The Record
Sammys Honor appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2004 to 2010, with 2 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 1:59.0, set on Tuesday, April 20, 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 winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as DAVID'S PASS out of MILLERS MILANA, herself by LAAG. 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 Sammys Honor was entered in run to NW300PS, NW200PSL5, NW200PS, NW6PMLT, NW5PMLT. 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 Sammys Honor most often were Wallace R Watson (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2010 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | Wa Watson | NW300PS |
| Nov 18, 2010 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | Wa Watson | NW200PSL5 |
| Nov 8, 2010 | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | Wa Watson | NW200PS |
| Apr 20, 2004 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1:59.0 | 9.10 | Wallace R Watson | NW6PMLT |
| Apr 13, 2004 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2:00.0 | 5.10 | Wallace R Watson | NW5PMLT |
Questions about this horse
What was Sammys Honor's fastest mile?
1:59.0, on 2004-04-20. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:59.0 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Sammys Honor?
Wallace R Watson took every recorded drive — 2 starts.
Was Sammys Honor 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 Sammys Honor race in?
NW300PS, NW200PSL5, NW200PS and NW6PMLT, plus 1 other condition. 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 Sammys Honor?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 5.10 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 Sammys Honor race at Plainridge?
The record shows 2 charted starts for Sammys Honor, 2004 to 2010. The name appears on 5 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.
What is Sammys Honor's win record at Plainridge?
Yes — 1 win from 2 starts, a strike rate of 50%. Adding 0 seconds and 0 thirds, Sammys Honor finished in the first three on 1 occasion.