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Race Day

Saturday, September 20, 2003

10 races at Plainridge Racecourse, pace and trot, $19,300 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 $1,800 · NW200PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 NUCLEAR THREAT James E Hardy 1:58.2F B
2 HESPERUS HANOVER Brad D Irvine 1:59.0F L
3 BIG AND SLIM Shawn T Gray 2:01.4H L
4 ONE LAST ALCHE Scott R Nichols 1:59.2F L
5 TOLEDO RED Peter A Sarnie - L
6 LEGAL MATTER Michael E Eaton 1:56.2F L
7 TEAMWORKER Willard F Beckwith Q1:59.1F

Second Race

Trot · Purse $2,000 · NW1PMLT

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 MEMPHREMAGOG William H Grass -
2 LADYINFOCUS Ivan J Davies Q2:05.3H
3 RIVER WIND James E Hardy -
4 TOMMY REAL Russell F Lawson -
5 SIGNAL HILL IVORY Richard A Flanders -
6 C YIMBRK BLUEGRASS John H Dunleavy 2:25.0H
7 B J STARLETT David J Marshall - L
8 MARC MY SPEED Cornelius J Bonetti - L

Third Race

Pace · Purse $2,000 · FMCLM

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 THIS COULD B MAGIC TBA - B $2,000
2 NICKI GRAM Kevin P Switzer 1:57.1F L $2,000
3 SHARP REWARD Michael John Girouard 1:57.2F L $2,000
4 CAMSTEADY David J Marshall 1:57.4F L $2,000
5 WOODMERE TOPPER Brad D Irvine 1:58.0F L $2,000
6 JEAN'S NIGHT David J Marshall Q2:00.0M B $2,000
7 SEARCH SASSY CASSY James E Hardy 2:00.1F B $2,000

Fourth Race

Trot · Purse $2,500 · NW3PMLT

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 LEVITY'S LADYBELL Ivan J Davies -
2 J D'S BAMBINO John A Di Stefano 2:06.2H
3 CALYPSO KID Bonnie J Rush 2:01.4F
4 THIRTY STARS Gregory J Annaloro 2:02.1F
5 ON RAMP Robert Tisbert Q2:00.4F
6 MAR'S SUPER LU Gregory J Annaloro 2:02.2F
7 BINNY'S SPIRIT David J Marshall -
8 ROSEOFSHANNON Shawn T Gray 2:00.2H L

Fifth Race

Pace · Purse $1,800 · NW200PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 RIPPIN REILLY James E Hardy -
2 RADIANT DUKE Gregory J Annaloro Q2:01.4F
3 PATCH OF GRAY David J Marshall 2:02.2H L
4 RECKLESS SAHBRA Ralph H Andersen - L
5 JETIN' PURSUIT Russell F Lawson 2:12.2H
6 WIN ONE Paul A Silva - B
7 MATTABOY Jeffrey A Gulya 1:59.4F B

Sixth Race

Trot · Purse $1,800 · NW200PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 HATTIE TWO Ralph H Andersen Q2:04.2F B
2 J G'S DIAMOND Russell F Lawson 2:24.0H
3 SIGNAL HILL IRIS Richard A Flanders 2:00.4F
4 BONEFIDE STAR TBA - L
5 FEDERAL EXPRESSION Brad D Irvine Q2:04.1F B
6 BEST WAY Shawn T Gray 2:01.0F B
7 ABBY'S OVERSCORE Gregory J Annaloro 2:01.3F B
8 JUST GO Kevin P Switzer Q1:59.3M

Seventh Race

Pace · Purse $2,000 · CLM

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 ON THE AUTOBAHN Michael D Rosenblatt 1:58.2F B $2,000
2 CRYPTIC James E Hardy 1:58.1F B $2,000
3 TORQUE LOBELL N Gregory J Annaloro 1:56.1F L $2,000
4 HOOSIER EXPRESS Brad D Irvine 1:57.0F L $2,000
5 ALL FOR THE KIDS Joseph Alongi 1:59.0F L $2,000
6 ANOTHER APPEAL Wallace R Watson 2:00.4F B $2,000
7 AIR BALL TBA 1:57.3F L $2,000

Eighth Race

Pace · Purse $1,800 · FMNW200PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 DOYLE'S KATIE T Gregory J Annaloro Q2:07.2F B
2 SWEET ZIPPER BELL Scott R Nichols -
3 CAJAN David J Marshall - L
4 DOCS FLOWER Gregory J Annaloro -
5 TARANTUM ROAD Russell F Lawson -
6 DON'T TEASE ME Paul W Battis 2:01.2H
7 SILKY SAKRA Michael John Girouard 1:59.2F B
8 LIKE MAGIC Gregory J Annaloro - B

Ninth Race

Pace · Purse $1,800 · NW200PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 DANDY DEXTER Gregory J Annaloro 2:00.1H B
2 GRAY RIDGE David J Marshall - L
3 DARK RUMOR Carl S Smith 2:00.2H
4 EXPLODING STORM TBA -
5 RYAN'S FUTURE Michael John Girouard 1:59.0F B
6 CUTTING EDGE Paul A Silva -
7 MASTER MILES Michael E Eaton 2:05.3H L
8 ALNJOES Ralph H Andersen 2:01.1H B

Tenth Race

Pace · Purse $1,800 · FMNW200PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 DOYLE'S PAT Gregory J Annaloro - B
2 CANVASBACK CABARET David J Marshall - L
3 HR'S PRINCESS LEAH Patsy Spinelli 1:59.1F L
4 FRANCINE Shawn T Gray 2:07.1H L
5 FLICKERS LIKE GOLD Gregory J Annaloro 1:59.2F B
6 MS HARLEY D Scott R Nichols 1:59.3F L
7 WESTERN WINGS Paul A Silva 1:59.3F
8 BONNIE'S HALO Brad D Irvine 1:59.0F L

Questions about this card

What was the total purse for the day?

$19,300 across the card. Purse is the money the race offered, split by finishing position.

Which class conditions were carded?

NW200PS, NW1PMLT, FMCLM, NW3PMLT and CLM, plus 1 other. Each one is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade.

How many races were on the card?

10 races, though none carries a full chart — what stands for this date is the entry sheet rather than the result. 76 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.

When in the year was this card run?

It was a Saturday 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.

What is the difference between the entries and the chart?

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 — 7 at the pace and 3 at the trot. Mixed cards were the norm here.