The Card
The official chart survives for 12 of the 12 races on this card. Every line carries the finishing position, the post position drawn, the winning time and the odds the board closed at as the judges recorded them.
The fastest mile of the afternoon was 1:55.3. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths rather than hundredths, so that trailing digit is a fifth of a second — the notation the sport kept long after other codes moved to decimals.
Winners on the day: MATT'S DUDE, LU LU SPUR, RED SHIRT FRESHMAN, JD'S CHIEF LOGO, SOUTHWIND NIGHT, TEXAS BLUE JEANS N, CAREYS HIGH LIFE, WALTSTER, CLASSY TALKER, BOURBONNAIS BANDIT, HARLEY DAVID, DAYLON INVADER.
First Race
| Fin | PP | Horse | Trip | Time | Odds | Driver | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/19T | 7 | IRISH TOOTER | 1:57.3 | 6.30 | Michael E Eaton | Daniel W Gill |
MATT'S DUDE (MATT'S SCOOTER – LAUGH A DAY – MOST HAPPY FELLA)
Second Race
| Fin | PP | Horse | Trip | Time | Odds | Driver | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/15 | 7 | GF SHEER ELLEGANCE | 1:57.1 | 48.60 | Gregory J Annaloro | Justin R Merton |
LU LU SPUR (KENTUCKY SPUR – LUCE HANOVER – BIG TOWNER)
Third Race
| Fin | PP | Horse | Trip | Time | Odds | Driver | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCR | SCR | HOLIDAY HANOVER | — | - | — | — | — |
RED SHIRT FRESHMAN (TYLER'S MARK – IN HEAVEN – STORM DAMAGE)
Fourth Race
| Fin | PP | Horse | Trip | Time | Odds | Driver | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/14Q | 6 | MONEY CRUNCH | 1:58.2 | 53.50 | Ralph H Andersen | Linda Keiran Harrod |
JD'S CHIEF LOGO (KID CODY – JD'S HOT BUNNY – SAMMY BLUE CHIP)
Fifth Race
| Fin | PP | Horse | Trip | Time | Odds | Driver | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18T | 6 | MARCEL ARTS | — | 1:58.0 | 2.10 | Michael J Girouard | Donald R Brown |
SOUTHWIND NIGHT (MAGICAL MIKE – NICOLE ALMAHURST – ABERCROMBIE)
Sixth Race
| Fin | PP | Horse | Trip | Time | Odds | Driver | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/13H | 1 | TROPIC CRUISE | — | 1:55.3 | 82.40 | Roland J Sears III | Roland J Sears III |
TEXAS BLUE JEANS N (LAKE HILLS JEB – PRU BROMAC – SILK LEGACY)
Seventh Race
| Fin | PP | Horse | Trip | Time | Odds | Driver | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCR | SCR | ALL FOR THE KIDS | — | - | — | — | — |
CAREYS HIGH LIFE (LIFE SIGN – LUCKY WE MET – CAM FELLA)
Eighth Race
| Fin | PP | Horse | Trip | Time | Odds | Driver | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/10T | 9 | DUNCAN MACLEOD | 1:58.3 | 33.10 | Shane J Taggart | Lonnie D Lefebvre |
WALTSTER (WALTON HANOVER – FIRST ABOARD – TYLER B)
Ninth Race
| Fin | PP | Horse | Trip | Time | Odds | Driver | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCR | SCR | GAME PONCHO | — | - | — | — | — |
CLASSY TALKER (LOOK SHARP – BJ FAME – FARMSTEAD'S FAME)
Tenth Race
| Fin | PP | Horse | Trip | Time | Odds | Driver | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/19T | 6 | GROOMSMAN | 1:58.1 | 4.10 | Bruce W Ranger | Mary B Beauregard |
BOURBONNAIS BANDIT (IDEAL SOCIETY – REMBRANDT ARLENE – SATANIC)
Eleventh Race
| Fin | PP | Horse | Trip | Time | Odds | Driver | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/12 | 9 | BUNNY TRAP | 1:57.3 | 27.00 | Michael E Eaton | Michael E Eaton |
HARLEY DAVID (TIMELYS BEST MAN – HIGH HEAT – OIL BURNER)
Twelfth Race
| Fin | PP | Horse | Trip | Time | Odds | Driver | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/18Q | 3 | FOX VALLEY FOX | 1:59.2 | 6.60 | James E Hardy | James E Hardy |
DAYLON INVADER (DEXTER NUKES – ILEANA HANOVER – DIRECT SCOOTER)
Questions about this card
What was the total purse for the day?
$52,200 across the card. Purse is the money the race offered, split by finishing position.
Which class conditions were carded?
NW500PS, 12500CL OP, NW250PS, NW350PS and OPEN, plus 7 others. Each one is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade.
How many races were on the card?
12 races, of which 12 carry a full chart with finishing positions. 103 horses appear across the 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 16 September 2003 sit in the season?
It was a Tuesday in September 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?
All pace races.