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Race Day

Monday, May 9, 2005

12 races at Plainridge Racecourse, pace and trot, $26,500 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 odds the board closed at as the judges recorded them.

The fastest mile of the afternoon was 1:56.0. 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: MISS SERENA, CUSTOM ORDERED, FOX RIDGE MARYANN, BELLA NOVA, HIDDEN DANGER, FORTUNE QUEEN, BIGBADVOODOODADDY, EBSEN HANOVER, SPEEDY SATURN, MR PREP, CHRISTOPHEREARL, FAR RIGHT.

First Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $3,000 · 7 starters · Track FT · NW450PS

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/6 2 MISS SERENA 1:56.3 10.70 Lloyd A MacDonald Allison H Mac Donald
2/6 6 ALILSHY 1:57.4 5.60 D J Whittemore Mary B Beauregard
3/6Q 5 YO JOSEY 1:57.4 4.60 Ronald L Cushing John L Mac Eachern
4/11 4 RARE CONNECTION 1:58.4 4.40 Jason J Bartlett Robert J Grady
5/13Q 3 COMIN AROUND AGAIN 1:59.1 8.40 Todd M Kolbe Todd M Kolbe
6/16H 1 LA DIABLA HANOVER 1:59.4 *1.00 Scott R Nichols Lawrence L Nichols
7/28 7 T E'S COOL SPRING 2:02.1 25.70 James E Hardy Joel H Wheeler
28.128.429.030.3
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.1 · 57.0 (28.4) · 1:26.0 (29.0) · 1:56.3 (30.3)

MISS SERENA (5, m DIRECT SCOOTER – GO MISS JAGUAR – JAGUAR SPUR)
Owner: Sonya L Mac Donald - ME
Breeder: Serena I Kalar - DE

Second Race

Trot · 1 Mile · Purse $1,800 · 9 starters · Track FT · NW200PS

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/3H 5 CUSTOM ORDERED 2:00.0 4.40 Frank M Antonacci Robert E Moran
2/3H 4 BANKERS LANE 2:00.3 *1.90 D J Whittemore D J Whittemore
3/4Q 2 ROSE RUN BUDDY 2:00.4 5.50 Michael E Eaton Michael E Eaton
4/5Q 6 AMERICAN PRIDE K 2:01.0 13.00 James Marohn Jr Roger Davis
5/8H 7 SEE SPOT RUN 2:01.3 6.80 Michael L Cushing Derek S Bickford
6/14T 8 PENN STARDUST 2:03.0 48.00 Randal R Smith Randal R Smith
7/25 3 CROSS-N-LANE 2:05.0 2.30 Robert Tisbert Alice Szpila
8/25 9 MARC MY SPEED 2:05.0 36.90 Cornelius J Bonetti Cornelius J Bonetti
9/DIS 1 SIGNAL HILL IVORY - 39.00 Richard A Flanders Richard A Flanders
30.030.329.429.3
quarters · widest is slowest · last qtr was quickest

30.0 · 1:00.3 (30.3) · 1:30.2 (29.4) · 2:00.0 (29.3)

CUSTOM ORDERED (5, h VALLEY VICTORY – ROYAL GAL- – SIR TAURUS)
Owner: Lindy Racing Stable - CT; Tarja B Vartiainen - NJ
Breeder: Lindy Farms Of Conn - CT

Third Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,400 · 8 starters · Track FT · NW3PMLT

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/Q 7 FOX RIDGE MARYANN 1:57.2 34.40 Kevin P Switzer George G Ducharme
2/Q 6 PRESIDENTIAL TOPIC 1:57.2 3.20 Kenneth N Andersen Kenneth N Andersen
3/T 8 BIG J'S BAD BOY 1:57.3 25.00 Brad D Irvine Michael J Girouard
4/1 4 MIDNIGHT JOGGER 1:57.3 5.00 James E Hardy James E Hardy
5/1Q 5 YOU SLAY ME 1:57.3 2.80 Jason J Bartlett Richard N Bartlett
6/1H 2 ALLAMERICAN STASH 1:57.3 *2.10 Robert W Sumner Matthew A Medeiros
7/3Q 3 MAJOR DISTRACTION 1:58.0 4.90 John L Mac Eachern John L Mac Eachern
8/3T 1 DIG IT O'DELL 1:58.1 46.30 Jeffrey S Tallarino Samuel V Tallarino
27.230.429.329.3
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

27.2 · 58.1 (30.4) · 1:27.4 (29.3) · 1:57.2 (29.3)

FOX RIDGE MARYANN (4, m GRINFROMEARTOEAR – LADY JATE – JATE LOBELL)
Owner: Fox Ridge Stable - CT
Breeder: Fox Ridge Stable - CT

Fourth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,100 · 9 starters · Track FT · NW2PMLT

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/1H 4 BELLA NOVA 1:58.4 *1.10 Ralph H Andersen George G Ducharme
2/1H 1 HOT DIGGITY DOG 1:59.0 6.20 Elmer L Smith Joel H Wheeler
3/1T 9 GOLDSTAR PAIGE 1:59.1 17.60 Jason J Bartlett Richard N Bartlett
4/3 2 U R TUNED 1:59.2 25.90 Greg D Bowden Gregory C White
5/3Q 3 SAKRA GENESIS 1:59.2 3.60 Shawn T Gray Shawn T Gray
6/7H 5 L DEES UNCLE PAT 2:00.1 12.20 Brad D Irvine Michael J Girouard
7/8Q 6 SWEET FINALE 2:00.2 49.00 Michael L Cushing Randal R Smith
8/10H 7 WOVOCA 2:00.4 3.90 Kevin P Switzer Kevin P Switzer
9/10T 8 CINAMUN KISS 2:01.0 49.50 James E Hardy Melissa F Rico
28.431.129.429.0
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.4 · 1:00.0 (31.1) · 1:29.4 (29.4) · 1:58.4 (29.0)

BELLA NOVA (3, f ISLAND FANTASY – NOVA PRINCESS – MATT'S SCOOTER)
Owner: Paul A Fontaine - RI; Robert Guerrini - MA; Alfred Ross - MA
Breeder: Spring Haven Farm - OH

Fifth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $1,800 · 8 starters · Track FT · NW200PS

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/1H 3 HIDDEN DANGER 1:57.0 *1.00 James E Hardy Joel H Wheeler
2/1H 7 CANACO MEMPHIS 1:57.1 13.40 James W Smallwood Diane J Bryant
3/4 4 P O T US 1:57.4 12.30 Brad D Irvine Joseph Alongi
4/7Q 6 ALERO 1:58.2 5.00 Jason J Bartlett Robert J Grady
5/8 1 HEZA KNIT WITT 1:58.3 4.10 Ronald L Cushing Derryl E Niles Jr
6/12T 5 DAEWOO A 1:59.3 5.40 Robert W Sumner Matthew A Medeiros
7/13Q 8 J SAKIC 1:59.3 19.60 Michael E Eaton Michael E Eaton
8/17 2 DOYLE'S BLACK FURY 2:00.2 20.90 Greg D Bowden Thomas E Carlstrom
SCR SCR ARMBRO RAPTOR -
28.030.229.329.0
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.0 · 58.2 (30.2) · 1:28.0 (29.3) · 1:57.0 (29.0)

HIDDEN DANGER (7, g NO NUKES – HIDDEN BEAUTY – BIG TOWNER)
Owner: Joel H Wheeler - MA
Breeder: James L Avritt Sr. - KY

Sixth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $1,800 · 9 starters · Track FT · FMNW200PS

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/1 5 FORTUNE QUEEN 1:57.3 18.70 Thomas R Eaton Thomas R Eaton
2/1 2 ARMBRO BMW 1:57.4 2.50 James W Smallwood Edward A Blash
3/1Q 7 LACY ASSET 1:57.4 5.10 Jason J Bartlett Derryl E Niles Jr
4/9H 4 EMERALD AVENUE 1:59.2 *1.20 James Marohn Jr John Mac Eachern
5/10 1 ISLAND VANESSA 1:59.3 7.50 Greg D Bowden Dawn P Anderson
6/10T 8 SUN UP SUN DOWN 1:59.4 21.90 Todd M Kolbe Mary B Beauregard
7/11H 3 SAM'S QUICK SILVER 1:59.4 14.60 Brad D Irvine Thomas E Carlstrom
8/22Q 6 RADAR DISH 2:02.0 18.40 Ralph H Andersen George G Ducharme
9/DIS 9 DOYLE'S PAT - 38.80 James E Hardy James E Hardy
27.429.030.030.4
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

27.4 · 56.4 (29.0) · 1:26.4 (30.0) · 1:57.3 (30.4)

FORTUNE QUEEN (5, m PRESIDENTIAL BALL – MATT'S MURPHY – MATT'S SCOOTER)
Owner: Thomas R Eaton - MA
Breeder: Dale G Lawton - NY

Seventh Race

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

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/H 7 BIGBADVOODOODADDY 1:57.2 8.70 Kevin P Switzer Patricia J Switzer
2/H 4 SAM'S TRICK 1:57.2 *1.20 Scott R Nichols Lawrence L Nichols
3/1 6 TREE HUGGER 1:57.3 4.10 Brad D Irvine Brad D Irvine
4/1H 5 TUFF ALBERT 1:57.3 42.70 Jeffrey S Tallarino Samuel V Tallarino
5/3 8 VIC'S LEGACY 1:58.0 32.10 Shawn T Gray Shawn T Gray
6/3 1 CRYPTIC 1:58.0 32.60 James E Hardy Melissa F Rico
7/4Q 10 JUICE MONEY 1:58.1 11.00 Robert W Sumner Matthew A Medeiros
8/8 3 TRICON HANOVER 1:59.0 2.60 Greg D Bowden John L Mac Eachern
9/27 2 DARRIWILLIAN GIRL 2:02.4 20.10 Todd M Kolbe Mary B Beauregard
SCR SCR DIRECT MISTIQUE -
27.029.230.031.0
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

27.0 · 56.2 (29.2) · 1:26.2 (30.0) · 1:57.2 (31.0)

BIGBADVOODOODADDY (6, g ARTURO – ROSE ROUTH – NERO)
Breeder: Judy A Egloff - PA; Dr. John M Egloff - PA

Eighth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $1,800 · 8 starters · Track FT · NW200PS

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/2 4 EBSEN HANOVER 1:56.0 *2.20 Jason J Bartlett Eric P Bickmore
2/2 3 YES I SCOOT 1:56.2 22.70 James E Hardy David J Marshall
3/2Q 1 BEACH BUNNY BANDIT 1:56.2 2.30 Robert Tisbert Stephen De Vincent
4/7T 5 CAPACITY CROWD 1:57.3 4.20 James Marohn Jr John Marmarou
5/8 2 FURIA 1:57.3 5.40 Brad D Irvine John Hogan
6/8Q 6 SCIROCCO 1:57.3 11.40 Paul A Silva Francis J Silva
7/8Q 8 CASH MY TICKET 1:57.3 13.40 Todd M Kolbe Donald V Guidette Jr
8/DIS 7 DISTRACTIVE ART - 10.40 Ronald L Cushing Derryl E Niles Jr
SCR SCR YANG BLUE CHIP -
26.429.129.230.3
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

26.4 · 56.0 (29.1) · 1:25.2 (29.2) · 1:56.0 (30.3)

EBSEN HANOVER (5, g ARTURO – EXPRESS GATE – JATE LOBELL)
Owner: Reginald J Duguay - ME
Breeder: Hanover Shoe Farms Inc - PA

Ninth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,400 · 9 starters · Track FT · FMNW300PS

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/1Q 2 SPEEDY SATURN 1:56.4 3.00 Michael E Eaton Edward A Blash
2/1Q 1 SIENNA SAND 1:57.0 2.80 Jason J Bartlett Richard N Bartlett
3/2H 3 CUZICAN 1:57.1 13.00 James W Smallwood Diane J Bryant
4/3T 9 LIPPIN MY KISS 1:57.3 *2.10 Lloyd A MacDonald Allison H Mac Donald
5/4H 6 NO FINE PRINT 1:57.3 12.80 Shawn T Gray Heidi E Rohr
6/5T 4 CANDY'S SECRET 1:58.0 14.30 Todd M Kolbe Dawn P Anderson
7/6 7 SAND ART 1:58.0 23.50 Scott R Nichols Lawrence L Nichols
8/6 5 MT POCKETS 1:58.0 7.80 Michael L Cushing Derek S Bickford
9/9H 8 DP'S MEG 1:58.3 21.80 Robert W Sumner John E Ferrero
27.329.329.230.1
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

27.3 · 57.1 (29.3) · 1:26.3 (29.2) · 1:56.4 (30.1)

SPEEDY SATURN (4, m LIFE SIGN – GIBBER GABBER – JATE LOBELL)
Owner: Edward A Blash - MA
Breeder: Winbak Farm - MD

Tenth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,200 · 8 starters · Track FT · 3000CL

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/1Q 5 MR PREP 1:56.0 *1.40 Brad D Irvine Brad D Irvine
2/1Q 1 RIVER GENE 1:56.1 9.60 Todd M Kolbe Dawn P Anderson
3/3H 2 CAMS BEST MAN 1:56.3 2.70 Greg D Bowden Elisha A Lafreniere
4/5 4 PACHECO 1:57.0 35.40 James Marohn Jr John Hogan
5/5H 3 MAC JATE N PASS 1:57.0 8.30 Robert W Sumner Derryl E Niles Jr
6/7T 8 COMPANIA KING 1:57.3 7.60 Ronald L Cushing Roderick L Cushing
7/8Q 6 JO PA'S MERGER 1:57.3 5.00 Shawn T Gray Jamie P Gerard
8/9H 7 HARLEY DAVID 1:57.4 19.40 Ralph H Andersen Ralph H Andersen
SCR SCR RICHMOND KNIGHT -
28.029.428.329.3
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.0 · 57.4 (29.4) · 1:26.2 (28.3) · 1:56.0 (29.3)

MR PREP (8, g CAM'S CARD SHARK – LADY WELAGIN – WALTON HANOVER)
Owner: Matthew R Madden - OH
Breeder: Joe M Thomson - MD; Joann M Thomson - MD

Eleventh Race

Trot · 1 Mile · Purse $2,400 · 9 starters · Track FT · NW300PS

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/Q 1 CHRISTOPHEREARL 1:58.3 *1.60 Lloyd A MacDonald Allison H Mac Donald
2/Q 2 CROUSTADE HANOVER 1:58.3 8.20 Michael E Eaton David N Gulya
3/1 4 MIND AND SPIRIT 1:58.4 6.10 Jon L Anderson Jon L Anderson
4/3Q 3 JO JO SUPER STAR 1:59.1 4.40 James Marohn Jr Joseph Flynn
5/3T 5 LAUR-BOB 1:59.2 9.90 Roland J Sears III Roland J Sears III
6/7T 9 SHINY DOLLY 2:00.1 67.20 Orrin Phipps Orrin Phipps
7/11Q 6 WALL ST HALL 2:00.4 2.60 Jason J Bartlett Robert J Grady
8/11Q 8 LUCKY NORMA 2:00.4 52.40 Bonnie J Rush Bonnie J Rush
9/13Q 7 WESTRIDGE REVENGE 2:01.1 33.80 Michael L Cushing Derek S Bickford
28.329.329.330.4
quarters · widest is slowest · 1st qtr was quickest

28.3 · 58.1 (29.3) · 1:27.4 (29.3) · 1:58.3 (30.4)

CHRISTOPHEREARL (8, g EARL – RO LAURALEE – MR KINGFISH)
Owner: Sonya L Mac Donald - ME
Breeder: Robert C Carss - ON

Twelfth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $1,800 · 7 starters · Track FT · NW1PMLT

FinPPHorseTripTimeOddsDriverTrainer
1/1H 1 FAR RIGHT 1:59.3 *2.10 James E Hardy Joel H Wheeler
2/1H 3 VIVIANNE 1:59.4 3.50 Kevin P Switzer Kevin P Switzer
3/5H 2 WYNFIELD GIRL 2:00.3 2.10 Greg D Bowden Gregory C White
4/6Q 6 K'S FANTASTICFILLY 2:00.4 22.30 Michael E Eaton Linda J Murray
5/7 4 EMALE ME 2:01.0 3.90 Jon L Anderson Jon L Anderson
6/8H 7 BACON N EGGS 2:01.1 30.40 Ralph H Andersen George G Ducharme
7/10 5 ROBINSON 2:01.3 9.20 Cornelius J Bonetti Cornelius J Bonetti
SCR SCR SWEETEVENINGBREEZE -
29.331.329.229.0
quarters · widest is slowest · last qtr was quickest

29.3 · 1:01.1 (31.3) · 1:30.3 (29.2) · 1:59.3 (29.0)

FAR RIGHT (3, g LIFE SIGN – DISTANT SUN – TYLER B)
Owner: Joel H Wheeler - MA
Breeder: Flintlock Farm Inc - PA

Questions about this card

Was this a trotting or a pacing card?

Mixed — 10 at the pace and 2 at the trot. Mixed cards were the norm here.

What was the total purse for the day?

$26,500 across the card. Purse is the money the race offered, split by finishing position.

What was the fastest winning mile on this card?

1:56.0. 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?

NW450PS, NW200PS, NW3PMLT, NW2PMLT and FMNW200PS, 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. 105 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 9 May 2005 sit in the season?

It was a Monday in May 2005. The meeting ran from spring into autumn rather than year-round, so a season reads as a scatter of afternoons and evenings — the 2005 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.