The Record
Precious Gemstone appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 2 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 2:06.1, set on Saturday, August 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 classes Precious Gemstone was entered in run to NW1PMLT. 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 Precious Gemstone most often were David J Marshall (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 11, 2004 | 1 | — | SCR | - | — | — | NW1PMLT |
| Aug 7, 2004 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2:06.1 | 14.20 | David J Marshall | NW1PMLT |
Questions about this horse
What were the odds on Precious Gemstone?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 14.20 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 starts does the record show for Precious Gemstone?
The record shows 2 charted starts for Precious Gemstone, 2004. Those fall across 2 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.
How did Precious Gemstone finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Precious Gemstone shows 2 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What was Precious Gemstone's fastest mile?
2:06.1, on 2004-08-07. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:06.1 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Precious Gemstone?
David J Marshall took every recorded drive — 1 start.
Was Precious Gemstone 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.
What class did Precious Gemstone race in?
NW1PMLT. Each code is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade — the class pages explain what each one admitted.