The Record
Proud Rudy appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2003 to 2005, with 4 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 2:01.1, set on Monday, September 29, 2003. 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 track of this size 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 Proud Rudy was entered in run to NW200PS, NW400PS, 10000CL OP, OPEN, 7500CL OP, FMOPEN. 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 Proud Rudy most often were Gregory J Annaloro (3). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2005 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | Michael E Eaton | NW200PS |
| Apr 19, 2004 | 9 | — | SCR | - | — | — | NW400PS |
| Apr 13, 2004 | 11 | — | 2 | 2:03.3 | 6.00 | Gregory J Annaloro | 10000CL OP |
| Apr 5, 2004 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2:03.4 | 32.50 | Gregory J Annaloro | OPEN |
| Sep 29, 2003 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2:01.1 | 12.20 | Gregory J Annaloro | 7500CL OP |
| Sep 15, 2003 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | Gregory J Annaloro | FMOPEN |
| Sep 8, 2003 | 11 | — | 5 | — | — | Gregory J Annaloro | 10000CL OP |
| Sep 2, 2003 | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | Gregory J Annaloro | NW4500L6 |
| Jul 14, 2003 | 10 | — | 2 | — | — | Gregory J Annaloro | 10000CL OP |
Questions about this horse
Was Proud Rudy 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 Proud Rudy race in?
NW200PS, NW400PS, 10000CL OP and OPEN, 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 Proud Rudy?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 6.00 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 often did Proud Rudy go to the gate here?
The record shows 4 charted starts for Proud Rudy, 2003 to 2005. The name appears on 9 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.
Did Proud Rudy ever win here?
Not in the charts recovered here. Proud Rudy shows 4 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What was Proud Rudy's fastest mile?
2:01.1, on 2003-09-29. 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 Proud Rudy?
Gregory J Annaloro took every recorded drive — 3 starts.