The Record
Slam The Door Sam appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2004 to 2005, with 1 start 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 0 occasions.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:59.2, set on Tuesday, November 2, 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 classes Slam The Door Sam was entered in run to GASBARRO, 2000CL. 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 Slam The Door Sam most often were Ralph H Andersen (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2005 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | Michael L Cushing | GASBARRO |
| Nov 2, 2004 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1:59.2 | 20.80 | Ralph H Andersen | 2000CL |
Questions about this horse
Did Slam The Door Sam ever win here?
Not in the charts recovered here. Slam The Door Sam shows 1 start without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What is the best time recorded for Slam The Door Sam?
1:59.2, on 2004-11-02. 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 Slam The Door Sam?
Ralph H Andersen took every recorded drive — 1 start.
Was Slam The Door Sam 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.
Which conditions was Slam The Door Sam entered under?
GASBARRO and 2000CL. 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 Slam The Door Sam?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 20.80 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 Slam The Door Sam go to the gate here?
The record shows 1 charted start for Slam The Door Sam, 2004 to 2005. The name appears on 2 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.