PR Harness the record of the oval

Race Day

Monday, November 17, 2003

11 races at Plainridge Racecourse, pace and trot, $41,100 in purses.

The Card

The official chart survives for 11 of the 11 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 1:55.4. 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.

First Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,000 · 9 starters · Track FT · NW200PS

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/2Q 9 TOLEDO RED 1:58.2 6.50 Gregory J Annaloro Peter A Sarnie
2/2Q 8 KELLYTUCK CHANCE 1:58.4 2.80 Michael E Eaton Alfred J Broadbent
3/3Q 4 BEACH BUNNY BANDIT 1:59.0 4.00 Cornelius J Bonetti Stephen M De Vincent
4/3Q 5 ISLAND XAVIER 1:59.0 9.80 Greg D Bowden Mary B Beauregard
5/5T 6 BEEMERS LUKE 1:59.3 13.80 Michael J Girouard Danny D Russo
6/6 1 BEECHBLUFF ETHAN 1:59.3 54.60 Donald G Billingsley Jr Donald G Billingsley Jr
7/6Q 2 MISTER GENDER 1:59.3 *2.40 Randal R Smith Linda J Nelson
8/8Q 3 YEBO 2:00.0 4.80 Ralph H Andersen Cathy B Smith
9/DIS 7 LORD PHOENIX - 95.00 Daniel R Tuccillo Jr Daniel R Tuccillo Jr
28.029.330.030.4
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.0 · 57.3 (29.3) · 1:27.3 (30.0) · 1:58.2 (30.4)

Second Race

Trot · 1 Mile · Purse $2,700 · 9 starters · Track FT · 3000CL OP

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/6 2 ABBY'S OVERSCORE 2:00.2 4.00 Gregory J Annaloro Joel H Wheeler
2/6 8 SAMOOTS 2:01.3 9.60 John S Nason John S Nason
3/6 5 EARL ACTION 2:01.3 5.20 Michael E Eaton Dawn P Anderson
4/6Q 7 LADY SWEET WINDS 2:01.3 10.70 Winston D Campbell Lyle R Bedell
5/7H 6 J D'S BAMBINO 2:01.4 18.70 John A Di Stefano John A Di Stefano
6/10H 1 FEDERAL EXPRESSION 2:02.2 50.00 Michael J Girouard Noel J Bouthillier
7/11H 4 COPY TH MESSAGE 2:02.3 *1.80 Greg D Bowden Eugene D'Alessandro
8/14T 9 WE NEED CREDIT 2:03.2 16.40 Wallace R Watson Wallace R Watson
9/DIS 3 STARR PILOT - 3.50 Jason J Bartlett Charles S Eaton III
29.331.129.429.4
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

29.3 · 1:00.4 (31.1) · 1:30.3 (29.4) · 2:00.2 (29.4)

Third Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,000 · 7 starters · Track FT · NW200PS

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/1 4 KNOCKOUT VON 2:00.3 24.10 Ralph H Andersen Kim M Heard
2/1 3 GO SAMMIE GO 2:00.4 *.50 Greg D Bowden Dawn P Anderson
3/1Q 1 BESTEST BEHAVIOR 2:00.4 8.60 Winston D Campbell Linda J Nelson
4DH/2Q 7 PINE LANE BEN 2:01.0 14.10 Michael J Girouard Danny D Russo
4DH/2Q 6 WIZARDOFTHEWILLOW 2:01.0 80.10 Shawn T Gray Andrei V Guidette
6/4 2 PERFECT HARMONY 2:01.2 3.80 Wallace R Watson Wallace R Watson
7/4T 5 LEGAL MATTER 2:01.3 4.50 Michael E Eaton Michael E Eaton
SCR SCR PACHECO -
SCR SCR TSM ELWOOD BEACH -
29.329.230.331.0
quarters · widest is slowest · 2nd qtr was quickest

29.3 · 59.0 (29.2) · 1:29.3 (30.3) · 2:00.3 (31.0)

Fourth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,600 · 9 starters · Track FT · NW250PS

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/2H 2 WOODMERE FULATRIX 1:57.3 *.70 Wallace R Watson Wallace R Watson
2/2H 1 T'S GRAND FINALE 1:58.0 5.70 Todd M O'Dea Todd M O'Dea
3/11H 5 CUTTING EDGE 1:59.4 14.70 Gregory J Annaloro James A Campbell
4/13H 7 RYAN'S FUTURE 2:00.1 25.20 Michael J Girouard Thomas R Pye
5/13H 8 J K JAKE 2:00.1 94.20 Jeffrey A Gulya Jeffrey A Gulya
6/13T 3 HUMAR A 2:00.2 3.30 Robert W Sumner Matthew A Medeiros
7/14 4 HOLIDAY HANOVER 2:00.2 50.80 Michael E Eaton Dawn P Anderson
8/14 9 MASTER OF ILLUSION 2:00.2 12.00 Ralph H Andersen Ralph H Andersen
9/18Q 6 ELNINO SCOT 2:01.1 12.40 Shawn A Thayer Shawn A Thayer
28.229.430.129.1
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.2 · 58.1 (29.4) · 1:28.2 (30.1) · 1:57.3 (29.1)

Fifth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $3,200 · 9 starters · Track FT · NW350PS

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/T 1 SPORTIN T 1:56.4 *1.30 Gregory J Annaloro Calvin Jennings
2/T 2 ORMI 1:57.0 5.20 Greg D Bowden Peter J Doucette
3/2H 9 IRISH TOOTER 1:57.1 2.70 Michael E Eaton Daniel W Gill
4/3 8 PENTAGON DON 1:57.2 31.00 Gary D Mosher David J Crochere
5/3 5 GREENWICH 1:57.2 16.50 Leigh W Fitch Philip S Lyons
6/5H 3 DA-DA-DIAMOND 1:57.4 4.90 Winston D Campbell Linda J Nelson
7/7 6 P O T US 1:58.1 15.70 Joseph Alongi Joseph Alongi
8/9Q 4 PLUNDER HANOVER 1:58.3 21.00 Wayne J Mastro Mary B Beauregard
9/21Q 7 GENERATION NEXT 2:01.0 36.10 John Hogan John E Mc Assey Jr
28.129.329.329.2
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.1 · 57.4 (29.3) · 1:27.2 (29.3) · 1:56.4 (29.2)

Sixth Race

Trot · 1 Mile · Purse $4,300 · 8 starters · Track FT · 7500CL OP

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/4Q 8 SENT FROM ABOVE 1:58.0 *2.10 Winston D Campbell Ralph H Fenno
2/4Q 6 HURRY CURRY 1:58.4 3.10 Donald V Guidette Jr Donald V Guidette Jr
3/5H 5 CODY'S MAGIC 1:59.0 18.70 John A Di Stefano John A Di Stefano
4DH/7T 7 BUSTING FORWARD 1:59.3 5.90 Wallace R Watson Wallace R Watson
4DH/7T 4 SHIMIE'S SCORE 1:59.3 4.40 Greg D Bowden Dawn P Anderson
6/8H 2 CLASSIC ANDY 1:59.3 3.60 Kim G Ireland Wendy A Ireland
7/11 3 REAL CLASSY 2:00.1 17.50 Robert W Sumner Matthew A Medeiros
8/14H 1 JUST DO IT DARLIN' 2:00.4 34.20 Joseph R Therrien Joseph R Therrien
SCR SCR MAR'S SUPER LU -
28.330.129.130.0
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.3 · 58.4 (30.1) · 1:28.0 (29.1) · 1:58.0 (30.0)

Seventh Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,700 · 8 starters · Track FT · 3000CL

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/2 6 SAND SAVE 1:58.4 11.10 John Hogan Edwin G Mc Lellan
2/2 4 HAWAIIAN SHARK 1:59.1 19.20 Gregory J Annaloro Dawn P Anderson
3/3Q 8 JB'S LION KING 1:59.2 2.50 Greg D Bowden Mary B Beauregard
4/4 7 PATS BAD 1:59.3 38.60 Shawn T Gray Jamie P Gerard
5/5 3 SF BLACK MAGIC 1:59.4 13.20 Michael J Girouard Michael J Girouard
6/10Q 5 YANKEE VIPER 2:00.4 76.30 Randal R Smith Linda J Nelson
7/19 1 JAGERMAKER 2:02.3 5.40 Winston D Campbell David A Sawyer
DNF 2 CHARLIE WHISKEY - *.70 Michael E Eaton Michael E Eaton
SCR SCR ABER NUKE -
27.430.030.230.3
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

27.4 · 57.4 (30.0) · 1:28.1 (30.2) · 1:58.4 (30.3)

Eighth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $6,500 · 7 starters · Track FT · OPEN

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/NS 5 SOUTHWIND NIGHT 1:56.2 2.40 John Hogan John Hogan
2/NS 4 FLUSTER 1:56.2 *1.80 Greg D Bowden Dawn P Anderson
3/T 1 WILLIAM AND HARRY 1:56.3 2.30 Winston D Campbell Laura L Searway
4/1T 2 TIME LINE 1:56.4 20.10 Jason J Bartlett Russell L Pratt
5/2H 6 TEXAS BLUE JEANS N 1:56.4 6.90 Leigh W Fitch Mary B Beauregard
6/3H 3 BACK O BENACHIE N 1:57.0 10.50 Robert W Sumner Matthew A Medeiros
7/10H 7 BAXTER 1:58.2 32.70 John S Nason Linwood Perkins
SCR SCR AMERICAN ZORBAZ -
27.230.029.229.3
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

27.2 · 57.2 (30.0) · 1:26.4 (29.2) · 1:56.2 (29.3)

Ninth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $3,200 · 9 starters · Track FT · 4000CL

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/1 2 RIVER GENE 1:57.3 14.60 Greg D Bowden Dawn P Anderson
2/1 9 BROCKSHANN 1:57.4 12.20 Gregory J Annaloro Steven P Mc Cormack
3/1T 5 FURIA 1:58.0 2.80 John Hogan John Hogan
4/1T 1 WHAT AM I WORTH 1:58.0 *1.40 Leigh W Fitch Mary B Beauregard
5/2Q 4 MASTER STERLING 1:58.0 3.50 Shawn T Gray Shawn T Gray
6/2H 6 JIMMY BOIS JOLY 1:58.0 43.90 Wallace R Watson William J Hathaway
7/3Q 7 RIP ROARIN A 1:58.1 6.50 Winston D Campbell Edwin G Mc Lellan
8/4 8 WAYNESFIELD JAKE 1:58.2 52.30 Robert W Sumner Matthew A Medeiros
9/4Q 3 HOOSIER EXPRESS 1:58.2 24.90 Michael J Girouard Michael J Girouard
28.129.029.430.3
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.1 · 57.1 (29.0) · 1:27.0 (29.4) · 1:57.3 (30.3)

Tenth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $7,500 · 8 starters · Track FT · 15000CL

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/3H 3 LITTLE BOSSMAN 1:55.4 *1.60 Gregory J Annaloro Danial R Septelka
2/3H 5 DOCTOR WILL 1:56.2 5.80 Shawn T Gray Shawn T Gray
3/3H 2 CLASSY TALKER 1:56.2 14.00 James E Hardy Joel H Wheeler
4/3T 6 FLY AWAY SAM 1:56.3 24.90 Ralph H Andersen Elroy A Gebhardt Jr
5/4H 1 DAY OF THE DRAGON 1:56.3 2.50 Leigh W Fitch Eugene D'Alessandro
6/5 4 VANDAMINATOR 1:56.4 4.00 Greg D Bowden Mary B Beauregard
7/9Q X7X NUCLEAR MENACE 1:57.3 9.00 Michael E Eaton Dawn P Anderson
8/11T 8 VEGAS EXCALIBUR 1:58.1 27.20 Robert W Sumner Matthew A Medeiros
28.128.429.229.2
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.1 · 57.0 (28.4) · 1:26.2 (29.2) · 1:55.4 (29.2)

Eleventh Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $4,400 · 9 starters · Track FT · 10000CLHC

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/1H 3 FREE SPENDER 1:57.3 *2.50 Leigh W Fitch Stacey J Lord
2/1H 2 X-FILES HANOVER 1:57.4 22.20 Jason J Bartlett Mary B Beauregard
3/3H 7 EICARLS W A G 1:58.1 3.20 Todd M O'Dea Todd M O'Dea
4/3T 1 VIC'S LEGACY 1:58.2 3.00 Shawn T Gray Shawn T Gray
5/5 9 BLACK TIE ONLY 1:58.3 7.90 Robert W Sumner Matthew A Medeiros
6/5Q 6 HIDDEN DANGER 1:58.3 3.90 Gregory J Annaloro William J Berube
7/5T 8 FOX VALLEY FOX 1:58.4 17.60 James E Hardy James E Hardy
8/6 4 ART ST PARTNERS 1:58.4 27.30 Joseph R Therrien Arthur L Dufresne Jr
9/9Q 5 SECURED ALIBI 1:59.2 32.90 Ralph H Andersen Ralph H Andersen
28.029.229.430.2
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.0 · 57.2 (29.2) · 1:27.1 (29.4) · 1:57.3 (30.2)

Questions about this card

What was the fastest winning mile on this card?

1:55.4. Harness times print as minutes, seconds and fifths, so the digit after the final point is a fifth of a second.

Which class conditions were carded?

NW200PS, 3000CL OP, NW250PS, NW350PS and 7500CL OP, plus 5 others. Each one is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade.

How many races were on the card?

11 races, of which 11 carry a full chart with finishing positions. 105 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 17 November 2003 sit in the season?

It was a Monday in November 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?

$41,100 across the card. Purse is the money the race offered, split by finishing position.