The Record
Taken Care appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 4 seasons, 2001 to 2005, with 10 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 1 occasion.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:58.2, set on Saturday, September 25, 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 Taken Care was entered in run to NW200PS, QUA, 2000CLHC, CLM, CLMHC, 3BY3. 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 Taken Care most often were Joseph Alongi (5), James E Hardy (1), Michael E Eaton (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 | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | David J Marshall | NW200PS |
| Nov 6, 2004 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | Graham Lewis | NW200PS |
| Oct 23, 2004 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | Graham Lewis | QUA |
| Oct 19, 2004 | 3 | — | SCR | - | — | — | NW200PS |
| Sep 25, 2004 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1:58.2 | 26.90 | Michael E Eaton | 2000CLHC |
| Sep 18, 2004 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | David J Marshall | CLM |
| Sep 13, 2004 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | David J Marshall | CLMHC |
| Sep 7, 2004 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1:58.3 | 28.40 | James E Hardy | 3BY3 |
| Jun 19, 2004 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | Brad D Irvine | CLM |
| Apr 20, 2004 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1:59.3 | 49.20 | Joseph Alongi | 3000CLHC |
| Apr 5, 2004 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2:04.4 | 23.90 | Joseph Alongi | PATRIOT |
| Dec 1, 2003 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2:02.4 | 77.20 | Joseph Alongi | NW200PS |
| Nov 24, 2003 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1:58.3 | 99.40 | Joseph Alongi | 2000CL |
| Nov 18, 2003 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1:59.2 | 37.90 | Joseph Alongi | 2000CL |
| Nov 4, 2003 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | Joseph Alongi | NW200PS |
| Oct 11, 2003 | 11 | — | AE | — | — | Joseph Alongi | NW200PS |
| Sep 27, 2003 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | TBA | NW200PS |
| Sep 2, 2003 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | John Hogan | NW200PS |
| Jul 26, 2003 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | Michael John Girouard | NW200PS |
| Oct 30, 2001 | 9 | — | SCR | - | — | — | NW200PSCD |
| Oct 15, 2001 | 3 | — | SCR | - | — | — | 4000CL |
Questions about this horse
What class did Taken Care race in?
NW200PS, QUA, 2000CLHC and CLM, plus 7 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 Taken Care?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 23.90 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 Taken Care go to the gate here?
The record shows 10 charted starts for Taken Care, 2001 to 2005. The name appears on 21 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.
Did Taken Care ever win here?
Not in the charts recovered here. Taken Care shows 10 starts without a win, though there was 1 placing — 0 second and 1 third — in the first three.
What was Taken Care's fastest mile?
1:58.2, on 2004-09-25. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:58.2 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Taken Care?
Joseph Alongi (5), James E Hardy (1) and Michael E Eaton (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Taken Care 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.