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Race Day

Monday, September 13, 2004

12 races at Plainridge Racecourse, pace and trot, $57,600 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 $3,000 · FM3000CLHC

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 NANCY STARBUCK James E Hardy 1:58.3F B $3,000
2 FLICKERS LIKE GOLD Brad D Irvine 1:57.2F B $3,000
3 RON'S LADY Fernand A Paquet 1:56.0F L $3,000
4 NICKELS WAY Todd M Kolbe 1:59.0F B $3,000
5 SHOW ME THE ART Michael E Eaton 1:56.3M B $3,000
6 WESTERN MISCHIEF Michael L Cushing 1:58.2F L $3,000
7 TRADE AGREEMENT Winston D Campbell 1:55.1F L $4,000

Second Race

Trot · Purse $2,400 · NW300PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 ORPHINE HANOVER Joseph Flynn 2:00.3F L
2 C YIMBRK BLUEGRASS John H Dunleavy 2:00.0M L
3 THIRTY STARS Ralph H Andersen Q2:01.4M
4 SINGLE N SASSY David J Marshall Q2:05.0F B
5 HETTIES VALLEY Brad D Irvine -
6 JJ'S PAD K William Krikorian Q1:57.2M
7 MOM'S NH DOT COM Elmer Louis Smith 2:03.1F
8 MAR'S SUPER LU David J Marshall Q2:00.1F B

Third Race

Pace · Purse $1,800 · FMNW200PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 WESTERN WINGS Paul A Silva 1:57.4F
2 MAKE MINE MAGIC TBA 1:57.2F
3 LADY SEMINOLE Fernand A Paquet 1:57.3F L $2,000
4 ARMBRO BMW James W Smallwood 1:59.2F
5 CANDY'S SECRET Todd M Kolbe 1:59.4F L
6 SARAH BERRA Graham Lewis 1:58.0F B
7 HAPPY HEATNER David J Marshall 1:59.2F B
8 CANVASBACK CABARET David J Marshall 2:00.2F L

Fourth Race

Pace · Purse $2,000 · CLMHC

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 WILD RED REED Brad D Irvine 1:55.2F L $2,000
2 CAREYS HIGH LIFE Brad D Irvine Q2:04.4H L $2,000
3 TORQUE LOBELL N Greg D Bowden 1:57.1F L $2,000
4 BATTITUDE Fernand A Paquet 1:57.0F B $2,000
5 TAKEN CARE David J Marshall - L $2,000
6 EICARLS W A G Todd M O'Dea 1:54.3F B $3,000
7 WESTERN PRINT Greg D Bowden 1:57.0M L $3,000
8 OBIE VIKING Greg D Bowden 1:59.2H $3,000

Fifth Race

Trot · Purse $4,500 · CLMHC

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 CR DAWN PATROL Winston D Campbell 1:59.2F L $10,000
2 TWENTY FOUR SEVEN Brad D Irvine 2:00.0F L $10,000
3 CHIPS ABLAZE Greg D Bowden 1:57.2M $10,000
4 EARL ACTION Greg D Bowden 2:00.4F L $10,000
5 TOO GOOD FOR US Fernand A Paquet 1:58.4F B $10,000
6 EDDIE SPAGHETTI Roland J Sears 1:58.3F L $12,500
7 FUN MESSAGE James Marohn 1:57.4F L $12,500
8 TWEEDLE DUM Denis Normandin 1:56.2M $15,000

Sixth Race

Pace · Purse $4,000 · 3&4YOS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 KILKERRAN UNION James Marohn 1:56.3F B
2 EVERYTHINGS OK N James Marohn 1:55.3F L
3 EX LIBRIS HANOVER Elmer Louis Smith 1:52.3M B
4 BE A MAN FIRST TBA 1:55.3M
5 UP FRONT WILDMAN Fernand A Paquet 1:53.3M L
6 SON OF A WITCH Michael E Eaton 1:53.2F B
7 PERFECT DREAMER Shawn T Gray 1:57.3H
8 FOX RIDGE JAMES TBA 1:55.2M

Seventh Race

Trot · Purse $4,500 · OPEN

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 CHOOCH Orrin Phipps 1:59.0F L
2 BINNY'S SPIRIT David J Marshall 1:58.4F
3 PRINCE OF TROT James Marohn 1:58.1F L
4 DERBY'S DREAM KID Denis Normandin 1:57.4M
5 MASTER ZIG Todd M O'Dea 1:58.4F B
6 RUSTICO BEN Ralph H Andersen 1:57.2M B
7 ABUNDAWILL TBA 1:59.2F
8 TARQUIN HALL Greg D Bowden 1:59.1F B

Eighth Race

Pace · Purse $2,400 · FMNW300PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 ISLAND VANESSA Todd M Kolbe 1:57.1F L
2 DP'S MEG Winston D Campbell 1:58.1F
3 HENNA CAFFE Todd M O'Dea 1:57.3F L
4 COMIN AROUND AGAIN Todd M Kolbe 1:56.2F L
5 LU LU SPUR Fernand A Paquet 1:56.0F L
6 BREEZEWOODBURGANDY Michael E Eaton 1:55.3M B
7 MT POCKETS Michael L Cushing 1:55.4F L
8 T E'S COOL SPRING David J Marshall 1:58.2F B

Ninth Race

Trot · Purse $6,000 · OPEN

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 HE'S AH CORKER Kim G Ireland 1:56.2M
2 IDYL RIVER BONNIE Paul H Magan 1:58.4F
3 PAN CHIP Roland J Sears 1:57.3M
4 DAMON RUNYON James Marohn 1:55.1F L
5 SENT FROM ABOVE David N Cochrane 1:56.1F
6 ENG-AMER RANGER Denis Normandin 1:56.3M
7 DUNMORE TOPAZ James Marohn 1:58.4M B
8 DESPERADO DON Ronald L Cushing 1:57.4M
9 TRUSCOTT STEEL A Kenneth N Andersen 1:56.4M

Tenth Race

Pace · Purse $20,000 · CLASSICINV

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 CANBERRA FAME A Kevin P Switzer 1:54.0F L
2 FANTASTIC DREAM N Winston D Campbell 1:53.4F L
3 SOUTHWIND NIGHT John Hogan 1:54.4F
4 LITTLE BOSSMAN Greg D Bowden 1:54.2F L
5 KARALTA SHINE A James Marohn 1:52.3F L
6 POWERHOUSE SAHBRA Winston D Campbell 1:52.1M L
7 CALLIE'S CANDYMAN Brad D Irvine 1:53.1F L
8 BEST AFTER MIDNITE Robert W Sumner 1:53.2F
9 THE RENGO KID Fernand A Paquet 1:54.2F L

Eleventh Race

Trot · Purse $3,500 · CLMHC

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 CENTRAL PERK Elmer Louis Smith 2:01.4F L $5,000
2 HIDE IN THE PINE Leigh W Fitch 1:59.2M $5,000
3 SHIPPS SUPERCRUISE Fernand A Paquet 1:58.4F L $5,000
4 LAUR-BOB Roland J Sears 1:59.3F L $7,500
5 CHINA'S MESSAGE Todd M O'Dea 1:59.2F B $7,500
6 G S DENNA Denis Normandin 1:58.1M $7,500
7 DU VALLON CAR Brad D Irvine 1:58.2F L $7,500
8 GROOVY Phillip James Fluet 2:03.0F $7,500

Twelfth Race

Pace · Purse $3,500 · FMNW400PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 SENTRA Greg D Bowden 1:59.4F L $7,500
2 PROMISES PROMISES Michael E Eaton 1:55.2F L $7,500
3 LANGCREST FANTASIA TBA 1:55.1M L $7,500
4 SHOPPING QUEEN Joseph C Nassimos 1:55.2S B $7,500
5 ANNA MARIE Greg D Bowden 1:55.1F B
6 FORTUNE QUEEN Thomas R Eaton 1:59.4F
7 STARBURST BLUECHIP Robert W Sumner 1:55.3F $7,500
8 JAY'S OK James E Hardy Q1:56.4F B

Questions about this card

Which class conditions were carded?

FM3000CLHC, NW300PS, FMNW200PS, CLMHC and 3&4YOS, plus 4 others. Each one is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade.

How many races were on the card?

12 races, though none carries a full chart — what stands for this date is the entry sheet rather than the result. 97 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 13 September 2004 sit in the season?

It was a Monday in September 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 — 7 at the pace and 5 at the trot. Mixed cards were the norm here.

What was the total purse for the day?

$57,600 across the card. Purse is the money the race offered, split by finishing position.