The Record
Wild Red Reed appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2004 to 2005, with 6 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. 2 of those produced wins, and the horse finished in the first three on 3 occasions altogether.
The fastest mile recorded here is 1:56.4, set on Tuesday, August 3, 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 comparison against the divisional marks misleading.
The winner's line in the chart gives the breeding as BILLY DART out of CATHY BARON, herself by BARON HANOVER. 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 Wild Red Reed was entered in run to GASBARRO, 2000CL, 2000CLHC, CLM, CLMHC, NW200PS. 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 Wild Red Reed most often were Brad D Irvine (4), Michael J Girouard (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2005 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | David J Marshall | GASBARRO |
| Oct 16, 2004 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1:58.1 | 1.20 | Brad D Irvine | 2000CL |
| Oct 9, 2004 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1:57.0 | 1.30 | Brad D Irvine | 2000CL |
| Sep 25, 2004 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1:58.1 | 6.50 | Michael J Girouard | 2000CLHC |
| Sep 18, 2004 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | TBA | CLM |
| Sep 13, 2004 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | Brad D Irvine | CLMHC |
| Sep 4, 2004 | 6 | — | SCR | - | — | — | NW200PS |
| Aug 10, 2004 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1:58.2 | 76.50 | Brad D Irvine | NW200PS |
| Aug 3, 2004 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1:56.4 | 44.00 | Brad D Irvine | NW200PS |
Questions about this horse
Which drivers sat behind Wild Red Reed?
Brad D Irvine (4) and Michael J Girouard (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Wild Red Reed 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 Wild Red Reed race in?
GASBARRO, 2000CL, 2000CLHC and CLM, plus 2 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 Wild Red Reed?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.20 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 Wild Red Reed race at Plainridge?
The record shows 6 charted starts for Wild Red Reed, 2004 to 2005. The name appears on 9 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 Wild Red Reed's win record at Plainridge?
Yes — 2 wins from 6 starts, a strike rate of 33.3%. Adding 0 seconds and 1 third, Wild Red Reed finished in the first three on 3 occasions.
What was Wild Red Reed's fastest mile?
1:56.4, on 2004-08-03. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:56.4 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.