The Record
Tommy Real appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 4 seasons, 2001 to 2005, with 2 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 2:05.2, set on Saturday, November 3, 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 a track of this size 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 Tommy Real was entered in run to QUA, NW2PMLT, NW1PMLT, NW1PMLTCD. 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 Tommy Real most often were Russell F Lawson (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2005 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | Russell F Lawson | QUA |
| Apr 10, 2004 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2:10.4 | 224.90 | Russell F Lawson | NW2PMLT |
| Sep 20, 2003 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | Russell F Lawson | NW1PMLT |
| Nov 3, 2001 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2:05.2 | 38.60 | Russell F Lawson | NW1PMLTCD |
Questions about this horse
Which drivers sat behind Tommy Real?
Russell F Lawson took every recorded drive — 2 starts.
Was Tommy Real a trotter or a pacer?
Both gaits appear in this record: trot and pace. That is unusual and is worth reading as the chart wrote it rather than as a settled fact.
What class did Tommy Real race in?
QUA, NW2PMLT, NW1PMLT and NW1PMLTCD. 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 Tommy Real?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 38.60 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 often did Tommy Real go to the gate here?
The record shows 2 charted starts for Tommy Real, 2001 to 2005. The name appears on 4 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 Tommy Real ever win here?
Not in the charts recovered here. Tommy Real shows 2 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What was Tommy Real's fastest mile?
2:05.2, on 2001-11-03. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:05.2 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.