The Record
Wings Of Eagles appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 2 seasons, 2003 to 2004, with 9 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 1:55.1, set on Tuesday, September 14, 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 JENNA'S BEACH BOY out of BLINDING LIGHT, herself by SAMADHI. 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 Wings Of Eagles was entered in run to 7500CL, 10000CLHC, 10000CL, NW6PMLT, BAYSTATE, CLM. 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 Wings Of Eagles most often were Winston D Campbell (6), Ralph H Andersen (2), Jason J Bartlett (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2004 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1:56.1 | 8.90 | Winston D Campbell | 7500CL |
| Oct 19, 2004 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1:58.4 | 4.10 | Winston D Campbell | 7500CL |
| Oct 12, 2004 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1:56.0 | 7.00 | Winston D Campbell | 7500CL |
| Sep 28, 2004 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1:56.2 | 26.90 | Winston D Campbell | 10000CLHC |
| Sep 21, 2004 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1:56.0 | 5.10 | Winston D Campbell | 10000CL |
| Sep 14, 2004 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1:55.1 | 1.70 | Winston D Campbell | 7500CL |
| May 4, 2004 | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | TBA | NW6PMLT |
| Apr 19, 2004 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1:55.3 | 3.90 | Ralph H Andersen | BAYSTATE |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | Ralph H Andersen | 10000CLHC |
| Apr 6, 2004 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1:58.2 | 1.10 | Ralph H Andersen | BAYSTATE |
| Nov 3, 2003 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | Gary D Mosher | CLM |
| Oct 14, 2003 | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | Gary D Mosher | NW350PS |
| Jun 16, 2003 | 9 | — | 8 | — | — | Jason James Bartlett | STARSEARCH |
| May 19, 2003 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2:03.0 | 4.10 | Jason J Bartlett | NW2PMLT |
Questions about this horse
What were the odds on Wings Of Eagles?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 1.10 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 Wings Of Eagles?
The record shows 9 charted starts for Wings Of Eagles, 2003 to 2004. The name appears on 13 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 Wings Of Eagles finish in these races?
Yes — 1 win from 9 starts, a strike rate of 11.1%. Adding 0 seconds and 1 third, Wings Of Eagles finished in the first three on 2 occasions.
What is the best time recorded for Wings Of Eagles?
1:55.1, on 2004-09-14. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:55.1 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Who drove Wings Of Eagles?
Winston D Campbell (6), Ralph H Andersen (2) and Jason J Bartlett (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Wings Of Eagles 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 Wings Of Eagles entered under?
7500CL, 10000CLHC, 10000CL and NW6PMLT, plus 5 other conditions. Each code is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade — the class pages explain what each one admitted.