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Pacer

Radiant Gun

1 charted start at Plainridge, best mile 2:02.3.

The Record

Radiant Gun appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 1 start 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 2:02.3, set on Tuesday, April 6, 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 track of this size 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 classes Radiant Gun was entered in run to 20000CL, BAYSTATE. 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 Radiant Gun most often were Shane J Taggart (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

DateRcFinPPTimeOddsDriverClass
Apr 6, 2004 10 4 Shane J Taggart 20000CL
Apr 6, 2004 9 8 3 2:02.3 33.90 Shane J Taggart BAYSTATE

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Questions about this horse

How often did Radiant Gun go to the gate here?

The record shows 1 charted start for Radiant Gun, 2004. Those fall across 1 race day. 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 Radiant Gun ever win here?

Not in the charts recovered here. Radiant Gun shows 1 start without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.

What is the best time recorded for Radiant Gun?

2:02.3, on 2004-04-06. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:02.3 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.

Who drove Radiant Gun?

Shane J Taggart took every recorded drive — 1 start.

Was Radiant Gun 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.

Which conditions was Radiant Gun entered under?

20000CL and BAYSTATE. 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 Radiant Gun?

The shortest price in the recovered charts is 33.90 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.