The Record
Royal Command 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 1:56.3, set on Tuesday, September 28, 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 direct comparison of raw times misleading.
The classes Royal Command was entered in run to OPEN. 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 Royal Command most often were John W Stark Jr (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 28, 2004 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1:56.3 | 22.80 | John W Stark Jr | OPEN |
Questions about this horse
What is Royal Command's win record at Plainridge?
Not in the charts recovered here. Royal Command shows 1 start without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What was Royal Command's fastest mile?
1:56.3, on 2004-09-28. 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.
Which drivers sat behind Royal Command?
John W Stark Jr took every recorded drive — 1 start.
Was Royal Command 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 Royal Command race in?
OPEN. 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 Royal Command?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 22.80 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 times did Royal Command race at Plainridge?
The record shows 1 charted start for Royal Command, 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.