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Qualifying Card

Saturday, April 24, 2004

5 races at Plainridge Racecourse, pace and trot.

The Card

This is a qualifying card rather than a betting card. A qualifier carries no purse and no wagering: a horse simply has to complete the mile inside a set time standard, and without breaking stride, before it is allowed to start for money. Purses therefore read as zero throughout, which is correct.

First Race

Pace · Purse $0 · QUA

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 TR'S CHARISMA Greg D Bowden 2:02.4H
2 FUTURE OF RACING Joel Herman Wheeler -
3 AC'S PUFF Andrew T Card -
4 ARMBRO WISEGUY Bruce W Ranger -
5 HAPPY HEATNER Gregory J Annaloro -

Second Race

Trot · Purse $0 · QUA

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 BONEFIDE STAR Linda J Murray -
2 CHIP'S NINO Ralph H Andersen 2:01.4H
3 NEW ROCKET Daniel T Sumner -
4 PURPLE COSMOS Daniel T Sumner -
5 C YIMBRK BLUEGRASS John H Dunleavy -
6 GRAELIN N Greg D Bowden -
7 SHIMIE'S SCORE Greg D Bowden -
8 ROYAL CHALLENGE K Tony L Dinges 2:02.3F B

Third Race

Pace · Purse $0 · QUA

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 TRUE LAUGHTER Greg D Bowden -
2 DAWN'S LEGACY N Daniel T Sumner -
3 KILKERRAN UNION Gregory J Annaloro -
4 GLASVIN ROAD Greg D Bowden -

Fourth Race

Pace · Purse $0 · QUA

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 CAMASTA TBA -
2 DOYLE'S BLACK FURY Greg D Bowden -
3 CALL ME ROY N Wayne J Mastro -
4 PACHECO Ken C Murphy -
5 I WANT TO WIN Greg D Bowden -

Fifth Race

Pace · Purse $0 · QUA

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 LITTLECOUNTRYGIRL Gregory J Annaloro -
2 MERCERLANE LIL MIA Ken C Murphy -
3 SAKROLOGIST Lloyd Alex MacDonald -
4 JOSEPH BULLVILLE Daniel T Sumner -
5 TO THE BEACH Greg D Bowden -

Questions about this card

Which class conditions were carded?

QUA. Each one is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade.

How many races were on the card?

5 races, though none carries a full chart — what stands for this date is the entry sheet rather than the result. 27 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 Saturday 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 — 4 at the pace and 1 at the trot. Mixed cards were the norm here.