The Record
Shiny Dolly appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 4 seasons, 2002 to 2005, with 13 starts 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 1 occasion.
The fastest mile recorded here is 2:00.1, set on Monday, May 9, 2005. 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 Shiny Dolly was entered in run to NW300PS, NW200PS, 3000CL OP, NW250PS, NW350PS, 5000CL OP. 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 Shiny Dolly most often were Orrin Phipps (12). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2005 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2:00.1 | 67.20 | Orrin Phipps | NW300PS |
| Nov 6, 2004 | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | Orrin Phipps | NW200PS |
| Oct 16, 2004 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2:03.1 | 4.80 | Orrin Phipps | 3000CL OP |
| Oct 9, 2004 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2:02.3 | 6.80 | Orrin Phipps | NW200PS |
| Sep 25, 2004 | 9 | — | 6 | - | 2.80 | Orrin Phipps | NW200PS |
| Sep 7, 2004 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2:01.4 | 13.80 | Orrin Phipps | NW300PS |
| Aug 7, 2004 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2:02.4 | 5.70 | Orrin Phipps | NW200PS |
| May 1, 2004 | 6 | 9 | 2 | - | 23.10 | Orrin Phipps | NW250PS |
| Apr 17, 2004 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2:04.4 | 2.40 | Orrin Phipps | NW200PS |
| Apr 10, 2004 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2:05.0 | 5.20 | Orrin Phipps | NW200PS |
| Apr 5, 2004 | 6 | 7 | X2 | - | 34.10 | Orrin Phipps | NW350PS |
| Dec 2, 2003 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2:03.4 | 6.30 | Orrin Phipps | 5000CL OP |
| Nov 11, 2003 | 7 | — | 5 | — | — | Orrin Phipps | 5000CL OP |
| Nov 4, 2003 | 8 | — | 9 | — | — | Orrin Phipps | 5000CL OP |
| Sep 15, 2003 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | Orrin Phipps | NW2PMLT |
| Jul 5, 2003 | 7 | — | 4 | — | — | Orrin Phipps | NW200PS |
| Jun 16, 2003 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | Orrin Phipps | NW1500 |
| May 12, 2003 | 10 | — | SCR | - | — | — | NW350PS |
| Sep 17, 2002 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2:01.3 | 15.20 | Orrin Phipps | 7500CL OP |
Questions about this horse
Who drove Shiny Dolly?
Orrin Phipps took every recorded drive — 12 starts.
Was Shiny Dolly a trotter or a pacer?
Both gaits appear in this record: trot and pace. That is unusual and is worth reading as the chart wrote it rather than as a settled fact.
Which conditions was Shiny Dolly entered under?
NW300PS, NW200PS, 3000CL OP and NW250PS, plus 5 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 Shiny Dolly?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 2.40 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 Shiny Dolly?
The record shows 13 charted starts for Shiny Dolly, 2002 to 2005. The name appears on 19 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 Shiny Dolly finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Shiny Dolly shows 13 starts without a win, though there was 1 placing — 1 second and 0 third — in the first three.
What is the best time recorded for Shiny Dolly?
2:00.1, on 2005-05-09. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:00.1 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.