The Record
Sent From Above appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 11 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. 6 of those produced wins, and the horse finished in the first three on 8 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:57.2, set on Monday, October 18, 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 comparison against the divisional marks misleading.
The winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as EARL out of STAR LOVE, herself by B J'S SUPER STAR. 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 Sent From Above was entered in run to OPEN, NW500PS, 10000CL OP, OPENHC, 7500CL OP, BRAGNRIGHT. 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 Sent From Above most often were Winston D Campbell (7), David N Cochrane (3), John Hogan (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 25, 2004 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1:59.0 | 2.20 | Winston D Campbell | OPEN |
| Oct 18, 2004 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1:57.2 | .40 | Winston D Campbell | OPEN |
| Oct 11, 2004 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1:58.4 | .10 | Winston D Campbell | OPEN |
| Sep 13, 2004 | 9 | — | 5 | — | — | David N Cochrane | OPEN |
| Aug 3, 2004 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1:57.4 | .50 | David N Cochrane | OPEN |
| Apr 19, 2004 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2:00.0 | 1.70 | Winston D Campbell | NW500PS |
| Apr 13, 2004 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2:02.4 | 2.20 | David N Cochrane | 10000CL OP |
| Apr 5, 2004 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2:04.0 | 14.20 | David N Cochrane | OPEN |
| Dec 2, 2003 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2:00.4 | 1.20 | Winston D Campbell | OPEN |
| Nov 24, 2003 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1:58.4 | 1.00 | Winston D Campbell | OPENHC |
| Nov 17, 2003 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1:58.0 | 2.10 | Winston D Campbell | 7500CL OP |
| Nov 11, 2003 | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | Winston D Campbell | NW500PS |
| Nov 4, 2003 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | Winston D Campbell | OPEN |
| Jul 14, 2003 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | David N Cochrane | OPENHC |
| Jun 9, 2003 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1:57.4 | 0.70 | John Hogan | BRAGNRIGHT |
Questions about this horse
What is Sent From Above's win record at Plainridge?
Yes — 6 wins from 11 starts, a strike rate of 54.5%. Adding 2 seconds and 0 thirds, Sent From Above finished in the first three on 8 occasions.
What was Sent From Above's fastest mile?
1:57.2, on 2004-10-18. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:57.2 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Sent From Above?
Winston D Campbell (7), David N Cochrane (3) and John Hogan (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Sent From Above a trotter or a pacer?
A trotter — every charted start is at the trot. 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 Sent From Above race in?
OPEN, NW500PS, 10000CL OP and OPENHC, plus 2 other conditions. 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 Sent From Above?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 0.10 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 Sent From Above race at Plainridge?
The record shows 11 charted starts for Sent From Above, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 15 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.