The Record
Whip City Dan appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2004 season, with 4 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 1:59.0, set on Monday, October 25, 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 reading one mile against another misleading.
The classes Whip City Dan was entered in run to NW4PMLT, NW3PMLT, 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 Whip City Dan most often were Greg D Bowden (2), John A Di Stefano (1), Todd M Kolbe (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 25, 2004 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1:59.0 | 34.50 | Todd M Kolbe | NW4PMLT |
| Oct 9, 2004 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2:00.2 | 37.10 | John A Di Stefano | NW3PMLT |
| Sep 11, 2004 | 2 | — | 1 | - | 5.00 | Greg D Bowden | NW4PMLT |
| Aug 7, 2004 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2:00.4 | 13.80 | Greg D Bowden | NW1PMLT |
| Jun 19, 2004 | 7 | — | 5 | — | — | John A Di Stefano | NW1PMLT |
Questions about this horse
How many times did Whip City Dan race at Plainridge?
The record shows 4 charted starts for Whip City Dan, 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.
What is Whip City Dan's win record at Plainridge?
Not in the charts recovered here. Whip City Dan shows 4 starts without a win, though there was 1 placing — 1 second and 0 third — in the first three.
What is the best time recorded for Whip City Dan?
1:59.0, on 2004-10-25. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:59.0 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Whip City Dan?
Greg D Bowden (2), John A Di Stefano (1) and Todd M Kolbe (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Whip City Dan 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 Whip City Dan entered under?
NW4PMLT, NW3PMLT and 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 Whip City Dan?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 5.00 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.