The Record
Solar News appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 1 start for which the official chart records a finishing position. One of those produced a win, and the horse finished in the first three on 1 occasion altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 2:00.3, set on Tuesday, September 7, 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 five-eighths-mile oval like Plainridge a horse turns four times in a mile, which costs ground against the bigger tracks and makes comparison against the divisional marks misleading.
The winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as INQUIRER out of SOLAR BEE, herself by ARMBRO SOLAR. 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 Solar News was entered in run to NW300PS. 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 Solar News most often were John L Cannone (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2004 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2:00.3 | 56.40 | John L Cannone | NW300PS |
Questions about this horse
How did Solar News finish in these races?
Yes — 1 win from 1 start, a strike rate of 100%. Adding 0 seconds and 0 thirds, Solar News finished in the first three on 1 occasion.
What was Solar News's fastest mile?
2:00.3, on 2004-09-07. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:00.3 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Solar News?
John L Cannone took every recorded drive — 1 start.
Was Solar News 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 Solar News race in?
NW300PS. 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 Solar News?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 56.40 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 Solar News?
The record shows 1 charted start for Solar News, 2004. Those fall across 1 race day. 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.