The Record
Thirty Stars appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 5 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 1:59.3, set on Monday, October 11, 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 five-eighths-mile oval 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 THIRTY TWO out of STAR-OF-THE-NILE, herself by ASTRO HILL. 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 Thirty Stars was entered in run to OPEN, 7500CL OP, NW300PS, NW3PMLT. 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 Thirty Stars most often were Ralph H Andersen (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2004 | 9 | 4 | 4X | 2:00.0 | 18.10 | Ralph H Andersen | OPEN |
| Oct 18, 2004 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1:59.3 | 12.70 | Ralph H Andersen | OPEN |
| Oct 11, 2004 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1:59.3 | 29.50 | Ralph H Andersen | OPEN |
| Sep 27, 2004 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2:01.2 | 1.60 | Ralph H Andersen | 7500CL OP |
| Sep 13, 2004 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | Ralph H Andersen | NW300PS |
| Dec 2, 2003 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2:02.2 | 2.50 | Ralph H Andersen | 7500CL OP |
| Sep 20, 2003 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | Gregory J Annaloro | NW3PMLT |
Questions about this horse
How many times did Thirty Stars race at Plainridge?
The record shows 5 charted starts for Thirty Stars, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 7 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 Thirty Stars's win record at Plainridge?
Yes — 1 win from 5 starts, a strike rate of 20%. Adding 1 second and 0 thirds, Thirty Stars finished in the first three on 2 occasions.
What is the best time recorded for Thirty Stars?
1:59.3, on 2004-10-11. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:59.3 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Thirty Stars?
Ralph H Andersen took every recorded drive — 5 starts.
Was Thirty Stars 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 Thirty Stars entered under?
OPEN, 7500CL OP, NW300PS and NW3PMLT. 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 Thirty Stars?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.60 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.