine Hanover race in?
NW200PS, 3000CL OP, 5000CL OP and NW300PS, 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 Orphine Hanover?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 4.00 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 Orphine Hanover?
The record shows 10 charted starts for Orphine Hanover, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 14 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 Orphine Hanover finish in these races?
Yes — 2 wins from 10 starts, a strike rate of 20%. Adding 0 seconds and 1 third, Orphine Hanover finished in the first three on 3 occasions.
What was Orphine Hanover's fastest mile?
2:01.3, on 2004-09-07. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:01.3 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Orphine Hanover?
Joseph Flynn (5), David J Marshall (1) and Ivan J Davies (1), plus 1 other driver taking the remainder. The figure in brackets is the number of drives.