The Record
Our Promises appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2004 to 2005, with 7 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. One of those produced a win, and the horse finished in the first three on 3 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:55.3, 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 an oval of five-eighths of a mile like Plainridge a horse turns four times in a mile, which costs ground against the bigger tracks and makes comparison against the divisional marks misleading.
The winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as KEYSTONE RAIDER out of PROMISE ME K, herself by ENERGY BURNER. 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 Our Promises was entered in run to 20000CL, NW300PS, NW6PMLT, NW400PS, NW200PS. 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 Our Promises most often were Todd M Kolbe (4), Michael L Cushing (1), Winston D Campbell (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 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1:55.3 | 28.90 | James E Hardy | 20000CL |
| Apr 4, 2005 | 9 | — | 3 | — | — | TBA | NW300PS |
| Oct 25, 2004 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1:58.0 | 8.20 | Winston D Campbell | NW6PMLT |
| Oct 18, 2004 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1:57.2 | 9.60 | Todd M Kolbe | NW6PMLT |
| Oct 9, 2004 | 9 | — | 7 | 1:59.1 | 1.90 | Todd M Kolbe | NW6PMLT |
| Sep 27, 2004 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1:56.0 | 24.20 | Michael L Cushing | — |
| Sep 14, 2004 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1:55.4 | 18.40 | Todd M Kolbe | NW400PS |
| Sep 4, 2004 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1:56.2 | 1.20 | Todd M Kolbe | NW200PS |
Questions about this horse
What class did Our Promises race in?
20000CL, NW300PS, NW6PMLT and NW400PS, 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 Our Promises?
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.
How many times did Our Promises race at Plainridge?
The record shows 7 charted starts for Our Promises, 2004 to 2005. The name appears on 8 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.
What is Our Promises's win record at Plainridge?
Yes — 1 win from 7 starts, a strike rate of 14.3%. Adding 1 second and 1 third, Our Promises finished in the first three on 3 occasions.
What was Our Promises's fastest mile?
1:55.3, on 2005-09-26. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:55.3 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Our Promises?
Todd M Kolbe (4), Michael L Cushing (1) and Winston D Campbell (1), plus 1 other driver taking the remainder. The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Our Promises 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.