The Record
Single N Sassy appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 6 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 2:01.1, 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 track of this size 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 Single N Sassy was entered in run to 5000CL OP, NW200PS, NW2PMLT, NW300PS, 4000CL OP, 7500CL 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 Single N Sassy most often were Donald V Guidette Jr (2), Wallace R Watson (1), 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 18, 2004 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2:02.2 | 12.90 | Donald V Guidette Jr | 5000CL OP |
| Oct 11, 2004 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2:01.1 | 55.10 | David J Marshall | 5000CL OP |
| Sep 25, 2004 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2:04.3 | 1.20 | Donald V Guidette Jr | NW200PS |
| Sep 18, 2004 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | James Marohn | NW2PMLT |
| Sep 13, 2004 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | David J Marshall | NW300PS |
| Apr 19, 2004 | 2 | — | SCR | - | — | — | 4000CL OP |
| Nov 11, 2003 | 9 | 8 | 4X | - | 11.50 | John Hogan | 7500CL OP |
| Nov 4, 2003 | 11 | — | 7 | — | — | John Hogan | 7500CL OP |
| Sep 22, 2003 | 5 | 8 | 1 | - | 15.00 | Wallace R Watson | FMNPO |
Questions about this horse
Was Single N Sassy 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 Single N Sassy race in?
5000CL OP, NW200PS, NW2PMLT and NW300PS, plus 3 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 Single N Sassy?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.20 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 often did Single N Sassy go to the gate here?
The record shows 6 charted starts for Single N Sassy, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 9 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.
Did Single N Sassy ever win here?
Not in the charts recovered here. Single N Sassy shows 6 starts without a win, though there was 1 placing — 1 second and 0 third — in the first three.
What was Single N Sassy's fastest mile?
2:01.1, on 2004-10-11. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:01.1 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Single N Sassy?
Donald V Guidette Jr (2), Wallace R Watson (1) and John Hogan (1), plus 1 other driver taking the remainder. The figure in brackets is the number of drives.