The Record
Travelling Whitby appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, 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 0 occasions.
The fastest mile recorded here is 2:02.1, set on Monday, April 5, 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 track of this size 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 Travelling Whitby was entered in run to NW300PS, NW200PS, BAYSTATE, CLMHC, NW350PS. 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 Travelling Whitby most often were Jason J Bartlett (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2004 | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | NW300PS |
| Apr 20, 2004 | 12 | — | AE | — | — | Jason James Bartlett | NW200PS |
| Apr 5, 2004 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2:02.1 | 23.80 | Jason J Bartlett | BAYSTATE |
| Nov 3, 2003 | 10 | — | 8 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | CLMHC |
| Oct 14, 2003 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | Greg D Bowden | NW350PS |
Questions about this horse
Who drove Travelling Whitby?
Jason J Bartlett took every recorded drive — 1 start.
Was Travelling Whitby 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.
Which conditions was Travelling Whitby entered under?
NW300PS, NW200PS, BAYSTATE and CLMHC, plus 1 other condition. 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 Travelling Whitby?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 23.80 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 Travelling Whitby go to the gate here?
The record shows 1 charted start for Travelling Whitby, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 5 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 Travelling Whitby ever win here?
Not in the charts recovered here. Travelling Whitby shows 1 start without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What is the best time recorded for Travelling Whitby?
2:02.1, on 2004-04-05. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:02.1 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.