The Record
Six Shooter 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 3 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:59.0, set on Saturday, September 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 reading one mile against another misleading.
The winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as NOBLELAND SAM out of HITTING GOLD, herself by FALCON ALMAHURST. 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 Six Shooter was entered in run to NW2PMLT, NW3PMLT, NW1PMLT. 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 Six Shooter most often were James C Smith (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2004 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2:01.1 | 8.60 | James C Smith | NW2PMLT |
| Oct 9, 2004 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1:59.3 | 5.20 | James C Smith | NW2PMLT |
| Sep 25, 2004 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2:00.4 | 6.80 | James C Smith | NW3PMLT |
| Sep 18, 2004 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | James Carl Smith | NW2PMLT |
| Sep 11, 2004 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1:59.0 | 4.80 | James C Smith | NW2PMLT |
| Aug 7, 2004 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2:01.3 | 4.10 | James C Smith | NW1PMLT |
Questions about this horse
How often did Six Shooter go to the gate here?
The record shows 5 charted starts for Six Shooter, 2004. 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.
Did Six Shooter ever win here?
Yes — 1 win from 5 starts, a strike rate of 20%. Adding 2 seconds and 0 thirds, Six Shooter finished in the first three on 3 occasions.
What was Six Shooter's fastest mile?
1:59.0, on 2004-09-11. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:59.0 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Six Shooter?
James C Smith took every recorded drive — 5 starts.
Was Six Shooter 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 Six Shooter race in?
NW2PMLT, NW3PMLT and NW1PMLT. 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 Six Shooter?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 4.10 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.