The Record
The Rengo Kid appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, 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 5 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:54.4, set on Tuesday, April 20, 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 direct comparison of raw times misleading.
The winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as KEYSTONE RAIDER out of ROSIE RENGO, herself by ARMBRO WOLF. 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 The Rengo Kid was entered in run to 10000CL OP, 10000CLHC, 10000CL, CLASSICINV, QUA, CLMHC. 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 The Rengo Kid most often were Brad D Irvine (4), Fernand A Paquet Jr (2). 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 12, 2004 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1:56.0 | 3.60 | Brad D Irvine | 10000CL OP |
| Sep 28, 2004 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1:55.4 | 1.90 | Fernand A Paquet Jr | 10000CLHC |
| Sep 21, 2004 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1:55.2 | 9.60 | Fernand A Paquet Jr | 10000CL |
| Sep 13, 2004 | 10 | — | 9 | — | — | Fernand A Paquet | CLASSICINV |
| Jun 26, 2004 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | David J Marshall | QUA |
| May 4, 2004 | 7 | — | 4 | — | — | Brad D Irvine | CLMHC |
| Apr 20, 2004 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1:54.4 | 15.40 | Brad D Irvine | OPEN |
| Apr 13, 2004 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1:57.1 | 11.50 | Brad D Irvine | OPEN |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1:58.3 | 3.10 | Brad D Irvine | NW350PS |
| Sep 30, 2003 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | Brad D Irvine | OPEN |
| Sep 1, 2003 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | Brad D Irvine | GUYSMITH |
| Jul 21, 2003 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | Brad D Irvine | 20000CLHC |
Questions about this horse
How often did The Rengo Kid go to the gate here?
The record shows 6 charted starts for The Rengo Kid, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 12 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 The Rengo Kid ever win here?
Yes — 1 win from 6 starts, a strike rate of 16.7%. Adding 2 seconds and 2 thirds, The Rengo Kid finished in the first three on 5 occasions.
What is the best time recorded for The Rengo Kid?
1:54.4, on 2004-04-20. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:54.4 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove The Rengo Kid?
Brad D Irvine (4) and Fernand A Paquet Jr (2). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was The Rengo Kid 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.
Which conditions was The Rengo Kid entered under?
10000CL OP, 10000CLHC, 10000CL and CLASSICINV, plus 6 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 The Rengo Kid?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.90 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.