The Record
Single Spice appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2004 to 2009, with 2 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 2:00.4, set on Monday, October 18, 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 reading one mile against another misleading.
The classes Single Spice was entered in run to NW800PS, OPEN, NW300PS, 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 Single Spice most often were Joseph Flynn (2). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2009 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | Jo Hogan | NW800PS |
| Mar 19, 2009 | 7 | — | 5 | — | — | Jo Hogan | NW800PS |
| May 13, 2008 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | Jo Hogan | OPEN |
| Nov 6, 2004 | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | Joseph Flynn | NW300PS |
| Oct 25, 2004 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2:03.0 | 3.60 | Joseph Flynn | 5000CL OP |
| Oct 18, 2004 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2:00.4 | 18.50 | Joseph Flynn | 5000CL OP |
Questions about this horse
Which drivers sat behind Single Spice?
Joseph Flynn took every recorded drive — 2 starts.
Was Single Spice 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 Spice race in?
NW800PS, OPEN, NW300PS and 5000CL 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 Single Spice?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 3.60 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 times did Single Spice race at Plainridge?
The record shows 2 charted starts for Single Spice, 2004 to 2009. The name appears on 6 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 Single Spice's win record at Plainridge?
Not in the charts recovered here. Single Spice shows 2 starts without a win, though there was 1 placing — 0 second and 1 third — in the first three.
What was Single Spice's fastest mile?
2:00.4, on 2004-10-18. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:00.4 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.