The Record
Toledo Red appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2003 to 2005, with 15 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. 2 of those produced wins, and the horse finished in the first three on 7 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:56.4, set on Tuesday, September 21, 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 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 reading one mile against another misleading.
The winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as ON THE ROAD AGAIN out of LOVESICK, herself by BRET HANOVER. 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 Toledo Red was entered in run to CLM, NW300PS, NW200PS, 2200, NW250PS, BOYSSUMMER. 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 Toledo Red most often were Brad D Irvine (6), Gregory J Annaloro (3), Peter A Sarnie (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
Questions about this horse
How many times did Toledo Red race at Plainridge?
The record shows 15 charted starts for Toledo Red, 2003 to 2005. The name appears on 25 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 Toledo Red's win record at Plainridge?
Yes — 2 wins from 15 starts, a strike rate of 13.3%. Adding 1 second and 4 thirds, Toledo Red finished in the first three on 7 occasions.
What was Toledo Red's fastest mile?
1:56.4, on 2004-09-21. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:56.4 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Toledo Red?
Brad D Irvine (6), Gregory J Annaloro (3) and Peter A Sarnie (2), plus 3 other drivers taking the remainder. The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Toledo Red 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 Toledo Red race in?
CLM, NW300PS, NW200PS and 2200, plus 3 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 Toledo Red?
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.