The Record
Roll N Bones appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 5 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 1 occasion altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:58.3, set on Saturday, October 9, 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 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 ART'S CONQUEST out of SCOOTIN DICE, herself by MATT'S SCOOTER. 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 Roll N Bones was entered in run to NW2PMLT, NW3PMLT, NW1PMLT, QUA. 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 Roll N Bones most often were Todd M Kolbe (3), Greg D Bowden (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2004 | 6 | — | SCR | - | — | — | NW2PMLT |
| Oct 9, 2004 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1:58.3 | 8.20 | Todd M Kolbe | NW2PMLT |
| Sep 25, 2004 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2:00.3 | 4.20 | Greg D Bowden | NW3PMLT |
| Sep 11, 2004 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1:59.3 | 4.60 | Todd M Kolbe | NW2PMLT |
| Aug 7, 2004 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1:59.3 | 4.20 | Todd M Kolbe | NW1PMLT |
| Jul 31, 2004 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | Todd M Kolbe | QUA |
| Jul 10, 2004 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | Todd M Kolbe | QUA |
Questions about this horse
What is the best time recorded for Roll N Bones?
1:58.3, on 2004-10-09. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:58.3 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Roll N Bones?
Todd M Kolbe (3) and Greg D Bowden (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Roll N Bones 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 Roll N Bones entered under?
NW2PMLT, NW3PMLT, NW1PMLT and QUA. 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 Roll N Bones?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 4.20 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 Roll N Bones?
The record shows 5 charted starts for Roll N Bones, 2004. The name appears on 7 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.
How did Roll N Bones finish in these races?
Yes — 1 win from 5 starts, a strike rate of 20%. Adding 0 seconds and 0 thirds, Roll N Bones finished in the first three on 1 occasion.