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Race Day

Monday, April 5, 2004

12 races at Plainridge Racecourse, pace and trot, $33,200 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 2:00.3. 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: RON'S LADY, DATSASHAGYDUG, FARMSTEAD'S ROSIE, QUEEN VICTORIAN, POWAH FLO, FUN MESSAGE, TY'S POWER, LEGAL MATTER, YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE, RUFF, HOOSIER EXPRESS, LANGCREST FANTASIA.

First Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,200 · 9 starters · Track FT · 3000CL OP

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/2T 2 RON'S LADY 2:00.4 *1.90 Thomas R Eaton Thomas R Eaton
2/2T 3 UNBREAKABLE HEART 2:01.2 7.00 Michael J Girouard Michael J Girouard
3/5 4 T E'S COOL SPRING 2:01.4 7.40 John Hogan Joel H Wheeler
4/7 7 THE REAL TRUTH 2:02.1 13.50 Ronald L Cushing Roderick L Cushing
5/11T 6 BID HANOVER 2:03.1 4.40 Douglas L Gray Douglas L Gray
6/13Q 9 STREAKOFSPICE 2:03.2 24.20 Jason J Bartlett David R Slocomb
7/13T 5 LADY SEMINOLE 2:03.3 2.90 James E Hardy Mary B Beauregard
8/15Q 1 FLICKERS LIKE GOLD 2:03.4 30.10 Brad D Irvine Kim M Heard
9/25H 8 FREE STONE LEXY 2:05.4 14.00 Michael L Cushing Derek S Bickford
28.029.031.032.4
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.0 · 57.0 (29.0) · 1:28.0 (31.0) · 2:00.4 (32.4)

RON'S LADY (JENNA'S BEACH BOY – LIGHTNING SQUAW – NO NUKES)
Owner: Thomas Eaton - MA
Breeder: Charles Plotner - IL

Second Race

Trot · 1 Mile · Purse $1,800 · 6 starters · Track FT · NW200PS

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/5 4 DATSASHAGYDUG 2:05.3 *1.50 Jason J Bartlett Richard N Bartlett
2/5 6 CLIP CLIP 2:06.3 11.00 Michael L Cushing Derek S Bickford
X3/5Q 2 SHU'S GIRL 2:06.3 15.40 Donald V Guidette Jr Donald V Guidette Jr
4/7Q 3 FUTILE QWEST 2:07.0 2.30 David J Marshall David J Marshall
5/13T 1 LB SPEEDO 2:08.2 2.40 Todd M O'Dea Donald L Lemieux
6/39Q 5 BEDFORD VALLEY 2:13.2 7.20 Ralph H Andersen Danny D Russo
SCR SCR COCO MORGAN -
SCR SCR BLUES CRUISE -
SCR SCR SUGAR RAY HANOVER -
30.031.233.131.0
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

30.0 · 1:01.2 (31.2) · 1:34.3 (33.1) · 2:05.3 (31.0)

DATSASHAGYDUG (LINDY LANE – CRAZYBOUT MAZIE – BALANCED IMAGE)
Owner: George Liakopoulos - ME; Gerald Laine - ME
Breeder: Bart Cavanagh - PA

Third Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,000 · 8 starters · Track FT · LADYPAT

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/NK 3 FARMSTEAD'S ROSIE 2:04.0 2.10 Shane J Taggart Amy L Lefebvre
2/NK 8 SIENNA SAND 2:04.0 3.10 Jason J Bartlett Richard N Bartlett
3/H 4 IMMORTAL BELOVED 2:04.0 32.30 Ralph H Andersen Noel J Bouthillier
4/1H 5 SWEET JOGGER 2:04.1 18.30 Brad D Irvine Alfred J Broadbent
5/9T 1 LOVEY GURR 2:06.0 *1.70 Scott R Nichols Scott R Nichols
6/11 2 TARANTUM ROAD 2:06.1 9.40 Russell F Lawson Russell F Lawson
7/11Q 7 CLASSY SAMWICH 2:06.1 31.00 Winston D Campbell PAUL K MCHUGH
8BE/DIS 6 SILKY SAKRA - 8.90 Michael J Girouard Norman C Letendre Sr
30.029.232.232.1
quarters · widest is slowest · 2nd qtr was quickest

30.0 · 59.2 (29.2) · 1:31.4 (32.2) · 2:04.0 (32.1)

FARMSTEAD'S ROSIE (FARMSTEAD'S FAME – ROSELLEN HANOVER – TYLER B)
Owner: Amy Lefebvre - ME
Breeder: Edwin Cook - OH

Fourth Race

Trot · 1 Mile · Purse $2,200 · 7 starters · Track FT · NW250PS

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/Q 2 QUEEN VICTORIAN 2:05.2 *.70 Winston D Campbell Francis J Tambolleo
2/Q 3 MASTER ZIG 2:05.2 12.10 Todd M O'Dea Todd M O'Dea
3/2T 5 BINNY'S SPIRIT 2:06.0 7.50 David J Marshall David J Marshall
4/5Q 6 CENTRAL PERK 2:06.2 22.90 Gregory J Annaloro Joel H Wheeler
5/5H 7 DOYLE'S MISSY 2:06.2 31.20 Greg D Bowden Dawn P Anderson
6/5H 4 SCILIAD 2:06.2 6.40 James E Hardy Mary B Beauregard
7/17H X1 LUCKY NORMA 2:08.4 2.60 Bonnie J Rush Bonnie J Rush
SCR SCR ROYAL CHALLENGE K -
30.430.232.132.0
quarters · widest is slowest · 2nd qtr was quickest

30.4 · 1:01.1 (30.2) · 1:33.2 (32.1) · 2:05.2 (32.0)

QUEEN VICTORIAN (MR VIC – QUEEN OF QUEENS – SIERRA KOSMOS)
Owner: Francis Tambolleo - MA
Breeder: Perretti Farms - NJ

Fifth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,000 · 8 starters · Track FT · LADYPAT

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/2 6 POWAH FLO 2:02.2 2.80 Winston D Campbell Frederick H Ward Jr
2/2 7 WE KNOW MISS BO 2:02.4 3.10 Michael J Girouard Michael J Girouard
3/3H 8 FRANKLY FIT 2:03.0 *1.30 Michael E Eaton Michael E Eaton
4/4T 3 SARAH BERRA 2:03.2 10.40 Graham Lewis Graham Lewis
5/5 1 SPENCER'S PRINCESS 2:03.2 22.50 Brad D Irvine Wilrose Letendre
6/6H 4 HR'S PRINCESS LEAH 2:03.3 10.50 Patsy Spinelli Jr Patsy Spinelli Jr
7/11T 2 IMA WALTON 2:04.4 11.50 Shane J Taggart Amy L Lefebvre
8/11T 5 INSANE 2:04.4 45.00 Douglas L Gray Douglas L Gray
29.029.431.431.4
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

29.0 · 58.4 (29.4) · 1:30.3 (31.4) · 2:02.2 (31.4)

POWAH FLO (ASSAULT WEAPON – ARNIES BABE – DIRECT SCOOTER)
Owner: Frederick Ward - ME
Breeder: Bite The Bullet Stb Inc - NY

Sixth Race

Trot · 1 Mile · Purse $3,000 · 8 starters · Track FT · NW350PS

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/3 1 FUN MESSAGE 2:03.0 *1.00 Scott R Nichols Scott R Nichols
2/3 4 OLLIE'S QUICK 2:03.3 12.10 James E Hardy Richard E Robertson Jr
3/4H 3 MAR'S SUPER LU 2:03.4 4.90 Gregory J Annaloro Gregory J Annaloro
4/9 8 J D'S BAMBINO 2:04.4 33.90 John A Di Stefano John A Di Stefano
5/10H 6 JO JO SUPER STAR 2:05.0 4.60 Winston D Campbell Joseph Flynn
6/14Q 5 EARL ACTION 2:05.4 4.20 Ronald L Cushing Dawn P Anderson
7/DIS X2 SHINY DOLLY - 34.10 Orrin Phipps Orrin Phipps
8/DIS 7 CHINA'S MESSAGE - 13.60 Todd M O'Dea Todd M O'Dea
SCR SCR BRATGIRL -
29.330.230.432.1
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

29.3 · 1:00.0 (30.2) · 1:30.4 (30.4) · 2:03.0 (32.1)

FUN MESSAGE (CARRY THE MESSAGE – RACHEL J – SUPER T.)
Owner: Lawrence Nichols - FL
Breeder: Rebecca Kaltenbach - FL

Seventh Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,000 · 10 starters · Track FT · PATRIOT

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/4H 9 TY'S POWER 2:01.1 6.00 Jason J Bartlett Timothy A Hudson
2/4H 4 BESTEST BEHAVIOR 2:02.0 6.80 Michael E Eaton Linda J Nelson
3/14H 6 WIZARDOFTHEWILLOW 2:04.0 13.20 David J Marshall Andrei V Guidette
4/16 2 MATTABOY 2:04.2 *.80 Jeffrey A Gulya Jeffrey A Gulya
5/16Q 5 PINE LANE BEN 2:04.2 8.50 Ralph H Andersen Danny D Russo
6/18 8 BACH BLUE CHIP 2:04.4 34.30 Shane J Taggart Elmer N Ballard
7/18H 7 WIN ONE 2:04.4 49.30 Paul A Silva Paul A Silva
8/18H 10 TAKEN CARE 2:04.4 23.90 Joseph Alongi Frank N Aridano
9/18T 1 ONE LAST ALCHE 2:05.0 8.30 Scott R Nichols Scott R Nichols
10/25 3 EVIL GRIN 2:06.1 15.50 Winston D Campbell Ralph H Fenno
29.129.130.332.1
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

29.1 · 58.2 (29.1) · 1:29.0 (30.3) · 2:01.1 (32.1)

TY'S POWER (SCOOT TO POWER – SARAJEAN – MOST HAPPY FELLA)
Owner: Darryl Leclair - ME
Breeder: Paul Utter - MI

Eighth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,000 · 10 starters · Track FT · PATRIOT

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/3H 3 LEGAL MATTER 2:02.4 3.00 Michael E Eaton Michael E Eaton
2/3H 1 HESPERUS HANOVER 2:03.2 29.20 Brad D Irvine Kim M Heard
3/3H 4 HANDOVERBID N 2:03.2 3.50 Ronald L Cushing Dawn P Anderson
4/4Q 7 AVENGER SAHBRA 2:03.3 4.00 Greg D Bowden Michael T Farnham
5/5 10 BROOKLETS TAYLOR 2:03.4 34.60 Winston D Campbell Eugene D'Alessandro
6/6T 9 STIR FIRE FRED 2:04.1 72.30 John Hogan Carl S Smith
7/7T 6 E T'S CANDID CAM 2:04.2 78.00 Shane J Taggart Elmer N Ballard
8/8T 2 BEEMERS LUKE 2:04.3 13.50 Ralph H Andersen Danny D Russo
9/20H 5 BARNEY 2:06.4 17.00 Scott R Nichols Scott R Nichols
10/23 8 GAMBLING JOHN 2:07.2 *1.70 Joseph Alongi Joseph Alongi
28.430.030.433.1
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.4 · 58.4 (30.0) · 1:29.3 (30.4) · 2:02.4 (33.1)

LEGAL MATTER (GOALIE JEFF – MS.ADVOCATE – GENE ABBE)
Owner: Jay Blanchard - MA
Breeder: Rosalind Mann - NJ; Bernard Mann - NJ; Joseph Parisi - NJ

Ninth Race

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

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/4T 5 YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE 2:01.4 *.90 Robert Tisbert Alice D Szpila
2/4T 1 CALYPSO KID 2:02.4 5.50 Bonnie J Rush Bonnie J Rush
3/7T 6 CUMMIN HOME DUKE 2:03.2 32.50 Stephen M De Vincent Stephen M De Vincent
4/9T 3 PROUD RUDY 2:03.4 32.50 Gregory J Annaloro Gregory J Annaloro
5/10 4 PRINCE OF TROT 2:03.4 2.90 Scott R Nichols Scott R Nichols
6/11 8 SENT FROM ABOVE 2:04.0 14.20 David N Cochrane Ralph H Fenno
7/13T 2 IDYL RIVER BONNIE 2:04.3 57.70 Paul H Magan Paul H Magan
8/DIS 7 DU VALLON CAR - 5.20 Brad D Irvine Michael E Perpall
SCR SCR MAGIC VALKYRIE -
30.030.230.430.3
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

30.0 · 1:00.2 (30.2) · 1:31.1 (30.4) · 2:01.4 (30.3)

YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE (LINDY LANE – MEADOWBRANCH JUNE – ROYAL PRESTIGE)
Owner: Robert Hajjar - MA
Breeder: David Meirs - NJ; Robin Meirs - NJ

Tenth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $4,000 · 7 starters · Track FT · BAYSTATE

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/1H 6 RUFF 2:01.0 2.70 Gregory J Annaloro Andrew J Sardella
2/1H 1 KEHMMY 2:01.1 29.20 Ralph H Andersen Barrie R Farrar
3/1T 7 BLUE AND ROYAL N 2:01.2 21.40 Winston D Campbell Ralph H Fenno
4/2T 2 RIVER GENE 2:01.3 3.50 Greg D Bowden Dawn P Anderson
5/3H 4 FANCY BEAU 2:01.3 3.40 John Hogan Frank H Pike III
6/5T 3 EICARLS RAMROD 2:02.1 *1.40 Brad D Irvine Roy E Dinges
7/6 5 TRAVELLING WHITBY 2:02.1 23.80 Jason J Bartlett Michael J Timmons
SCR SCR ONEEYEDJACKSWILD -
29.031.030.130.4
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

29.0 · 1:00.0 (31.0) · 1:30.1 (30.1) · 2:01.0 (30.4)

RUFF (SPORTSMASTER – FOX VALLEY RUFFLES – ARMBRO WOLF)
Owner: Stephen Tokos - NY; Peter Hardy - CT
Breeder: Carol Graham - IL

Eleventh Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $4,000 · 9 starters · Track FT · BAYSTATE

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/1H 3 HOOSIER EXPRESS 2:00.3 5.40 Michael J Girouard Michael J Girouard
2/1H 4 HESABULL 2:00.4 5.50 Ronald L Cushing Linda J Nelson
3/2Q 6 CAR-LIN'S TOUCHE' 2:01.0 10.30 Gregory J Annaloro Roy E Dinges
4/2Q 2 JK GEM 2:01.0 7.80 Jason J Bartlett Michael J Timmons
5/2T 8 SET THE AGENDA 2:01.1 35.30 Todd M O'Dea Todd M O'Dea
6/4H 1 COMPANIA KING 2:01.2 8.30 Michael L Cushing Roderick L Cushing
7/5Q 5 JB'S LION KING 2:01.3 5.00 James E Hardy Mary B Beauregard
8/10H 7 SAND SAVE 2:02.3 *1.40 Greg D Bowden Nancy J Longobardi
9/DIS 9 GREEN FIELDS - 45.40 Roland J Sears III Roland J Sears III
29.129.330.431.0
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

29.1 · 58.4 (29.3) · 1:29.3 (30.4) · 2:00.3 (31.0)

HOOSIER EXPRESS (BROADWAY EXPRESS – SASSY MARGIE – MEADOW SKIPPER)
Owner: Stephen Cochran - MA
Breeder: Robert Gangloff - IN

Twelfth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $3,000 · 9 starters · Track FT · 5000CL

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/4H 1 LANGCREST FANTASIA 2:01.1 *1.30 Gregory J Annaloro William J Hathaway
2/4H 7 GLORY RIDE 2:02.0 63.30 Winston D Campbell Frank H Pike III
3/4T 5 HURRICANE JAN B 2:02.1 2.40 Greg D Bowden Nancy J Longobardi
4/5Q 4 CANDY'S SECRET 2:02.1 3.90 Ronald L Cushing Dawn P Anderson
5/5T 2 SEAFOOD DIET 2:02.2 13.10 Robert W Sumner Matthew A Medeiros
6/7Q 3 NANCY STARBUCK 2:02.3 39.20 James E Hardy James E Hardy
7/9Q 8 WESTERN WINGS 2:03.0 49.80 Paul A Silva Paul A Silva
8/14T 9 MISS VICTORIA 2:04.1 27.20 John Hogan Eugene D'Alessandro
9/20 6 MT POCKETS 2:05.1 5.90 Michael L Cushing Derek S Bickford
30.030.430.429.3
quarters · widest is slowest · last qtr was quickest

30.0 · 1:00.4 (30.4) · 1:31.3 (30.4) · 2:01.1 (29.3)

LANGCREST FANTASIA (SUPREME JADE – WITSENDS TANYA – BIG TOWNER)
Owner: William Hathaway - ME
Breeder: Ginette Trudeau - PQ; Yves Trudeau - PQ

Questions about this card

What was the fastest winning mile on this card?

2:00.3. 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?

3000CL OP, NW200PS, LADYPAT, NW250PS and NW350PS, plus 4 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. 109 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 5 April 2004 sit in the season?

It was a Monday in April 2004. The meeting ran from spring into autumn rather than year-round, so a season reads as a scatter of afternoons and evenings — the 2004 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 — 8 at the pace and 4 at the trot. Mixed cards were the norm here.

What was the total purse for the day?

$33,200 across the card. Purse is the money the race offered, split by finishing position.