The Record
Wildfire Sahbra appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across the 2003 season, with 2 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 2:02.1, set on Tuesday, November 18, 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 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 STRIKING SAHBRA out of MAC TUT, herself by BJ'S MAC. 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 Wildfire Sahbra was entered in run to 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 Wildfire Sahbra most often were Joseph R Therrien (1), John Hogan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2:04.1 | 1.80 | John Hogan | NW200PS |
| Nov 25, 2003 | 2 | — | AE | — | — | Joseph R Therrien | NW200PS |
| Nov 18, 2003 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2:02.1 | 5.30 | Joseph R Therrien | NW200PS |
| Nov 8, 2003 | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | Joseph R Therrien | NW200PS |
| Nov 1, 2003 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | Joseph R Therrien | NW200PS |
| Oct 11, 2003 | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | Joseph R Therrien | NW200PS |
| Sep 27, 2003 | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | Ralph H Andersen | NW200PS |
Questions about this horse
Who drove Wildfire Sahbra?
Joseph R Therrien (1) and John Hogan (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Wildfire Sahbra a trotter or a pacer?
A trotter — every charted start is at the trot. 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 Wildfire Sahbra entered under?
NW200PS. 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 Wildfire Sahbra?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.80 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 Wildfire Sahbra?
The record shows 2 charted starts for Wildfire Sahbra, 2003. The name appears on 7 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.
How did Wildfire Sahbra finish in these races?
Yes — 1 win from 2 starts, a strike rate of 50%. Adding 1 second and 0 thirds, Wildfire Sahbra finished in the first three on 2 occasions.
What is the best time recorded for Wildfire Sahbra?
2:02.1, on 2003-11-18. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:02.1 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.