The Record
Suspicious Sue appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2002 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 2:02.2, set on Saturday, May 11, 2002. 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 Suspicious Sue was entered in run to FMNW175PS, NW150PS. 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 Suspicious Sue most often were Justin R Merton (1), Ruel A Goodblood Jr (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2002 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2:05.0 | 21.40 | Ruel A Goodblood Jr | FMNW175PS |
| May 11, 2002 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2:02.2 | 25.40 | Justin R Merton | NW150PS |
Questions about this horse
What were the odds on Suspicious Sue?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 21.40 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 Suspicious Sue?
The record shows 2 charted starts for Suspicious Sue, 2002. Those fall across 2 race days. 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.
How did Suspicious Sue finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Suspicious Sue shows 2 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What was Suspicious Sue's fastest mile?
2:02.2, on 2002-05-11. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:02.2 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Suspicious Sue?
Justin R Merton (1) and Ruel A Goodblood Jr (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Suspicious Sue 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 Suspicious Sue race in?
FMNW175PS and NW150PS. Each code is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade — the class pages explain what each one admitted.