The Record
Silk's Filly Pj appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 5 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 4 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:57.1, set on Monday, September 27, 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 an oval of five-eighths of a mile 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 COLE MUFFLER out of HAIL SILK, herself by TEMUJIN. 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 Silk's Filly Pj was entered in run to 3000CLHC, 3000CL, 3000CL 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 Silk's Filly Pj most often were John S Nason (5). 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 2, 2004 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1:57.3 | 7.00 | John S Nason | 3000CLHC |
| Oct 25, 2004 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1:58.2 | 7.10 | John S Nason | 3000CL |
| Oct 18, 2004 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1:59.4 | 2.90 | John S Nason | 3000CL |
| Oct 11, 2004 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1:58.3 | 1.50 | John S Nason | 3000CL |
| Sep 27, 2004 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1:57.1 | 6.50 | John S Nason | 3000CL OP |
Questions about this horse
Was Silk's Filly Pj 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 Silk's Filly Pj race in?
3000CLHC, 3000CL and 3000CL OP. 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 Silk's Filly Pj?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.50 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 Silk's Filly Pj?
The record shows 5 charted starts for Silk's Filly Pj, 2004. Those fall across 5 race days. 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 Silk's Filly Pj finish in these races?
Yes — 1 win from 5 starts, a strike rate of 20%. Adding 2 seconds and 1 third, Silk's Filly Pj finished in the first three on 4 occasions.
What was Silk's Filly Pj's fastest mile?
1:57.1, on 2004-09-27. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:57.1 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Silk's Filly Pj?
John S Nason took every recorded drive — 5 starts.