The Record
Tucson Smitty appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 1 start for which the official chart records a finishing position. One of those produced a win, and the horse finished in the first three on 1 occasion altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:57.4, set on Tuesday, November 2, 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 five-eighths-mile oval like Plainridge a horse turns four times in a mile, which costs ground against the bigger tracks and makes comparison against the divisional marks misleading.
The winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as TUCSON HANOVER out of SMITTY'S SPECIAL, herself by FLATOUT. 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 Tucson Smitty 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 Tucson Smitty most often were Greg D Bowden (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 2, 2004 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1:57.4 | 12.80 | Greg D Bowden | 3000CL |
Questions about this horse
What were the odds on Tucson Smitty?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 12.80 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 many starts does the record show for Tucson Smitty?
The record shows 1 charted start for Tucson Smitty, 2004. 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.
How did Tucson Smitty finish in these races?
Yes — 1 win from 1 start, a strike rate of 100%. Adding 0 seconds and 0 thirds, Tucson Smitty finished in the first three on 1 occasion.
What was Tucson Smitty's fastest mile?
1:57.4, on 2004-11-02. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:57.4 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Tucson Smitty?
Greg D Bowden took every recorded drive — 1 start.
Was Tucson Smitty 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 Tucson Smitty race in?
3000CL. Each code is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade — the class pages explain what each one admitted.