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Pacer

Thundersnow

1 charted start at Plainridge, best mile 1:57.2.

The Record

Thundersnow appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2005 season, with 1 start 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 1 occasion.

The fastest mile recorded here is 1:57.2, set on Monday, September 26, 2005. 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 classes Thundersnow was entered in run to 3000CL. 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 Thundersnow most often were 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

DateRcFinPPTimeOddsDriverClass
Sep 26, 2005 9 3 4 1:57.2 2.60 Ralph H Andersen 3000CL

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Questions about this horse

What is Thundersnow's win record at Plainridge?

Not in the charts recovered here. Thundersnow shows 1 start without a win, though there was 1 placing — 0 second and 1 third — in the first three.

What was Thundersnow's fastest mile?

1:57.2, on 2005-09-26. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:57.2 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.

Which drivers sat behind Thundersnow?

Ralph H Andersen took every recorded drive — 1 start.

Was Thundersnow 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 Thundersnow race in?

3000CL. 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 Thundersnow?

The shortest price in the recovered charts is 2.60 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.

How many times did Thundersnow race at Plainridge?

The record shows 1 charted start for Thundersnow, 2005. Those fall across 1 race day. 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.