PR Harness the record of the oval

Race Day

Monday, April 19, 2004

12 races at Plainridge Racecourse, pace and trot, $39,600 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 1:54.2. 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: ABLISS, SCILIAD, BLISSTEX, EX LIBRIS HANOVER, SENT FROM ABOVE, POWAH FLO, WIZARDOFTHEWILLOW, DRUMNADROCHIT N, ONE ON ONE, ISLAND VANESSA, MY BOSS LADY, JUST JUSTINE.

First Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,400 · 8 starters · Track FT · FMNW3LT

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/1 1 ABLISS 1:57.2 3.40 Jason J Bartlett Richard N Bartlett
2/1 5 PREYINGONDAYLITE 1:57.3 1.90 Brad D Irvine Michael J Girouard
3/2T 4 SEAFOOD DIET 1:58.0 *1.40 Robert W Sumner Matthew A Medeiros
4/15Q 2 GRACIE DAY 2:00.2 46.90 John A Di Stefano Joseph S Di Stefano
5/18 6 SHOW ME THE ART 2:01.0 15.60 Gregory J Annaloro Gregory J Annaloro
6/DIS 8 DB GYPSY ROSE - 62.30 Joseph R Therrien Joseph R Therrien
7/DIS 7 CAJAN - 66.50 Paul A Silva Norman L Tisbert
8/DIS 3 NOVA SCOTIA - 5.70 James E Hardy George G Ducharme
27.330.229.230.0
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

27.3 · 58.0 (30.2) · 1:27.2 (29.2) · 1:57.2 (30.0)

ABLISS (BLISSFULL HALL – SAMADHI'S GIRL – SAMADHI)
Owner: Windsor Kon X Tion - ME
Breeder: Walter S Fister - KY

Second Race

Trot · 1 Mile · Purse $2,200 · 7 starters · Track FT · 4000CL OP

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/H 1 SCILIAD 1:59.4 *1.10 James E Hardy Mary B Beauregard
2/H 4 MASTER ZIG 1:59.4 1.90 Todd M O'Dea Todd M O'Dea
3/2 7 J D'S BAMBINO 2:00.1 32.20 John A Di Stefano Joseph S Di Stefano
4/3 6 MAR'S SUPER LU 2:00.2 7.90 Gregory J Annaloro Gregory J Annaloro
5/4T 2 EARL ACTION 2:00.4 4.60 Ronald L Cushing Dawn P Anderson
6/28 3 SIGNAL HILL IVORY 2:05.2 24.40 Richard A Flanders Richard A Flanders
7/DIS 5 OLLIE'S QUICK - 13.00 Brian G Nelson Richard E Robertson Jr
SCR SCR SINGLE N SASSY -
28.330.330.130.2
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.3 · 59.1 (30.3) · 1:29.2 (30.1) · 1:59.4 (30.2)

SCILIAD (ARMBRO ILIAD – SCORA – FINAL SCORE)
Owner: Kevin C Brekke - ME
Breeder: William Mt Pleasant - OH; Gale M Franklin - OH

Third Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,700 · 8 starters · Track FT · 4000CL OP

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/1Q 7 BLISSTEX 1:57.1 8.30 Winston D Campbell Randy L Bickmore
2/1Q 5 PINETREE SHAMROCK 1:57.2 4.20 Robert W Sumner Gary F Leonardi
3/2H 6 CANDY'S SECRET 1:57.3 7.90 Ronald L Cushing Dawn P Anderson
4/3 2 MT POCKETS 1:57.4 *2.10 Michael L Cushing Derek S Bickford
5/3Q 4 CHANCE IT 1:57.4 4.00 Shane J Taggart Frederick H Ward Jr
6/3Q 3 DIE JOUR 1:57.4 31.50 Daniel T Sumner Allison H Mac Donald
7/5H 1 FANCY BEAU 1:58.1 5.50 John Hogan Frank Pike III
8/6Q 8 BID HANOVER 1:58.2 7.10 Douglas L Gray Douglas L Gray
27.029.329.031.3
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

27.0 · 56.3 (29.3) · 1:25.3 (29.0) · 1:57.1 (31.3)

BLISSTEX (ON THE ROAD AGAIN – CINTEX COLLINS – TEXAS)
Owner: Brian D Bickmore - ME
Breeder: Donald Friedman - NY

Fourth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $5,000 · 7 starters · Track FT · FMOPEN

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/1Q 7 EX LIBRIS HANOVER 1:55.2 *.90 John Hogan Joel Wheeler
2/1Q 2 LANGCREST FANTASIA 1:55.3 16.80 Gregory J Annaloro William J Hathaway
3/1H 5 TWIN B CANDY 1:55.3 4.10 Shawn T Gray Shawn T Gray
4/4 3 MISS IRS 1:56.1 13.00 Brad D Irvine Roy E Dinges
5/4 6 MARIANA'S TRENCH 1:56.1 14.10 Robert W Sumner Matthew A Medeiros
6/5T 1 FLIP N FAST N 1:56.3 2.20 Ronald L Cushing Dawn P Anderson
7/9H 4 INCOMING CALL 1:57.1 65.50 Edward A Blash Edward A Blash
SCR SCR STARBURST BLUECHIP -
SCR SCR PROMISES PROMISES -
27.430.028.029.3
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

27.4 · 57.4 (30.0) · 1:25.4 (28.0) · 1:55.2 (29.3)

EX LIBRIS HANOVER (LIFE SIGN – EXECUTRIX- – DRAGON'S LAIR)
Owner: Joel H Wheeler - MA
Breeder: Hanover Shoe Farms Inc - PA

Fifth Race

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

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/1T 6 SENT FROM ABOVE 2:00.0 *1.70 Winston D Campbell Ralph H Fenno
2/1T 8 CUMMIN HOME DUKE 2:00.2 6.70 Robert Tisbert Stephen De Vincent
3/2 1 IDYL RIVER BONNIE 2:00.2 6.40 Paul H Magan Paul H Magan
4/2T 3 PRINCE OF TROT 2:00.3 3.20 Scott R Nichols Scott R Nichols
5/4Q 2 GWEN 2:00.4 20.90 Daniel T Sumner Allison H Mac Donald
6/8T 4 ROMAN DANCER 2:01.4 35.70 James E Hardy Linda Keiran Harrod
7/22Q 7 BUSTING FORWARD 2:04.2 34.20 Wallace R Watson Wallace R Watson
8/28H 5 DU VALLON CAR 2:05.3 2.70 Brad D Irvine Michael E Perpall
SCR SCR CALYPSO KID -
28.331.129.031.1
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.3 · 59.4 (31.1) · 1:28.4 (29.0) · 2:00.0 (31.1)

SENT FROM ABOVE (EARL – STAR LOVE – B J'S SUPER STAR)
Owner: David N Cochrane - ME
Breeder: John B Glesmann - NJ; Robert J Key - PA

Sixth Race

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

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/H 8 POWAH FLO 1:57.3 2.90 Winston D Campbell Frederick H Ward Jr
2/H 7 FRANKLY FIT 1:57.3 *2.40 Michael E Eaton Michael E Eaton
3/1Q 1 FARMSTEAD'S ROSIE 1:57.4 2.70 Shane J Taggart Amy L Lefebvre
4/2H 2 SIENNA SAND 1:58.0 7.10 Jason J Bartlett Richard N Bartlett
5/6 5 WE KNOW MISS BO 1:58.4 4.00 Michael J Girouard Michael J Girouard
6/6H 3 CLASSY SAMWICH 1:58.4 19.00 Greg D Bowden PAUL K MCHUGH
7/7H 6 SARAH BERRA 1:59.0 69.30 Graham Lewis Graham Lewis
8/8H 4 TARANTUM ROAD 1:59.1 39.40 Russell F Lawson Russell F Lawson
9/17 9 IMMORTAL BELOVED 2:01.0 61.10 Ralph H Andersen Noel J Bouthillier
27.230.229.130.3
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

27.2 · 57.4 (30.2) · 1:27.0 (29.1) · 1:57.3 (30.3)

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

Seventh Race

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

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/3Q 3 WIZARDOFTHEWILLOW 2:00.0 22.00 Greg D Bowden Andrei V Guidette
2/3Q 6 BESTEST BEHAVIOR 2:00.3 42.30 Winston D Campbell Linda J Nelson
3/3H 9 LEGAL MATTER 2:00.3 1.60 Michael E Eaton Michael E Eaton
4/4T 4 TY'S POWER 2:01.0 *1.40 Jason J Bartlett Timothy A Hudson
5/6Q 1 BROOKLETS TAYLOR 2:01.1 4.40 John Hogan Eugene D'Alessandro
6/6Q 7 MATTABOY 2:01.1 33.90 Jeffrey A Gulya Jeffrey A Gulya
7/21 2 WIN ONE 2:04.1 12.60 Paul A Silva Paul A Silva
8/DIS 5 HANDOVERBID N - 16.30 Ronald L Cushing Dawn P Anderson
9/DIS 8 HESPERUS HANOVER - 27.40 Brad D Irvine Kim M Heard
28.330.329.131.3
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.3 · 59.1 (30.3) · 1:28.2 (29.1) · 2:00.0 (31.3)

WIZARDOFTHEWILLOW (GONIF – DEBONAIR – BERRY HANOVER)
Owner: Beth A Guidette - MA; Sheila E Hogan - MA
Breeder: T Kilkelly - ; B H Swain -

Eighth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $6,000 · 9 starters · Track FT · BAYSTATE

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/2 4 DRUMNADROCHIT N 1:54.2 7.30 Michael L Cushing Derek S Bickford
I3P2/3Q 9 RUFF 1:55.0 5.10 Gregory J Annaloro Andrew J Sardella
2P3/2 1 SUPERMAN CAN 1:54.4 *.90 Ronald L Cushing Dawn P Anderson
4/6Q 5 WINGS OF EAGLES 1:55.3 3.90 Ralph H Andersen Brenda L Provost
5/6Q 2 MOTU MISTER WRACK 1:55.3 38.40 Greg D Bowden Roy E Dinges
6/14H 7 NATE NEWTON 1:57.1 9.90 Shane J Taggart Ronald L Alexander
7/14H 6 FURIA 1:57.1 20.50 John Hogan John Hogan
8/23T 8 HOOSIER EXPRESS 1:59.1 55.30 Michael J Girouard Michael J Girouard
BEDNF 3 BLUE AND ROYAL N - 20.60 Winston D Campbell Ralph H Fenno
26.229.228.330.0
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

26.2 · 55.4 (29.2) · 1:24.2 (28.3) · 1:54.2 (30.0)

DRUMNADROCHIT N (GENGHIS KHAN – PERFECT TIMING – DON BAKER)
Owner: Ronald W Sweet - ME
Breeder: J H Cox -

Ninth Race

Trot · 1 Mile · Purse $3,200 · 7 starters · Track FT · NW400PS

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/H 5 ONE ON ONE 2:00.0 5.70 Winston D Campbell Ralph H Fenno
2/H 4 JUST DO IT DARLIN' 2:00.0 *2.10 Joseph R Therrien Joseph R Therrien
3/4 2 JO JO SUPER STAR 2:00.4 4.10 Ken C Murphy Joseph Flynn
4/4T 1 MAGIC VALKYRIE 2:01.0 16.60 John Hogan Frank Pike III
5/5Q 7 CR AIR RAID 2:01.0 5.10 Douglas L Gray Douglas L Gray
6/9H 3 FUN MESSAGE 2:01.4 2.20 Scott R Nichols Scott R Nichols
7/20 6 CHRISTOPHEREARL 2:04.0 22.10 Daniel T Sumner Allison H Mac Donald
SCR SCR PROUD RUDY -
28.330.130.131.0
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.3 · 58.4 (30.1) · 1:29.0 (30.1) · 2:00.0 (31.0)

ONE ON ONE (DEFIANT YANKEE – MEADOWBRANCH GIGI – PRAKAS)
Owner: David N Cochrane - ME
Breeder: Walter Dunn - PA; Donna E Dunn - PA

Tenth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,700 · 8 starters · Track FT · 4000CL OP

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/NK 4 ISLAND VANESSA 1:58.2 4.20 Ronald L Cushing Dawn P Anderson
2/NK 7 NANCY STARBUCK 1:58.2 27.10 James E Hardy James E Hardy
3/2T 1 LIPPIN MY KISS 1:59.0 23.20 Daniel T Sumner Allison H Mac Donald
4/3Q 3 GLORY RIDE 1:59.0 *1.20 Ralph H Andersen Frank H Pike III
5/4Q 5 WESTERN WINGS 1:59.1 8.90 Paul A Silva Paul A Silva
6/5H 6 POOH 1:59.2 8.50 Winston D Campbell Randy L Bickmore
7/5T 2 LADY SEMINOLE 1:59.3 2.60 Brad D Irvine Mary B Beauregard
8/7T 8 MISS VICTORIA 2:00.0 27.90 John Hogan Eugene D'Alessandro
27.429.429.431.0
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

27.4 · 57.3 (29.4) · 1:27.2 (29.4) · 1:58.2 (31.0)

ISLAND VANESSA (DROP-OFF – SWIFT STOCKINGS – SONSAM)
Owner: John D Ruda - DE
Breeder: Dr. Robert R Webster - PE

Eleventh Race

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

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/1Q 3 MY BOSS LADY 2:00.2 3.50 Mark E Whitcroft Sean M Campbell
2/1Q 4 LAUR-BOB 2:00.3 6.50 Roland J Sears III Roland J Sears III
3/3 5 SEE SPOT RUN 2:01.0 *1.10 Michael L Cushing Derek S Bickford
4/5T 6 ABBY'S OVERSCORE 2:01.3 6.30 Gregory J Annaloro Joel H Wheeler
5/8 2 DATSASHAGYDUG 2:02.0 3.50 Jason J Bartlett Richard N Bartlett
6/16H 7 VALERIA MARVEL 2:03.3 53.80 Richard A Flanders Richard A Flanders
7/DIS 1 GRANITE STARR - 18.70 Brian G Nelson Richard E Robertson Jr
SCR SCR BINNY'S SPIRIT -
29.030.430.030.3
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

29.0 · 59.4 (30.4) · 1:29.4 (30.0) · 2:00.2 (30.3)

MY BOSS LADY (INQUIRER – STASIA BOSS – BOSS LOBELL)
Owner: David Horenstein - NY; David S Knightes - VT
Breeder: David Horenstein - NY

Twelfth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $3,200 · 7 starters · Track FT · 7000CL OP

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/2Q 7 JUST JUSTINE 1:57.1 2.40 Brad D Irvine Michael E Perpall
2/2Q 3 LU LU SPUR 1:57.3 *.80 James E Hardy Mary B Beauregard
3/2H 4 MAKE MINE MAGIC 1:57.3 19.10 Gregory J Annaloro Linda J Murray
4/4Q 1 RUBYS SHARP IMAGE 1:58.0 4.90 Ronald L Cushing Dawn P Anderson
5/5T 5 J M KAYDEE 1:58.2 12.50 Shawn T Gray Shawn T Gray
6/7H 6 HURRICANE JAN B 1:58.3 14.40 Greg D Bowden Nancy J Longobardi
7/33Q 2 RON'S LADY 2:03.4 33.60 Thomas R Eaton Thomas R Eaton
28.030.029.130.0
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.0 · 58.0 (30.0) · 1:27.1 (29.1) · 1:57.1 (30.0)

JUST JUSTINE (INCREDIBLE FINALE – PRETTY PRECISE – SATANIC)
Owner: Michael E Perpall - MA
Breeder: William R Holmstrom - IL

Questions about this card

What was the total purse for the day?

$39,600 across the card. Purse is the money the race offered, split by finishing position.

What was the fastest winning mile on this card?

1:54.2. 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?

FMNW3LT, 4000CL OP, FMOPEN, NW500PS and LADYPAT, plus 5 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. 100 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.

When in the year was this card run?

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.

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 — 8 at the pace and 4 at the trot. Mixed cards were the norm here.