PR Harness the record of the oval

Race Day

Monday, September 22, 2003

12 races at Plainridge Racecourse, pace and trot, $36,800 in purses.

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 closing odds on the board as the judges recorded them.

The fastest mile of the afternoon was 1:56.0. 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: FANCY BEAU, WINNERS EDGE, ORPHINE HANOVER, ALOTA MARAUDER, FUN MESSAGE, ASHANTE MACHO, COLOR ME FAMOUS, CANDY'S SECRET, SHIMIE'S SCORE, SMOOTH FORCE N, MAXIMUM SPEED, FOX RIDGE JAMIE.

First Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $1,800 · 7 starters · Track FT · FMNW200PS

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
7/11Q 2 IMMORTAL BELOVED 1:59.1 8.60 Michael J Girouard Noel J Bouthillier
27.030.329.130.1
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

27.0 · 57.3 (30.3) · 1:26.4 (29.1) · 1:57.0 (30.1)

FANCY BEAU (FRANZ HANOVER – BEAUS CHARMER – SPRINGFIELD)

Second Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,000 · 7 starters · Track FT · NW1PMLT

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
7/DIS 6 HEYDUKE - 12.50 James E Hardy James E Hardy
28.131.330.030.2
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.1 · 59.4 (31.3) · 1:29.4 (30.0) · 2:00.1 (30.2)

WINNERS EDGE (LAHAR – JAN OOH – TRENTON)

Third Race

Trot · 1 Mile · Purse $2,500 · 8 starters · Track FT · 3000CL OP

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
8/13Q 8 TWENTY KARAT 2:01.3 15.20 Michael S Davis Michael S Davis
28.231.429.329.1
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.2 · 1:00.1 (31.4) · 1:29.4 (29.3) · 1:59.0 (29.1)

ORPHINE HANOVER (GIANT VICTORY – ORCHID HANOVER- – AYRES)

Fourth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,500 · 8 starters · Track FT · NW2PMLT

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
8/27Q 3 LINDONS COUNT ME N 2:03.0 113.40 Greg D Bowden Philip H Derusha Jr
28.230.229.329.1
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.2 · 58.4 (30.2) · 1:28.2 (29.3) · 1:57.3 (29.1)

ALOTA MARAUDER (LOTTA SOUL – MARAUDERETTE – MARAUDER)

Fifth Race

Trot · 1 Mile · Purse $3,000 · 8 starters · Track FT · FMNPO

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
8BE/DIS 1 SINGLE N SASSY - 15.00 Wallace R Watson Marilyn J Branagan
28.030.429.230.3
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.0 · 58.4 (30.4) · 1:28.1 (29.2) · 1:58.4 (30.3)

FUN MESSAGE (CARRY THE MESSAGE – RACHEL J – SUPER T.)

Sixth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $3,000 · 8 starters · Track FT · 5000CL OP

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
8/29 2 HENNA CAFFE 2:00.3 36.00 Todd M O'Dea Todd M O'Dea
27.128.429.229.2
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

27.1 · 56.0 (28.4) · 1:25.2 (29.2) · 1:54.4 (29.2)

ASHANTE MACHO (NOBLELAND SAM – TALENT LINE – FALCON ALMAHURST)

Seventh Race

Trot · 1 Mile · Purse $3,000 · 8 starters · Track FT · NW2000

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
8/22H 7 CODY'S MAGIC 2:03.1 7.10 Bruce W Ranger John A Di Stefano
28.130.429.230.2
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.1 · 59.0 (30.4) · 1:28.2 (29.2) · 1:58.4 (30.2)

COLOR ME FAMOUS (A GO GO LAUXMONT – WOLFS JOEFEE – KAWARTHA MON AMI)

Eighth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,500 · 8 starters · Track FT · 3000CL OP

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
SCR SCR FUTURE OF RACING -
27.330.028.429.4
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

27.3 · 57.3 (30.0) · 1:26.2 (28.4) · 1:56.1 (29.4)

CANDY'S SECRET (TOOTER SCOOTER – PHYLLIS'S CANDY – ARTIE'S DREAM)

Ninth Race

Trot · 1 Mile · Purse $3,500 · 8 starters · Track FT · 7500CL OP

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
8/DIS 7 HIDE IN THE PINE - 2.20 Leigh W Fitch Stacey J Lord
28.231.428.429.4
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.2 · 1:00.1 (31.4) · 1:29.0 (28.4) · 1:58.4 (29.4)

SHIMIE'S SCORE (SCHIMITAR – SCORING FRIEND – FINAL SCORE)

Tenth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $5,000 · 8 starters · Track FT · FMOPEN

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
8/6H 6 INCOMING CALL 1:56.0 30.20 Michael E Eaton Edward A Blash
29.029.028.128.3
quarters · widest is slowest · 3rd qtr was quickest

29.0 · 58.0 (29.0) · 1:26.1 (28.1) · 1:54.4 (28.3)

SMOOTH FORCE N (GINGER MAN – RUNNING SMOOTH – PAULSBORO)

Eleventh Race

Trot · 1 Mile · Purse $5,000 · 8 starters · Track FT · OPEN

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
8/DIS 4 CHIP'S NINO - 22.70 Ralph H Andersen Ralph H Andersen
28.430.329.028.4
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.4 · 59.2 (30.3) · 1:28.2 (29.0) · 1:57.1 (28.4)

MAXIMUM SPEED (PROGRAM SPEED – THAT'S MY DESIRE – VALLEY VICTORY)

Twelfth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $3,000 · 8 starters · Track FT · NW4PMLT

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
SCR SCR J SAKIC -
29.130.128.028.0
quarters · widest is slowest · 3rd qtr was quickest

29.1 · 59.2 (30.1) · 1:27.2 (28.0) · 1:55.2 (28.0)

FOX RIDGE JAMIE (LIFE SIGN – LADY JATE – JATE LOBELL)

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.

When in the year was this card run?

It was a Monday 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 5 at the trot. Mixed cards were the norm here.

What was the total purse for the day?

$36,800 across the card. Purse is the money the race offered, split by finishing position.

Which class conditions were carded?

FMNW200PS, NW1PMLT, 3000CL OP, NW2PMLT and FMNPO, plus 6 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. 12 horses appear across the card.