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Standardbred

Super O K

2 charted starts at Plainridge, best mile 2:04.4.

The Record

Super O K appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2003 season, 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 0 occasions.

The fastest mile recorded here is 2:04.4, set on Tuesday, November 25, 2003. 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 direct comparison of raw times misleading.

The classes Super O K was entered in run to 3000CL OP, NW200PS, FMNW350PS, NW4500L6, NW2500L6, NW1500. 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 Super O K most often were 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

DateRcFinPPTimeOddsDriverClass
Dec 2, 2003 4 AE John Hogan 3000CL OP
Nov 25, 2003 2 7 6 2:04.4 9.70 John Hogan NW200PS
Sep 15, 2003 8 4 John Hogan FMNW350PS
Sep 2, 2003 9 3 John Hogan NW4500L6
Aug 4, 2003 7 7 John Hogan NW2500L6
Jul 28, 2003 3 3 David L Ingraham NW1500
Jul 21, 2003 4 8 Gregory J Annaloro NW500L6
Apr 14, 2003 9 SCR - NW350PS

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Questions about this horse

Which drivers sat behind Super O K?

John Hogan took every recorded drive — 1 start.

Was Super O K a trotter or a pacer?

Both gaits appear in this record: trot and pace. That is unusual and is worth reading as the chart wrote it rather than as a settled fact.

What class did Super O K race in?

3000CL OP, NW200PS, FMNW350PS and NW4500L6, plus 4 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 Super O K?

The shortest price in the recovered charts is 9.70 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 Super O K race at Plainridge?

The record shows 2 charted starts for Super O K, 2003. The name appears on 8 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 Super O K's win record at Plainridge?

Not in the charts recovered here. Super O K shows 2 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.

What was Super O K's fastest mile?

2:04.4, on 2003-11-25. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:04.4 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.