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Race Day

Friday, March 20, 2009

7 races at Plainridge Racecourse, pace, $15,000 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 · 1 Mile · Purse $2,000 · NW200PS

NON WINNERS $200 PER START IN 2008-09

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 PRETTY LURLEEN Br Irvine Mi Perpall X-X-X
2 TOM COLLINS Da Sumner Jo Mc Assey Jr 2:00.0
3 PURE INSTINCT St Quinn St Quinn X-X-X B
4 COUPLE MORE YEARS Da Sumner Da Sumner X-X-X
5 MARK ANTHONY Th Carlstrom Je Allen X-X-X LB
6 SHUTOUT HANOVER Ro Dinning Ro Dinning X-X-X

Second Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,000 · AMATEUR

NEW ENGLAND AMATEUR DRIVERS CLUB NON WINNERS $200 PER START IN 2008-09 OR LAST 5 STARTS AE: CLAIMING PRICE $3,000

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 MAPLE LEAF MAGIC Ra Marsland Jr Fr Aridano X-X-X B
2 FREEDOM FRY Wi Abdelnour Wi Abdelnour X-X-X LB $$3,600
3 KEYSTONE MAGNUS Br Provost Br Provost X-X-X LB $$3,000
4 CALLAWAY KILLEAN Ma Martellotta Sr Ma Martellotta Sr X-X-X LB $$3,000
5 CAPTAIN KILLEAN Ra Ahto Ra Ahto X-X-X LB
6 WHISTLING STRAITS Je Gulya Je Gulya X-X-X LB
7 D A'S BAD BOY Ma Bouthillier Ca Bouthillier X-X-X B $$3,000
8 CANNAE PEGGY Ti Nehila Ti Nehila X-X-X LB $$3,600

Third Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,000 · NW200PSL5

NON WINNERS $200 PER START LAST 5 STARTS AE: NW $300 PER START IN 2008-09 AE: CLAIMING PRICE $3,000

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 HOTDONHO BLUEGRASS Ro Dinning Ra Bickmore X-X-X
2 S S LADRO Ja Hardy Jo Di Stefano 1:58.3 L
3 MR PREP Br Irvine Mi Perpall X-X-X LB $$3,000
4 SPLITTINGACES Ro Dinning Je Allen X-X-X L
5 TROPIC SAND To Trites Ph Sowers 2:03.0
6 TUFF TOWN TBA Al Collazo X-X-X L

Fourth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,000 · NW200PSL5

NON WINNERS $200 PER START LAST 5 STARTS AE: NW $300 PER START IN 2008-09 AE: CLAIMING PRICE $3,000

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 PACIFIC RAIDER Ro Dinning Je Allen X-X-X LB
2 INVINCEABLE JUNO To O'Dea Sh Answeeney X-X-X L $$3,000
3 ALILSHY To Whitney To Whitney X-X-X L $$3,600
4 NO MUFFLER Mi Eaton Do Lemieux X-X-X B
5 SAM'S TRICK Ra Andersen Ge Smith X-X-X B $$3,000
6 PILGRIMS SKYFIRE Ro Dinning Ra Bickmore X-X-X $$3,600
7 FOX VALLEY MERLIN To Trites Ph Sowers X-X-X

Fifth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,000 · NW200PSL5

NON WINNERS $200 PER START LAST 5 STARTS AE: NW $300 PER START IN 2008-09 AE: CLAIMING PRICE $3,000

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 ALLAMERICAN THETA To Trites Ph Sowers 2:03.4
2 CLASSY TALKER El Smith Jo Wheeler X-X-X B $$3,000
3 ANALYTICAL Ro Dinning Ra Bickmore X-X-X B $$3,600
4 ADMIRAL BULL Br Irvine Mi Perpall X-X-X LB $$3,000
5 NAVY SEALSTEER Ro Dinning Je Allen X-X-X LB
6 FINALLY LAUGHING Da Sumner Da Sumner X-X-X B $$3,000

Sixth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,500 · 5000CL

CLAIMING PRICE $5,000

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 UNCLE DADDY Br Irvine Mi Perpall X-X-X B $$5,000
2 CHEATING HEARTS Wa Case Jr Al Collazo X-X-X L $$5,000
3 GEKKO Sh Scott Jo Mc Assey Jr X-X-X L $$5,000
4 RIDE THE ROCKET Ro Dinning Ro Dinning 2:00.3 L $$5,000
5 CINCY MAYNARD Sh Taggart Lo Lefebvre X-X-X LB $$5,000
6 GB'S LI'L MISFIT Ja Hardy Da Anderson X-X-X $$6,250

Seventh Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,500 · AMATEUR

NEW ENGLAND AMATEUR DRIVERS CLUB NON WINNERS $300 PER START IN 2008-09 OR LAST 5 STARTS AE: CLAIMING PRICE $5,000 AE: NW $200 PS/$3000 CLM TO DRAW INSIDE POST

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 SANDRA BEAU Ra Marsland Jr Fr Aridano X-X-X LB
2 MISTER HAYES Ba Caruso Ja Hardy X-X-X B
3 ARMBRO ANTHONY Ge Smith Ge Smith X-X-X LB $$3,000
4 DEAL OR NO DEAL Ra Ahto Ra Ahto X-X-X L
5 ELM GROVE BRAWLER Ti Nehila Ti Nehila 2:02.3 B
6 TILLMAN Ma Martellotta Sr Ma Martellotta Sr X-X-X $$5,000
7 TROPIC CAVALIER Br Provost Br Provost 2:00.0 LB $$5,000

Questions about this 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 Friday in March 2009. The meeting ran from spring into autumn rather than year-round, so a season reads as a scatter of afternoons and evenings — the 2009 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?

All pace races.

What was the total purse for the day?

$15,000 across the card. Purse is the money the race offered, split by finishing position.

Which class conditions were carded?

NW200PS, AMATEUR, NW200PSL5 and 5000CL. Each one is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade.

How many races were on the card?

7 races, though none carries a full chart — what stands for this date is the entry sheet rather than the result. 46 horses appear across the card.