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Race Day

Saturday, September 18, 2004

10 races at Plainridge Racecourse, pace and trot, $18,800 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 $2,000 · CLM

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 HAWAIIAN KAHAKAI Brad D Irvine - L $2,000
2 WILD RED REED TBA 1:55.2F L $2,000
3 TAKEN CARE David J Marshall - L $2,000
4 TORQUE LOBELL N Greg D Bowden 1:56.4F L $2,000
5 SPORTS VIC Joseph C Nassimos 1:55.0F B $2,000
6 MISTER GOOD NEWS David J Marshall 1:59.3H $2,000
7 BATTITUDE D Jimmy Whittemore 1:57.0F B $2,000

Second Race

Trot · Purse $2,100 · NW2PMLT

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 VICTOR V Elmer Louis Smith 2:07.3F B
2 PICK ME Graham Lewis 2:05.2F B
3 OSIRIS HANOVER David J Marshall Q2:01.3F
4 ROGUE ANGEL Michael E Eaton 2:04.4F
5 EXPRESS ME TBA 2:04.2F B
6 IDYL RIVER PAUL Paul H Magan -
7 SINGLE N SASSY James Marohn Q2:05.0F B

Third Race

Pace · Purse $2,100 · NW2PMLT

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 SIX SHOOTER James Carl Smith 2:01.3F B
2 FOX RIDGE ERIC Kevin P Switzer 1:59.1M
3 LINDONS COUNT ME N Brad D Irvine - L
4 SAND ART Michael E Eaton 2:01.0H
5 RIBBON ROAD Cornelius J Bonetti 1:59.1F B
6 SWEET ZIPPER BELL John Hogan 1:58.2F
7 LISTEN HANOVER David J Marshall 1:57.0F B

Fourth Race

Trot · Purse $1,800 · NW1PMLT

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 WINDY HILL Robert J Naginewicz -
2 HOME TOWN PRINCE John S Nason -
3 MAGGIE MCGRATH Joseph C Nassimos - B
4 BE A BABE Donald V Guidette -
5 KEYSTONE MANUEL Joseph Flynn -
6 ROSE RUN FOURTY Todd M Kolbe -
7 QUICHE HANOVER William L Varney Q2:07.1H B
8 WE BE FLYIN John A Di Stefano -

Fifth Race

Pace · Purse $1,800 · FMNW200PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 LU LU SPUR D Jimmy Whittemore 1:56.0F L
2 HAPPY HEATNER David J Marshall 1:59.2F B
3 ODESSA LEADER Joseph C Nassimos 2:05.0H
4 FLICKERS LIKE GOLD Brad D Irvine 1:57.2F B
5 CANVASBACK CABARET David J Marshall 2:00.2F L
6 GF SHEER ELLEGANCE Ralph H Andersen - B
7 NICKELS WAY Greg D Bowden 1:59.0F B
8 SOUTHERN MEEMA Brad D Irvine 1:59.4F L

Sixth Race

Pace · Purse $1,800 · NW200PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 WINDLEAVES FLY BOY Joseph C Nassimos - B
2 CASH MY TICKET Todd M Kolbe -
3 KELVINATOR D Jimmy Whittemore - B
4 CANACO MEMPHIS James W Smallwood -
5 ALMOST INCREDIBLE Michael E Eaton 1:57.2F L
6 BESMO John Hogan 2:02.1H L
7 HESPERUS HANOVER Brad D Irvine 1:58.1F L
8 CASH FLOW David J Marshall 1:57.0F L
9 BELLE'S CHIEF David J Marshall 2:01.4H
AE TOLEDO RED Brad D Irvine - L

Seventh Race

Pace · Purse $1,800 · FMNW200PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 GRACIE DAY John A Di Stefano 2:03.2F
2 WEST RIVER LOTTO James E Hardy 1:58.4F B
3 JALET BLUEGRASS Joseph C Nassimos 1:59.0F
4 KIKKR BLUEGRASS Greg D Bowden 2:01.2H L
5 IMMORTAL BELOVED Wayne J Mastro - L
6 C G KATHY CAM D Jimmy Whittemore - L
7 I WANT TO WIN Greg D Bowden 1:58.1F B
8 FUNDA BERTHE James W Smallwood - L
9 J B AMY Joseph C Nassimos - L

Eighth Race

Trot · Purse $1,800 · NW200PS

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 CROWN YOU John H Dunleavy 2:01.4F B
2 LUCKY BOY Joseph C Nassimos 2:00.2S
3 BONEFIDE STAR Donald V Guidette - L
4 FLASHY P David J Marshall 2:05.4H L
5 MARC MY SPEED Cornelius J Bonetti 2:04.2F B
6 AWESOME ATOM Greg D Bowden 2:04.0H L
7 LUCKY NORMA Bonnie J Rush 2:01.3F
8 GATE WATCHER Greg D Bowden 2:03.2H B
9 FEDERAL EXPRESSION Wayne J Mastro - B

Ninth Race

Pace · Purse $1,800 · AMATEUR

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 RYAN'S FUTURE Thomas R Pye 1:57.1F B
2 PLUNDER HANOVER Marc J Bouthillier 1:59.0F L
3 CANDY'S SECRET Dawn P Anderson 1:59.4F L
4 J K JAKE Jeffrey A Gulya 1:57.2F L
5 BEACH BUNNY BANDIT Stephen M De Vincent 2:02.0F B
6 ADMIRAL'S BOW William L Varney 1:56.4F L
7 L DEES MASTROIANNI David N Cochrane 1:57.0F B

Tenth Race

Pace · Purse $1,800 · NW1PMLT

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 PEREGINE FALCON David J Marshall -
2 SCREAM AWAY David J Marshall -
3 LADY LORELEI Michael E Eaton - B
4 SMILE AWHILE Ralph H Andersen -
5 NOT MY FAULT Paul A Silva - B
6 SUN GOD Graham Lewis -
7 FONDUE HANOVER Joseph C Nassimos - B
8 DEVILED ALBERT Cornelius J Bonetti 2:00.0F B

Questions about this card

How many races were on the card?

10 races, though none carries a full chart — what stands for this date is the entry sheet rather than the result. 80 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 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.

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 3 at the trot. Mixed cards were the norm here.

What was the total purse for the day?

$18,800 across the card. Purse is the money the race offered, split by finishing position.

Which class conditions were carded?

CLM, NW2PMLT, NW1PMLT, FMNW200PS and NW200PS, plus 1 other. Each one is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade.