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Race Day

Saturday, June 19, 2004

9 races at Plainridge Racecourse, pace and trot, $20,400 in purses.

The Card

This date survives as the entry sheet rather than the official chart, so the lines below show the field as it was drawn: post position, driver, trainer and the best mile each horse had recorded that season.

First Race

Pace · Purse $2,600 · CLM

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 JB'S LION KING Greg D Bowden 1:55.2F L $3,000
2 TAKEN CARE Brad D Irvine - L $3,000
3 ROCK'S REACTOR Mark E Whitcroft 2:00.2H $3,000
4 YANKEE VIPER Brad D Irvine 1:58.0F B $3,000
5 HESPERUS HANOVER Brad D Irvine 1:58.1F L $3,000
6 PACHECO Scott R Nichols 2:00.0F L $3,000
7 CRYPTIC James E Hardy 1:57.4F L $3,000

Second Race

Pace · Purse $2,000 · CLM

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 LEGAL MATTER Michael E Eaton 1:58.2F L $2,000
2 CALL ME ROY N Brad D Irvine - L $2,000
3 CHECKERS SPEECH Greg D Bowden 1:59.3F L $2,000
4 CASH FLOW Brad D Irvine - L $2,000
5 REGGIE SAVAGE David J Marshall Q2:05.0F $2,000
6 RADIANT DUKE John A Di Stefano 2:00.1F B $2,000
7 PINE LANE BEN David J Marshall - L $2,000
8 NUCLEAR THREAT James E Hardy 2:00.3F B $2,000

Third Race

Pace · Purse $2,200 · NW2PMLT

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 BRADY TBA - B
2 DANA'S REAL MAGIC Paul H Magan -
3 ALMOST INCREDIBLE Michael E Eaton Q2:05.2F L
4 MAJOR DISTRACTION Greg D Bowden 1:57.1F
5 GO RITCHY GO James E Hardy Q2:01.2F
6 DB GYPSY ROSE Bruce S Espinosa 2:02.0F
7 NOVA SCOTIA George G Ducharme 2:01.4F

Fourth Race

Pace · Purse $2,600 · NW3PMLT

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 JJF'S CHATTERBOX Brad D Irvine - B
2 RED LETTER DAY James E Hardy - B
3 FALCON MISS Greg D Bowden - L
4 CYBERPACER Brian G Nelson Q2:08.4H L
5 DA BONE MAN Michael E Eaton -
6 LISTEN HANOVER David J Marshall 1:59.2F B
7 PRESIDENTIAL FELLA Brad D Irvine -
8 AC'S PUFF TBA -

Fifth Race

Pace · Purse $2,600 · FMCLM

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 WE KNOW MISS BO Brad D Irvine 1:58.0F L $3,000
2 TARANTUM ROAD Russell F Lawson 2:02.4F $3,000
3 WESTERN MISCHIEF Michael L Cushing 2:05.0H L $3,000
4 ARMBRO RADIANCE Greg D Bowden 2:02.1F L $3,000
5 WEST RIVER LOTTO Greg D Bowden 1:58.4F B $3,000
6 BORDER MUSIC Graham Lewis - L $3,000
7 PRINCESS CATALINA Justin R Merton - $3,000

Sixth Race

Trot · Purse $2,000 · NW2PMLT

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 MAGGIE MCGRATH Justin R Merton -
2 MISS GREEN FIELD John A Di Stefano -
3 GRAIN OF TRUTH Matthew L Butcher Q2:02.1S
4 MOM'S NH DOT COM Elmer Louis Smith -
5 PICK ME Graham Lewis - B
6 EXPRESS ME Brian G Nelson -
7 C YIMBRK BLUEGRASS John H Dunleavy 2:02.3F B
8 SPEEDY JULIANNA Mark E Whitcroft 2:05.2H
9 PLAY SPEED Charles E Fleming -

Seventh Race

Pace · Purse $2,000 · NW1PMLT

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 THAT RAIN BABY Graham Lewis - B
2 BRUNEL HANOVER Todd M Kolbe - B
3 HALF POINTED Wayne J Mastro - B
4 ROSE OF AQUAMARINE James E Hardy -
5 WHIP CITY DAN John A Di Stefano - B
6 DEVILED ALBERT TBA - B
7 QUEEN'S GAMBLER Greg D Bowden -
8 SWEET ZIPPER BELL Scott R Nichols -
9 UNWRAP THE MAGIC Brad D Irvine - B

Eighth Race

Trot · Purse $2,200 · NW200PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 COCO MORGAN Greg D Bowden - L
2 STABLE CREEK FRAN John L Mac Eachern - L
3 DOYLE'S MISSY James E Hardy - B
4 BEDFORD VALLEY Greg D Bowden Q2:06.0F
5 FLASHY P David J Marshall 2:05.4H L
6 BLUES CRUISE Justin R Merton 2:00.0S B
7 BONEFIDE STAR Donald V Guidette - L
8 WALLINGFORD Donald V Guidette -
9 ABBY'S OVERSCORE Donald V Guidette 2:03.1H B

Ninth Race

Pace · Purse $2,200 · FMCLM

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 GYPSY ROAD N Michael L Cushing - L $2,000
2 SEARCH SASSY CASSY James E Hardy - B $2,000
3 TRUE LAUGHTER Greg D Bowden - B $2,000
4 LITTLECOUNTRYGIRL John L Mac Eachern - B $2,000
5 HURRICANE JAN B Greg D Bowden 2:02.0H B $2,000
6 BEST NIGHT MARE Mark E Whitcroft 2:01.4H $2,000
7 CANVASBACK CABARET David J Marshall 2:00.2F L $2,000
8 SHARP REWARD Brad D Irvine 1:58.0F L $2,000
9 SAM'S QUICK SILVER Michael E Eaton 1:57.4F L $2,000

Questions about this card

When in the year was this card run?

It was a Saturday in June 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 — 7 at the pace and 2 at the trot. Mixed cards were the norm here.

What was the total purse for the day?

$20,400 across the card. Purse is the money the race offered, split by finishing position.

Which class conditions were carded?

CLM, NW2PMLT, NW3PMLT, FMCLM and NW1PMLT, plus 1 other. Each one is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade.

How many races were on the card?

9 races, though none carries a full chart — what stands for this date is the entry sheet rather than the result. 73 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.