The Record
We Need Credit appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2003 season, with 3 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 1 occasion.
The fastest mile recorded here is 2:03.2, set on Monday, November 17, 2003. 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 We Need Credit was entered in run to 3000CL OP, NW200PS, 5000CL OP, FMOPEN, 10000CL OP, NW4000. 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 We Need Credit most often were Wallace R Watson (3). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2003 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2:05.1 | 16.70 | Wallace R Watson | 3000CL OP |
| Nov 25, 2003 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2:04.1 | 4.30 | Wallace R Watson | NW200PS |
| Nov 17, 2003 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2:03.2 | 16.40 | Wallace R Watson | 3000CL OP |
| Nov 11, 2003 | 7 | — | 4 | — | — | Wallace R Watson | 5000CL OP |
| Nov 4, 2003 | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | Wallace R Watson | 5000CL OP |
| Sep 15, 2003 | 10 | — | 3 | — | — | Wallace R Watson | FMOPEN |
| Sep 8, 2003 | 11 | — | 9 | — | — | Wallace R Watson | 10000CL OP |
| Jul 28, 2003 | 11 | — | 3 | — | — | Wallace R Watson | NW4000 |
| Jul 21, 2003 | 11 | — | 6 | — | — | Wallace R Watson | NW2500 |
| Jul 14, 2003 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | Wallace R Watson | 3000CL OP |
Questions about this horse
How often did We Need Credit go to the gate here?
The record shows 3 charted starts for We Need Credit, 2003. The name appears on 10 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 We Need Credit ever win here?
Not in the charts recovered here. We Need Credit shows 3 starts without a win, though there was 1 placing — 0 second and 1 third — in the first three.
What was We Need Credit's fastest mile?
2:03.2, on 2003-11-17. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:03.2 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind We Need Credit?
Wallace R Watson took every recorded drive — 3 starts.
Was We Need Credit 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 We Need Credit race in?
3000CL OP, NW200PS, 5000CL OP and FMOPEN, 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 We Need Credit?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 4.30 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.