The Record
Velvet Eyes appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2002 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 0 occasions.
The fastest mile recorded here is 2:04.1, set on Saturday, July 13, 2002. 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 classes Velvet Eyes was entered in run to NW1PMLT. 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 Velvet Eyes most often were Robert Tisbert (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2002 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2:04.1 | 17.80 | Robert Tisbert | NW1PMLT |
Questions about this horse
Was Velvet Eyes 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 Velvet Eyes race in?
NW1PMLT. 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 Velvet Eyes?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 17.80 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 Velvet Eyes?
The record shows 1 charted start for Velvet Eyes, 2002. 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 Velvet Eyes finish in these races?
Not in the charts recovered here. Velvet Eyes shows 1 start without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.
What was Velvet Eyes's fastest mile?
2:04.1, on 2002-07-13. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:04.1 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Velvet Eyes?
Robert Tisbert took every recorded drive — 1 start.