The Record
Yonder Hall appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2003 to 2008, with 5 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 1:57.1, 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 a track of this size 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 CONWAY HALL out of YANKEE GO GO, herself by DEFIANT YANKEE. 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 Yonder Hall was entered in run to NW500PS, QUA, 7500CL OP, OPEN, NW200PS, NW2PMLT. 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 Yonder Hall most often were Todd M O'Dea (4), Ralph H Andersen (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 28, 2008 | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | Br Irvine | NW500PS |
| Nov 18, 2008 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | Br Irvine | NW500PS |
| Oct 23, 2004 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | David J Marshall | QUA |
| Sep 7, 2004 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2:03.4 | 9.60 | Todd M O'Dea | NW500PS |
| Aug 17, 2004 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1:58.2 | 2.50 | Todd M O'Dea | 7500CL OP |
| Aug 10, 2004 | 9 | — | 6 | - | 3.40 | Todd M O'Dea | NW500PS |
| Aug 3, 2004 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1:57.1 | 6.00 | Todd M O'Dea | OPEN |
| Dec 2, 2003 | 2 | — | AE | — | — | Ralph H Andersen | NW200PS |
| Nov 25, 2003 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2:03.1 | .30 | Ralph H Andersen | NW200PS |
| Nov 8, 2003 | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | Ralph H Andersen | NW2PMLT |
| Nov 1, 2003 | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | Ralph H Andersen | NW2PMLT |
Questions about this horse
What were the odds on Yonder Hall?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 0.30 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 often did Yonder Hall go to the gate here?
The record shows 5 charted starts for Yonder Hall, 2003 to 2008. The name appears on 11 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.
Did Yonder Hall ever win here?
Yes — 1 win from 5 starts, a strike rate of 20%. Adding 0 seconds and 1 third, Yonder Hall finished in the first three on 2 occasions.
What was Yonder Hall's fastest mile?
1:57.1, on 2004-08-03. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 1:57.1 is 1 minute and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Yonder Hall?
Todd M O'Dea (4) and Ralph H Andersen (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Yonder Hall 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.
What class did Yonder Hall race in?
NW500PS, QUA, 7500CL OP and OPEN, plus 2 other conditions. Each code is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade — the class pages explain what each one admitted.