The Record
Where Theres Awill appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 7 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. One of those produced a win, and the horse finished in the first three on 2 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:58.0, set on Tuesday, August 17, 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 an oval of five-eighths of a mile 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 winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as SUPER BOWL out of COOKOUT, herself by BONEFISH. 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 Where Theres Awill was entered in run to 7500CL OP, 10000CL OP, NW500PS, NW400PS, QUA, 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 Where Theres Awill most often were Robert J Naginewicz (6), Leigh W Fitch (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2004 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2:03.1 | 5.50 | Robert J Naginewicz | 7500CL OP |
| Sep 27, 2004 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1:59.2 | 28.80 | Robert J Naginewicz | 10000CL OP |
| Sep 7, 2004 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2:00.2 | 5.20 | Robert J Naginewicz | 7500CL OP |
| Aug 17, 2004 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1:58.0 | 7.10 | Robert J Naginewicz | 7500CL OP |
| Aug 10, 2004 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2:00.0 | 19.00 | Robert J Naginewicz | NW500PS |
| Aug 3, 2004 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2:00.1 | 10.90 | Robert J Naginewicz | NW400PS |
| May 29, 2004 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | Robert J Naginewicz | QUA |
| Nov 18, 2003 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2:00.4 | 12.70 | Leigh W Fitch | NW350PS |
| Nov 11, 2003 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | Ralph H Andersen | 7500CL OP |
| Sep 15, 2003 | 12 | — | 4 | — | — | Gregory J Annaloro | NW4PMLT |
| Sep 8, 2003 | 11 | — | 8 | — | — | Gregory J Annaloro | 10000CL OP |
| Sep 2, 2003 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | TBA | NW3000L6 |
Questions about this horse
What was Where Theres Awill's fastest mile?
1:58.0, on 2004-08-17. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:58.0 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Where Theres Awill?
Robert J Naginewicz (6) and Leigh W Fitch (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Where Theres Awill 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 Where Theres Awill race in?
7500CL OP, 10000CL OP, NW500PS and NW400PS, plus 4 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 Where Theres Awill?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 5.20 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 times did Where Theres Awill race at Plainridge?
The record shows 7 charted starts for Where Theres Awill, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 12 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.
What is Where Theres Awill's win record at Plainridge?
Yes — 1 win from 7 starts, a strike rate of 14.3%. Adding 1 second and 0 thirds, Where Theres Awill finished in the first three on 2 occasions.