The Record
Show Me The Art appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2004 to 2005, with 8 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 1:57.3, set on Monday, October 11, 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 Show Me The Art was entered in run to QUA, 3000CL, 4000CL, 3000CLHC, 3000CL OP, FM3000CLHC. 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 Show Me The Art most often were Michael E Eaton (5), Gregory J Annaloro (3). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2005 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | Michael E Eaton | QUA |
| Nov 2, 2004 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1:59.0 | 7.50 | Michael E Eaton | 3000CL |
| Oct 25, 2004 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1:58.4 | .70 | Michael E Eaton | 3000CL |
| Oct 18, 2004 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1:59.0 | 5.20 | Michael E Eaton | 4000CL |
| Oct 11, 2004 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1:57.3 | 3.20 | Michael E Eaton | 3000CLHC |
| Sep 27, 2004 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2:00.0 | 1.70 | Michael E Eaton | 3000CL OP |
| Sep 13, 2004 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | Michael E Eaton | FM3000CLHC |
| May 1, 2004 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2:02.3 | 2.50 | Gregory J Annaloro | FMNW200PS |
| Apr 19, 2004 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2:01.0 | 15.60 | Gregory J Annaloro | FMNW3LT |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | Gregory J Annaloro | W3-5PMLT |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2:00.4 | 46.80 | Gregory J Annaloro | W1-3PMLT |
Questions about this horse
What is the best time recorded for Show Me The Art?
1:57.3, on 2004-10-11. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:57.3 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Show Me The Art?
Michael E Eaton (5) and Gregory J Annaloro (3). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Show Me The Art 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 Show Me The Art entered under?
QUA, 3000CL, 4000CL and 3000CLHC, plus 6 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 Show Me The Art?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 0.70 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 Show Me The Art?
The record shows 8 charted starts for Show Me The Art, 2004 to 2005. The name appears on 10 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 Show Me The Art finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Show Me The Art shows 8 starts without a win, though there was 1 placing — 0 second and 1 third — in the first three.