The Record
Signal Hill Iris appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 9 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 3 occasions.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:59.2, set on Tuesday, August 3, 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 classes Signal Hill Iris was entered in run to NW300PS, 5000CL OP, 4000CL OP, NW200PS. 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 Signal Hill Iris most often were Richard A Flanders (4), Robert Tisbert (2), Fernand A Paquet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2004 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | NW300PS |
| Oct 25, 2004 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2:01.3 | 9.90 | Fernand A Paquet Jr | 5000CL OP |
| Oct 18, 2004 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2:01.2 | 59.10 | Richard A Flanders | 5000CL OP |
| Aug 17, 2004 | 6 | — | SCR | - | — | — | NW300PS |
| Aug 10, 2004 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2:00.4 | 10.40 | Robert Tisbert | 4000CL OP |
| Aug 3, 2004 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1:59.2 | 10.70 | Robert Tisbert | 4000CL OP |
| May 1, 2004 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2:04.1 | 7.00 | Richard A Flanders | NW200PS |
| Dec 2, 2003 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2:06.4 | 17.20 | Richard A Flanders | NW200PS |
| Nov 25, 2003 | 2 | — | AE | — | — | Richard A Flanders | NW200PS |
| Nov 18, 2003 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2:07.3 | 40.30 | Richard A Flanders | NW200PS |
| Nov 8, 2003 | 5 | — | SCR | - | — | — | NW200PS |
| Nov 1, 2003 | 8 | — | 8 | — | — | Richard A Flanders | NW200PS |
| Oct 25, 2003 | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | Richard A Flanders | NW200PS |
| Sep 27, 2003 | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | Richard A Flanders | NW200PS |
| Sep 20, 2003 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | Richard A Flanders | NW200PS |
Questions about this horse
How many times did Signal Hill Iris race at Plainridge?
The record shows 9 charted starts for Signal Hill Iris, 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.
What is Signal Hill Iris's win record at Plainridge?
Not in the charts recovered here. Signal Hill Iris shows 9 starts without a win, though there were 3 placings — 1 second and 2 third — in the first three.
What is the best time recorded for Signal Hill Iris?
1:59.2, on 2004-08-03. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:59.2 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Signal Hill Iris?
Richard A Flanders (4), Robert Tisbert (2) and Fernand A Paquet Jr (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Signal Hill Iris 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.
Which conditions was Signal Hill Iris entered under?
NW300PS, 5000CL OP, 4000CL OP and NW200PS. 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 Signal Hill Iris?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 7.00 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.