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Race Day

Monday, August 4, 2003

11 races at Plainridge Racecourse, pace and trot, $52,300 in purses.

The Card

This date survives as the entry sheet rather than the official chart, so the lines below show the field as it was drawn: post position, driver, trainer and the best mile each horse had recorded that season.

First Race

Pace · Purse $2,500 · FMNW1000L6

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 SHARP REWARD Michael John Girouard 1:57.2F L $3,000
2 IT'S GOTTA B ALEE TBA 1:59.0H
3 CAMSTEADY Roger B Plante 1:57.4F L $3,000
4 CORONATION Jason James Bartlett 1:58.3F
5 ROSE RUN DAQUIRI John Hogan 1:58.4H
6 GIFT FROM ABOVE TBA 1:55.4F L
7 ISLAND VANESSA Gregory J Annaloro 1:57.0F L $3,000
8 ASHANTE MACHO Bruce W Ranger 1:57.0F L $3,000

Second Race

Pace · Purse $3,000 · FMNW2000L6

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 FOXHOME EDITION Brad D Irvine 1:57.4F L $6,000
2 SHEZAPERFECTMATTCH Bruce W Ranger 1:57.2F L
3 NICKELS WAY Daniel Dube 1:57.4F $6,000
4 NANCY STARBUCK James E Hardy 1:59.4F L
5 HAPPY HEATNER TBA 1:58.4F B
6 BONNIE'S HALO John Hogan 1:59.0F L $6,000
7 HR'S PRINCESS LEAH Patsy Spinelli 1:59.1F L

Third Race

Trot · Purse $2,500 · NW1500L6

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 IDYL RIVER BONNIE Paul H Magan 1:59.4F B
2 FATAL EMBRACE Jordan L Myers Q2:01.2M B
3 AMEN TBA 2:01.1F L
4 DAZZLING KOSMOS James E Hardy 2:02.4F L
5 I COME IN PEACE Bruce W Ranger 2:00.4F L
6 LUCKY NORMA Bonnie J Rush 2:01.1F
7 CROWN YOU John H Dunleavy - B
8 SHIMIE'S SCORE Brad D Irvine 2:00.0F L $3,000

Fourth Race

Pace · Purse $10,000 · MIDSUMMER

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 DAYLON INVADER Brad D Irvine 1:53.0F L $12,500
2 COWBOY BABY Russell R Thomas 1:55.3M L $12,500
3 GAME PONCHO Robert W Sumner 1:55.4F $12,500
4 BANDO NIKI TBA 1:55.4M L $12,500
5 ROB MCCOOL N TBA 1:57.3H L $12,500
6 BRITTANY'S TRIUMPH TBA 1:54.3F L $12,500
7 ARMBRO RAPTOR Bruce W Ranger 2:03.1H L $12,500

Fifth Race

Pace · Purse $10,000 · MIDSUMMER

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 B G ROYAL N Robert W Sumner 1:55.0F $12,500
2 KETT'S REBELLION Ralph H Andersen 1:56.3F L $12,500
3 KIZEMA N TBA 1:55.4F L $12,500
4 OUR GRAEDY N Kevin Lare 1:56.0F L $12,500
5 FOX VALLEY FOX James E Hardy 1:54.2F L $12,500
6 PRESIDENTIAL FELLA Greg D Bowden - $12,500
7 POKER OAK TBA 1:59.0H L $12,500
8 MATTALIAN STALLION TBA 1:54.1M L $12,500

Sixth Race

Pace · Purse $10,000 · MIDSUMMER

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 EVER ONWARD Kevin Lare 1:54.4F L $12,500
2 BLACK TIE ONLY Robert W Sumner 1:55.0F $12,500
3 MAGIC AFTER DARK TBA 1:55.1M L $12,500
4 CALLIE'S CANDYMAN Brad D Irvine 1:55.4F L $12,500
5 JATE'S STARR Bruce W Ranger 1:55.4F B $12,500
6 BENJY RILLEM Russell R Thomas 1:58.0F L $12,500
7 MISTER GENDER Greg D Bowden 1:56.1F L $12,500
8 HILLSIDE JOE A TBA Q1:56.0M L $12,500

Seventh Race

Trot · Purse $3,500 · NW2500L6

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 OK'S SUPER CHRIS Peter T Stratton 2:01.3F L
2 DUSTY LANE DEMON James E Hardy 2:01.2F L $5,000
3 HOPE ROAD Roger B Plante - L
4 MEADAGO LAVEC Bruce W Ranger 2:01.0F B
5 SJ'S TOSTITOS John S Zalansky 1:58.3M B
6 COLOR ME FAMOUS Brad D Irvine 2:00.1F L $5,000
7 SUPER O K John Hogan 1:59.3F L
8 WAR COMMANDER Ralph H Andersen 1:59.3F B

Eighth Race

Pace · Purse $1,800 · FMNW200PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 IMMORTAL BELOVED Michael John Girouard 2:00.2F L
2 PRECIOUS MADAM Ralph H Andersen 1:59.4F B
3 LADY SEMINOLE Bruce W Ranger 1:59.0F L $2,000
4 C G KATHY CAM Ralph H Andersen 2:00.3F L
5 MICHELLE JORDAN John Hogan 2:03.2H
6 EZ PASS Roger B Plante - B
7 TARANTUM ROAD Russell F Lawson -
8 SILKY SAKRA Michael John Girouard 1:59.2F B
9 WOODMERE TOPPER Brad D Irvine 1:58.0F L $2,000

Ninth Race

Pace · Purse $4,000 · FMNW4000L6

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 FLAMES AND FLOWERS TBA 1:57.2S B
2 JUST JUSTINE Brad D Irvine 1:56.1F L
3 SMOOTH FORCE N Gregory J Annaloro 1:56.2M L
4 BREEZEWOODBURGANDY Daniel T Sumner 1:57.2F B
5 INCOMING CALL Michael E Eaton 1:57.1F
6 ANNA MARIE Greg D Bowden 1:58.2M
7 T E'S COOL SPRING Bruce W Ranger 1:56.1F B
8 WOODMERE DARLING Roger B Plante 1:55.4F B
9 LU LU SPUR Bruce W Ranger 1:54.3F L $10,000

Tenth Race

Pace · Purse $2,500 · NW2PMLT

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 RADIUM BLACK TBA -
2 SORRY BOUT YR LUCK Elmer Louis Smith 1:59.2F L
3 GODS GIFT TO WOMEN Daniel Dube 1:55.2F
4 SIR VALIANT Roger B Plante 1:57.4F B
5 MR DUPLITRON John Hogan 1:58.3F B
6 HAULING N Gregory J Annaloro 2:01.3F L
7 POOH Jason James Bartlett 2:00.0F
8 JJF'S CHATTERBOX John L Mac Eachern 2:03.1H

Eleventh Race

Pace · Purse $2,500 · NW250PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 HOLIDAY HANOVER TBA 1:58.0F L
2 EICARLS NIGHTMARE Roger B Plante 1:59.1H B
3 P O T US Joseph Alongi 1:56.4F L
4 GF SHEER ELLEGANCE Justin R Merton 1:59.3F B
5 J K JAKE Brad D Irvine 1:58.0F L
6 NUCLEAR ECLIPSE Daniel T Sumner 2:01.0H L
7 PRESIDENTIAL YEARS Peter A Sarnie 1:58.2F L
8 CHIP N MINDALE James E Hardy 2:04.4H L

Questions about this card

Are the payout figures available for this date?

No. Mutuel sheets were printed without a year on them, so a sheet is only attached to a card when at least three horse names match a date of the same month and day. Nothing matched here, and no price is guessed at.

Where does 4 August 2003 sit in the season?

It was a Monday in August 2003. The meeting ran from spring into autumn rather than year-round, so a season reads as a scatter of afternoons and evenings — the 2003 index shows which other dates survive around this one.

Why do some dates show entries and others show results?

An entry sheet is printed before the race and lists the field as drawn, with post positions and the driver named at the time. A chart is written afterwards and fixes what happened: the order of finish, the beaten margins, the quarter fractions and the time. Scratches and driver changes fall between the two, so where both stand for one date they do not always agree.

Was this a trotting or a pacing card?

Mixed — 9 at the pace and 2 at the trot. Mixed cards were the norm here.

What was the total purse for the day?

$52,300 across the card. Purse is the money the race offered, split by finishing position.

Which class conditions were carded?

FMNW1000L6, FMNW2000L6, NW1500L6, MIDSUMMER and NW2500L6, plus 4 others. Each one is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade.

How many races were on the card?

11 races, though none carries a full chart — what stands for this date is the entry sheet rather than the result. 88 horses appear across the card.