The Record
That Rain Baby appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 5 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 2:01.0, set on Tuesday, November 11, 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 comparison against the divisional marks misleading.
The classes That Rain Baby was entered in run to NW1PMLT, FMNW200PS, NW2PMLT. 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 That Rain Baby most often were Graham Lewis (5). 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 11, 2004 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2:04.1 | 12.50 | Graham Lewis | NW1PMLT |
| Aug 7, 2004 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2:02.2 | .80 | Graham Lewis | NW1PMLT |
| Jun 19, 2004 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | Graham Lewis | NW1PMLT |
| Apr 10, 2004 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2:05.2 | 47.80 | Graham Lewis | NW1PMLT |
| Dec 2, 2003 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2:04.4 | 16.20 | Graham Lewis | FMNW200PS |
| Nov 11, 2003 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2:01.0 | 16.40 | Graham Lewis | FMNW200PS |
| Nov 1, 2003 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | Graham Lewis | NW2PMLT |
| Oct 25, 2003 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | Graham Lewis | NW2PMLT |
Questions about this horse
Which drivers sat behind That Rain Baby?
Graham Lewis took every recorded drive — 5 starts.
Was That Rain Baby 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 That Rain Baby race in?
NW1PMLT, FMNW200PS and NW2PMLT. 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 That Rain Baby?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 0.80 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 That Rain Baby?
The record shows 5 charted starts for That Rain Baby, 2003 to 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.
How did That Rain Baby finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. That Rain Baby shows 5 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What was That Rain Baby's fastest mile?
2:01.0, on 2003-11-11. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:01.0 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.