The Record
Tarquin Hall appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 6 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 1:59.1, set on Tuesday, August 3, 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 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 comparison against the divisional marks misleading.
The winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as GARLAND LOBELL out of TA TA CANADA, herself by VEEBA ROVA. 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 Tarquin Hall was entered in run to OPEN, NW500PS, 7500CL OP, 4000CL OP, NW400PS, QUA. 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 Tarquin Hall most often were Greg D Bowden (5), Brian G Nelson (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2004 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1:59.2 | 28.40 | Greg D Bowden | OPEN |
| Oct 18, 2004 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2:02.3 | 51.80 | Brian G Nelson | OPEN |
| Sep 13, 2004 | 7 | — | 8 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | OPEN |
| Sep 7, 2004 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1:59.3 | 36.10 | Greg D Bowden | NW500PS |
| Aug 17, 2004 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2:00.1 | 7.10 | Greg D Bowden | 7500CL OP |
| Aug 10, 2004 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1:59.1 | 3.70 | Greg D Bowden | 4000CL OP |
| Aug 3, 2004 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1:59.1 | 10.80 | Greg D Bowden | NW400PS |
| Jun 5, 2004 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | QUA |
Questions about this horse
What is the best time recorded for Tarquin Hall?
1:59.1, on 2004-08-03. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:59.1 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Tarquin Hall?
Greg D Bowden (5) and Brian G Nelson (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Tarquin Hall 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.
Which conditions was Tarquin Hall entered under?
OPEN, NW500PS, 7500CL OP and 4000CL OP, plus 2 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 Tarquin Hall?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 3.70 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 Tarquin Hall race at Plainridge?
The record shows 6 charted starts for Tarquin Hall, 2004. 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 Tarquin Hall's win record at Plainridge?
Yes — 1 win from 6 starts, a strike rate of 16.7%. Adding 1 second and 0 thirds, Tarquin Hall finished in the first three on 2 occasions.