The Record
T's Grand Finale appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 8 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 2 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:57.2, set on Monday, November 24, 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 an oval of five-eighths of a mile 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 IN THE POCKET out of A TOUCH OF T, herself by VALIANT BRET. 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 T's Grand Finale was entered in run to 7500CL, 10000CLHC, BAYSTATE, NW350PS, NW250PS, NW200PS. 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 T's Grand Finale most often were Todd M O'Dea (7). 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 14, 2004 | 8 | — | SCR | - | — | — | 7500CL |
| Apr 20, 2004 | 10 | 7 | 5 | - | 20.20 | Todd M O'Dea | 10000CLHC |
| Apr 13, 2004 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1:59.3 | 4.90 | Todd M O'Dea | 10000CLHC |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 9 | — | 6 | — | — | Todd M O'Dea | BAYSTATE |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 8 | — | 6 | 1:59.1 | 13.70 | Todd M O'Dea | 10000CLHC |
| Dec 1, 2003 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1:58.2 | 13.30 | Todd M O'Dea | NW350PS |
| Nov 24, 2003 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1:57.2 | 52.30 | Todd M O'Dea | NW350PS |
| Nov 17, 2003 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1:58.0 | 5.70 | Todd M O'Dea | NW250PS |
| Nov 4, 2003 | 10 | — | 7 | — | — | Todd M O'Dea | NW200PS |
| May 17, 2003 | 6 | — | 1 | 2:03.2 | 1.40 | Todd M O'Dea | NW1000 |
Questions about this horse
How many times did T's Grand Finale race at Plainridge?
The record shows 8 charted starts for T's Grand Finale, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 9 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 T's Grand Finale's win record at Plainridge?
Yes — 1 win from 8 starts, a strike rate of 12.5%. Adding 1 second and 0 thirds, T's Grand Finale finished in the first three on 2 occasions.
What was T's Grand Finale's fastest mile?
1:57.2, on 2003-11-24. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:57.2 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind T's Grand Finale?
Todd M O'Dea took every recorded drive — 7 starts.
Was T's Grand Finale 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 T's Grand Finale race in?
7500CL, 10000CLHC, BAYSTATE and NW350PS, plus 3 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 T's Grand Finale?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.40 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.