PR Harness the record of the oval

Race Day

Monday, November 24, 2003

10 races at Plainridge Racecourse, pace and trot, $39,000 in purses.

The Card

The official chart survives for 10 of the 10 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 $2,300 · 8 starters · Track FT · 2000CL

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/2H 3 CHECKERS SPEECH 1:56.2 6.50 Leigh W Fitch Mary B Beauregard
2/2H 4 HOLLY HILL ANSWER 1:56.4 1.50 Michael E Eaton Michael E Eaton
3/2T 7 TORQUE LOBELL N 1:57.0 12.20 Ralph H Andersen Frank H Pike III
4/6Q 1 CRYPTIC 1:57.3 *1.20 James E Hardy James E Hardy
5/11Q 2 TAKEN CARE 1:58.3 99.40 Joseph Alongi Frank N Aridano
6/12Q 6 GOLD BALL 1:58.4 15.80 Winston D Campbell David A Sawyer
7/14H 8 KNOCKOUT VON 1:59.1 30.50 Wallace R Watson Kim M Heard
8/18 5 BOOTS BURNER 2:00.0 9.90 Greg D Bowden Linda J Nelson
27.230.129.129.3
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

27.2 · 57.3 (30.1) · 1:26.4 (29.1) · 1:56.2 (29.3)

Second Race

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

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/3 3 ISLAND XAVIER 1:58.3 *2.40 Leigh W Fitch Mary B Beauregard
2/3 1 BEEMERS LUKE 1:59.1 3.90 Ralph H Andersen Danny D Russo
3/3 4 YEBO 1:59.1 3.90 Winston D Campbell Cathy B Smith
4/3H 5 J K JAKE 1:59.1 4.50 Jeffrey A Gulya Jeffrey A Gulya
5/7H 2 MISTER GENDER 2:00.0 5.00 Randal R Smith Linda J Nelson
6/8 8 WIZARDOFTHEWILLOW 2:00.1 29.50 Shawn T Gray Andrei V Guidette
7/10Q 9 GENERATION NEXT 2:00.3 11.30 John Hogan John E Mc Assey Jr
8/14Q 6 PATCH OF GRAY 2:01.2 16.70 Wallace R Watson Norman L Tisbert
9/19 7 EXPLODING STORM 2:02.2 30.60 David J Marshall Kerry M Pratt
28.230.429.429.3
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.2 · 59.1 (30.4) · 1:29.0 (29.4) · 1:58.3 (29.3)

Third Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,800 · 9 starters · Track FT · 3000CL

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/1 7 SAND SAVE 1:57.0 3.00 John Hogan Edwin G Mc Lellan
2/1 1 JAGERMAKER 1:57.1 14.00 Winston D Campbell David A Sawyer
3/3T 2 HARLEY DAVID 1:57.4 *1.60 Leigh W Fitch Mary B Beauregard
4/4Q 8 HAWAIIAN SHARK 1:57.4 7.80 Gregory J Annaloro Dawn P Anderson
5/5T 4 PINE LANE BEN 1:58.1 52.40 Ralph H Andersen Danny D Russo
6/9Q 5 PATS BAD 1:58.4 2.70 Shawn T Gray Jamie P Gerard
7/10Q 3 NUCLEAR ECLIPSE 1:59.0 12.60 Greg D Bowden Jennifer M Allen
8/12T 9 SLIDER 1:59.3 16.40 Wallace R Watson Lisa M Saindon
9/17 6 YANKEE VIPER 2:00.2 54.80 Michael E Eaton Linda J Nelson
27.229.229.230.4
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

27.2 · 56.4 (29.2) · 1:26.1 (29.2) · 1:57.0 (30.4)

Fifth Race

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

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/6T 7 ARMBRO WRANGLER 1:55.4 *1.50 John Hogan David J Crochere
2/6T 8 DANDY DEXTER 1:57.1 21.40 Shawn T Gray Mary B Beauregard
3/7Q 6 DA-DA-DIAMOND 1:57.1 17.80 Winston D Campbell Linda J Nelson
4/8Q 3 TOLEDO RED 1:57.2 3.90 Gregory J Annaloro Peter A Sarnie
5/10T 5 JARED'S JOURNEY 1:58.0 20.50 James E Hardy James E Hardy
6/11 2 HOLIDAY HANOVER 1:58.0 49.60 Greg D Bowden Dawn P Anderson
7/12Q 1 GREENWICH 1:58.1 4.80 Leigh W Fitch Philip S Lyons
8/12H 9 RYAN'S FUTURE 1:58.1 82.30 Michael J Girouard Thomas R Pye
9/14H 4 P O T US 1:58.3 2.30 Joseph Alongi Joseph Alongi
27.329.228.330.1
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

27.3 · 57.0 (29.2) · 1:25.3 (28.3) · 1:55.4 (30.1)

Sixth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $3,400 · 9 starters · Track FT · 4000CL

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/3 6 BUNNY TRAP 1:55.4 10.10 Michael E Eaton Michael E Eaton
2/3 2 MASTER STERLING 1:56.2 5.90 Shawn T Gray Shawn T Gray
3/4 3 BROCKSHANN 1:56.3 *1.20 Gregory J Annaloro Steven P Mc Cormack
4/4T 8 WALTSTER 1:56.4 12.30 Leigh W Fitch Mary B Beauregard
5/6 4 WAYNESFIELD JAKE 1:57.0 11.90 Robert W Sumner Matthew A Medeiros
6/9Q 5 RIP ROARIN A 1:57.3 4.20 Winston D Campbell Edwin G Mc Lellan
7/10Q 1 RIVER GENE 1:57.4 6.20 Greg D Bowden Dawn P Anderson
8/11Q 7 KEHMMY 1:58.0 48.60 David J Marshall Barrie R Farrar
9/13 9 FURIA 1:58.2 19.90 John Hogan John Hogan
27.329.429.129.1
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

27.3 · 57.2 (29.4) · 1:26.3 (29.1) · 1:55.4 (29.1)

Seventh Race

Trot · 1 Mile · Purse $6,000 · 7 starters · Track FT · OPENHC

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/HD 6 SENT FROM ABOVE 1:58.4 *1.00 Winston D Campbell Ralph H Fenno
2/HD 4 HURRY CURRY 1:58.4 3.70 Donald V Guidette Jr Donald V Guidette Jr
3/1 5 MICHAEL DARLING 1:59.0 10.40 Shawn T Gray Francis J Silva
4/3 2 BRATGIRL 1:59.2 9.90 John Hogan Frank H Pike III
5/7 3 BUSTING FORWARD 2:00.1 13.70 Wallace R Watson Wallace R Watson
6/7H 7 YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE 2:00.1 3.60 Robert Tisbert Alice D Szpila
7BE/15 1 CUMMIN HOME DUKE 2:01.4 14.40 Ralph H Andersen Stephen M De Vincent
SCR SCR MOVING BY PASSER — - — — —
29.130.329.129.4
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

29.1 · 59.4 (30.3) · 1:29.0 (29.1) · 1:58.4 (29.4)

Eighth Race

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

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/Q 4 HERO'S CAVALCADE 1:57.0 10.40 David J Marshall Kerry M Pratt
2/Q 3 SPORTIN T 1:57.0 *1.60 Gregory J Annaloro Calvin Jennings
3/1Q 6 IRISH TOOTER 1:57.1 1.60 Michael E Eaton Daniel W Gill
4/1T 5 T'S GRAND FINALE 1:57.2 52.30 Todd M O'Dea Todd M O'Dea
5/3H 7 FODEN HOLMES N 1:57.3 33.30 Ralph H Andersen Stephen J Reid
6/6H 2 KELLYTUCK CHANCE 1:58.1 4.90 John Hogan Alfred J Broadbent
7/8Q 9 HEADMASTER 1:58.3 29.30 Elmer L Smith Elmer L Smith
8/9Q 8 ALOTA MARAUDER 1:58.4 69.10 Graham Lewis Graham Lewis
9/17Q 1 ORMI 2:00.2 6.10 Winston D Campbell Peter J Doucette
28.030.129.029.4
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.0 · 58.1 (30.1) · 1:27.1 (29.0) · 1:57.0 (29.4)

Ninth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $4,000 · 8 starters · Track FT · NW500PS

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/2Q 1 TUX TIME 1:57.1 *.80 Robert W Sumner Matthew A Medeiros
2/2Q 8 VANDAMINATOR 1:57.3 5.00 Leigh W Fitch Mary B Beauregard
3/3 4 SANDOVAL 1:57.4 7.90 Greg D Bowden Andrei V Guidette
4/4 2 ARTOFTHEMILLENIUM 1:58.0 3.50 Winston D Campbell Randy L Bickmore
5/4T 6 VOODOO GAMBLER 1:58.1 33.80 Gregory J Annaloro Mark R Cianchette
6/5Q 3 OUTTACONTROL 1:58.1 9.00 James E Hardy Patricia J Switzer
7/10H 5 SORRY BOUT YR LUCK 1:59.1 66.30 Elmer L Smith Elmer L Smith
8/30H 7 PARADISE CLYDEHIRT 2:03.1 23.70 Shawn T Gray Shawn T Gray
27.330.029.230.1
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

27.3 · 57.3 (30.0) · 1:27.0 (29.2) · 1:57.1 (30.1)

Tenth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $8,000 · 9 starters · Track FT · 15000CLHC

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/T 3 DOCTOR WILL 1:55.4 3.00 Shawn T Gray Shawn T Gray
2/T 1 DAY OF THE DRAGON 1:56.0 *1.30 David J Marshall Eugene D'Alessandro
3/2 2 DOCTOR HOPKINS 1:56.1 16.40 James C Smith James C Smith
4/2Q 8 LITTLE BOSSMAN 1:56.1 2.90 Gregory J Annaloro Danial R Septelka
5/3 6 CLASSY TALKER 1:56.2 39.70 James E Hardy Joel H Wheeler
6/3H 4 FLY AWAY SAM 1:56.2 8.90 Ralph H Andersen Elroy A Gebhardt Jr
7/4Q 7 MANCHIEVOUS 1:56.3 25.90 Winston D Campbell Ronald L Alexander
8/4T 9 GOLDEN BOY 1:56.4 22.90 Leigh W Fitch Mary B Beauregard
9/18H 5 VEGAS EXCALIBUR 1:59.2 21.10 Robert W Sumner Matthew A Medeiros
28.129.428.229.2
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.1 · 58.0 (29.4) · 1:26.2 (28.2) · 1:55.4 (29.2)

Eleventh Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $4,700 · 8 starters · Track FT · 10000CLHC

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1DH/HD 4 JUST PLAIN HENRY 1:56.3 6.70 John S Nason John S Nason
1DHBE/HD 2 HIDDEN DANGER 1:56.3 4.90 Gregory J Annaloro William J Berube
3/HD 3 FREE SPENDER 1:56.3 *1.70 Leigh W Fitch Stacey J Lord
4/T 1 WHAT AM I WORTH 1:56.4 9.40 Winston D Campbell Mary B Beauregard
5/5T 8 FOX VALLEY FOX 1:57.4 11.20 James E Hardy James E Hardy
6/8Q 7 EICARLS W A G 1:58.1 10.40 Todd M O'Dea Todd M O'Dea
7/8T 6 SECURED ALIBI 1:58.2 31.00 Ralph H Andersen Ralph H Andersen
8/9H 5 VIC'S LEGACY 1:58.2 2.60 Shawn T Gray Shawn T Gray
28.230.029.129.0
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.2 · 58.2 (30.0) · 1:27.3 (29.1) · 1:56.3 (29.0)

Questions about this card

How many races were on the card?

10 races, of which 10 carry a full chart with finishing positions. 89 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 24 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 1 at the trot. Mixed cards were the norm here.

What was the total purse for the day?

$39,000 across the card. Purse is the money the race offered, split by finishing position.

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?

2000CL, NW200PS, 3000CL, NW250PS and 4000CL, plus 5 others. Each one is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade.