The Record
This Could B Magic appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2001 to 2003, with 3 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 2:00.1, set on Monday, October 22, 2001. 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 direct comparison of raw times misleading.
The classes This Could B Magic was entered in run to FMNW200PS, FMCLM, 3000CL OP, 2000CL OP, NW200PS, NW2PMLTCD. 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 This Could B Magic most often were Kim G Ireland (1), Ralph H Andersen (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2003 | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | Ralph H Andersen | FMNW200PS |
| Nov 1, 2003 | 9 | — | 4 | — | — | Michael John Girouard | FMNW200PS |
| Oct 25, 2003 | 9 | — | 5 | — | — | TBA | FMNW200PS |
| Oct 11, 2003 | 8 | — | AE | — | — | John Hogan | FMNW200PS |
| Sep 27, 2003 | 10 | — | 2 | — | — | Ralph H Andersen | FMNW200PS |
| Sep 20, 2003 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | TBA | FMCLM |
| Sep 8, 2003 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2:01.0 | 17.20 | Ralph H Andersen | 3000CL OP |
| Jul 28, 2003 | 10 | — | 4 | — | — | TBA | 2000CL OP |
| Sep 24, 2002 | 11 | — | SCR | - | — | — | NW200PS |
| Oct 22, 2001 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2:00.1 | 17.50 | Kim G Ireland | NW2PMLTCD |
Questions about this horse
Which drivers sat behind This Could B Magic?
Kim G Ireland (1) and Ralph H Andersen (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was This Could B Magic 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 This Could B Magic race in?
FMNW200PS, FMCLM, 3000CL OP and 2000CL 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 This Could B Magic?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 17.20 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 This Could B Magic?
The record shows 3 charted starts for This Could B Magic, 2001 to 2003. The name appears on 10 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 This Could B Magic finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. This Could B Magic shows 3 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What was This Could B Magic's fastest mile?
2:00.1, on 2001-10-22. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:00.1 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.