The Record
Richmond Knight appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2004 to 2009, with 10 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 1:56.3, set on Saturday, September 11, 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 direct comparison of raw times misleading.
The winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as LUSTY LEADER out of SILKI TAUDREA, herself by FARMSTEAD'S FAME. 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 Richmond Knight was entered in run to 3000CL, NW300PS, 4000CL, 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 Richmond Knight most often were James Marohn Jr (2), D J Whittemore (2), John W Stark Jr (2). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2009 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | Ro Dinning | 3000CL |
| Mar 23, 2009 | 10 | — | 2 | — | — | Ro Dinning | 3000CL |
| May 9, 2005 | 10 | — | SCR | - | — | — | 3000CL |
| Apr 4, 2005 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | Shawn T Gray | NW300PS |
| Nov 2, 2004 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 1:58.2 | 25.90 | D J Whittemore | NW300PS |
| Oct 19, 2004 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2:03.0 | 5.00 | John Hogan | 4000CL |
| Oct 12, 2004 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1:58.4 | 4.80 | John W Stark Jr | 4000CL |
| Sep 28, 2004 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1:59.1 | 11.60 | John W Stark Jr | NW300PS |
| Sep 21, 2004 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1:57.1 | 5.00 | Fernand A Paquet Jr | NW300PS |
| Sep 11, 2004 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1:56.3 | 7.90 | D J Whittemore | NW200PS |
| Sep 4, 2004 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1:58.1 | 1.60 | Greg D Bowden | NW200PS |
| Aug 10, 2004 | 7 | — | 8 | 1:59.4 | 11.80 | James Marohn Jr | NW200PS |
| Aug 3, 2004 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1:57.4 | 3.40 | James Marohn Jr | NW200PS |
Questions about this horse
Did Richmond Knight ever win here?
Yes — 1 win from 10 starts, a strike rate of 10%. Adding 1 second and 1 third, Richmond Knight finished in the first three on 3 occasions.
What is the best time recorded for Richmond Knight?
1:56.3, on 2004-09-11. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:56.3 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Richmond Knight?
James Marohn Jr (2), D J Whittemore (2) and John W Stark Jr (2), plus 3 other drivers taking the remainder. The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Richmond Knight 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 Richmond Knight entered under?
3000CL, NW300PS, 4000CL and NW200PS. 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 Richmond Knight?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.60 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 Richmond Knight go to the gate here?
The record shows 10 charted starts for Richmond Knight, 2004 to 2009. The name appears on 13 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.