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Race Day

Tuesday, September 23, 2003

11 races at Plainridge Racecourse, pace, $41,800 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 $2,400 · NW250PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 HAWAIIAN SHARK Greg D Bowden 1:57.0S L
2 IMA BROADWAY STAR Denis Denis 1:58.4F
3 FODEN HOLMES N Brad D Irvine 1:56.3F L
4 PLUNDER HANOVER Bruce W Ranger 1:56.2F L
5 GENERATION NEXT Winston D Campbell 1:56.4F
6 P O T US Joseph Alongi 1:56.4F L
7 DURANGO DAN Shawn T Gray 1:59.3H L
8 MONEY CRUNCH Ralph H Andersen 2:00.0F B

Second Race

Pace · Purse $1,800 · NW200PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 BARNEY Brad D Irvine 1:59.3F
2 FABULOUS FINALE Greg D Bowden Q2:02.4F L
3 HEADMASTER Elmer Louis Smith -
4 GO SAMMIE GO Cornelius J Bonetti - B
5 T-BILL'S MEMORY Gregory J Annaloro 2:03.2H B
6 KENO Winston D Campbell - L
7 WIZARDOFTHEWILLOW Greg D Bowden 1:58.3F

Third Race

Pace · Purse $3,600 · NW500PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 SNOOPY N RED BARON Bruce W Ranger 1:58.3F L
2 MACHO UNO Ralph H Andersen 1:56.1F L
3 SHILOH RUMMY Gregory J Annaloro 1:56.3F B
4 CHESHAM BOIS John Hogan 1:55.4H
5 DIRECT MISTIQUE TBA 1:56.0F L
6 KELLYTUCK CHANCE Richard Pugliese 1:56.2F L
7 LITTLE MITCH A Robert W Sumner Q1:56.2F
8 MATT'S DUDE David L Ingraham 1:53.3F L

Fourth Race

Pace · Purse $3,000 · NW350PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 RED SHIRT FRESHMAN Bruce W Ranger 1:55.3F L
2 JD'S CHIEF LOGO Bruce W Ranger 1:55.3F L
3 WINDLEAVES FLY BOY Bruce W Ranger 1:57.0F B
4 DA-DA-DIAMOND Michael E Eaton 1:57.0M B
5 IRISH TOOTER Michael E Eaton 1:52.2S L
6 CHAMP'S TKO Bruce W Ranger 1:58.0F L
7 NUKER Shawn T Gray 1:58.2H B
8 J K JAKE Jeffrey A Gulya 1:57.4F L
9 AMAYSEING CLYDE Greg D Bowden 1:57.0F B

Fifth Race

Pace · Purse $6,000 · OPEN

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 SANDOVAL Greg D Bowden 1:55.1F B
2 TUFF AS NAIL David L Ingraham 1:54.2M B
3 SCHLICK MIESHTER Ralph H Andersen 1:54.1F L
4 TEXAS BLUE JEANS N Bruce W Ranger 1:53.0F L
5 THE MAJOR BID N Robert W Sumner 1:56.4M
6 SOUTHWIND NIGHT John Hogan 1:54.1F
7 FLUSTER Greg D Bowden 1:54.2F L
8 MARCEL ARTS Bruce W Ranger 1:53.3M

Sixth Race

Pace · Purse $2,500 · CLM

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 ROCK'S REACTOR Bruce W Ranger 2:01.3H $3,000
2 CHARLOTTE'S FLIGHT David L Ingraham 1:54.3F L $3,000
3 RIVER GENE Greg D Bowden 1:56.4F L $3,000
4 ABER NUKE James E Hardy 1:56.3F L $3,000
5 SF BLACK MAGIC Brad D Irvine Q2:01.1F L $3,000
6 KESONS SONSPREE Ivan J Davies 1:56.0F L $3,000
7 CATCH A BREEZE Richard Pugliese 1:56.0F L $3,000
8 GREY GUY David L Ingraham 2:00.4M L $3,000
9 JB'S LION KING Bruce W Ranger 1:56.0F L $3,000

Seventh Race

Pace · Purse $3,500 · CLM

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 BROCKSHANN Michael E Eaton 1:55.3M L $5,000
2 BEWARE OF TYME Gregory J Annaloro 1:58.1F L $5,000
3 NUCLEAR ECLIPSE Greg D Bowden 1:57.0F L $5,000
4 EICARLS W A G Todd M O'Dea 1:56.2F B $5,000
5 DUNCAN MACLEOD Shane J Taggart 1:54.2F L $5,000
6 WALTSTER Bruce W Ranger 1:56.0F L $5,000
7 MIDNITE TOM Brad D Irvine 1:56.3F L $5,000
8 HILLSIDE JOE A Robert W Sumner Q1:56.0M $5,000

Eighth Race

Pace · Purse $3,000 · CLM

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 MASTER STERLING Shawn T Gray 1:58.4H $4,000
2 JUST PLAIN HENRY David L Ingraham 1:56.0M L $4,000
3 KEHMMY TBA 1:55.4F L $4,000
4 DAY OF THE DRAGON Winston D Campbell 1:56.1F $4,000
5 WHAT AM I WORTH Bruce W Ranger 1:55.2F L $4,000
6 MANHATTAN MATT Greg D Bowden 1:56.1F $4,000
7 TOMMY FRA Robert W Sumner 1:56.3H $4,000
8 CAREYS HIGH LIFE Winston D Campbell 1:53.2M L $4,000
9 HAWAIIAN KAHAKAI Brad D Irvine 1:57.2F L $4,000

Ninth Race

Pace · Purse $4,000 · CLM

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 BOURBONNAIS BANDIT Shane J Taggart 1:54.1F L $7,500
2 RICHIE Greg D Bowden 2:00.3H L $7,500
3 SECRET AGENT PAN Michael E Eaton 1:56.1F L $7,500
4 GROOMSMAN Bruce W Ranger 1:55.0F L $7,500
5 FREE SPENDER Leigh W Fitch 1:54.2M L $7,500
6 CLASSY TALKER James E Hardy 1:56.0F B $7,500
7 BOOMERANGE Michael John Girouard 2:01.3H L $7,500
8 HOT TOP Robert W Sumner 1:56.0F $7,500
9 SECURED ALIBI Ralph H Andersen 1:55.4F L $7,500

Tenth Race

Pace · Purse $5,000 · CLM

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 X-FILES HANOVER Bruce W Ranger 1:56.1F L $10,000
2 BLACK TIE ONLY Robert W Sumner 1:55.0F $10,000
3 KETT'S REBELLION Ralph H Andersen 1:56.3F L $10,000
4 FOX VALLEY FOX James E Hardy 1:54.2F L $10,000
5 TROPIC SUN Richard Pugliese 1:55.3F L $10,000
6 DAYLON INVADER Brad D Irvine 1:53.0F L $10,000
7 DEBACLE John Hogan 1:56.0F L $10,000
8 VIC'S LEGACY Shawn T Gray 1:53.4M L $10,000
9 PRESIDENTIAL FELLA Greg D Bowden 1:57.3F $10,000

Eleventh Race

Pace · Purse $7,000 · CLMHC

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 GOLDEN BOY Gregory J Annaloro 1:56.3H $15,000
2 LITTLE BOSSMAN Gregory J Annaloro 1:55.1F L $15,000
3 CALLIE'S CANDYMAN David L Ingraham 1:53.3F L $15,000
4 DOCTOR HOPKINS Richard Pugliese 1:55.2M L $15,000
5 HURRICANE'S FURY Michael John Girouard 1:55.0M L $15,000
6 SIR LANCE ALOT James E Hardy 1:58.0F B $20,000
7 SELTZER WATER Robert W Sumner 1:54.4F $20,000
8 VANDAMINATOR Bruce W Ranger 1:54.2F B $20,000

Questions about this card

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.

What was the total purse for the day?

$41,800 across the card. Purse is the money the race offered, split by finishing position.

Which class conditions were carded?

NW250PS, NW200PS, NW500PS, NW350PS and OPEN, plus 2 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. 92 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 23 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.