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Race Day

Thursday, July 4, 2013

8 races at Plainridge Racecourse, pace and trot, $15,500 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 $1,800 · AMATEUR

CLAIMING PRICE $2,500 NEW ENGLAND AMATEUR DRIVERS CLUB LASIX TIME 12:00 - PADDOCK TIME 2:30

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 HIDDEN DRAGON N Jo Sears Jo Sears X-X-X L $$2,500
2 KELTIC SPORT Jo Andrews Ja Hardy 1:57.3 L $$2,500
3 DONTGETNSAMSONSWAY Da Zuckerman Jo Mattero X-X-X L $$2,500
4 LIFE OF RODDY Ma Martellotta Sr Ma Martellotta Sr 1:58.0 L $$2,500
5 WINSLOW CHILL Wi Abdelnour Wi Abdelnour X-X-X L $$2,500
6 MR SOCKS Ma Eaton Mi Eaton 1:56.4 L $$2,500

Second Race

Trot · 1 Mile · Purse $2,000 · NW2PMLT

NON WINNERS 2 EXTENDED PARI MUTUEL RACES LIFETIME LASIX TIME 12:20 - PADDOCK TIME 2:30

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 IDYL RIVER DELTA Pa Magan Pa Magan X-X-X
2 PREACHINATTHEBAR Sc Renz Sc Renz X-X-X
3 ANGELS FINALE Ja Hardy Jo Wheeler X-X-X
4 AG SMART ALEC Ro Tisbert Ja Smith X-X-X
5 MALABAR MADDIE Br Detgen St Quinn X-X-X L
6 STINGY Ro Sears III Ro Sears III X-X-X
7 IM A KING Pa Battis Pa Battis 2:01.3
8 LINDYS GONE CRAZY Do Cecere Fr Antonacci 1:59.0
9 WELKER Do Guidette Jr Do Guidette Jr X-X-X

Third Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $1,800 · NW750CD

NON WINNERS $750 LAST 5 STARTS OR A RACE IN 2013 LASIX TIME 12:40 - PADDOCK TIME 2:45

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 DO YOU REALLY Da Sumner St Zajchowski Jr X-X-X L
2 GET A JOB Ja Hardy Pa Sumner X-X-X L
3 OUT OF MY POCKET Ro Sears III Ro Sears III X-X-X L
4 PEMBROKE DELUXE Ra Andersen Lo Ferriero X-X-X
5 FOX VALLEY LOGIC Co Bonetti Co Bonetti 1:55.4 L
6 SURPRISINGLY SWEET Mi Eaton Mi Eaton 2:01.2 L

Fourth Race

Trot · 1 Mile · Purse $1,800 · NW1CD

FOR HORSES THAT HAVE STARTED 10 TIMES AT PLAINRIDGE RACECOURSE AND ARE NON WINNERS OF A RACE SINCE 11-15-12 AE: NON WINNERS RACE IN 2012-13 LASIX TIME 1:00 - PADDOCK TIME 3:00

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 GET AROUND BUSCH TBA Pa Mc Hugh 2:01.4 L
2 FOREIGN AUTHORITY Mi Eaton Ro Patoine X-X-X
3 POWERFUL POSITION Da Sumner Pa Sumner X-X-X L
4 NORTHERN ZEPHYR Ja Hardy Jo Dunleavy Jr X-X-X L
5 SAILINGON THE EDGE Me Quinn St Quinn X-X-X L
6 DREAM CYCLE Bo Rush Bo Rush X-X-X
7 BARMAID Ro Sears III Ro Sears III 2:06.1 L
8 ANNUAL DUES Jo Hogan Ka La Freniere X-X-X L

Fifth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $1,800 · NW750CD

NON WINNERS $750 LAST 5 STARTS OR A RACE IN 2013 LASIX TIME 1:20 - PADDOCK TIME 3:15

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 MODERN MAGIC Ja Hardy Pa Sumner 1:55.3 L
2 ARTZINA'S BRO TBA Pa Mc Hugh 1:55.3 L
3 CALLAWAY Sc Renz Sc Renz 1:57.0 L
4 HOP FOR ME BABY Jo Di Stefano Jo Di Stefano 1:58.3
5 ROCKIN RAY Mi Eaton Ro Patoine 2:00.2
6 WHEELS OF FIRE Ra Andersen G Mason Jr X-X-X L
7 NO TABOO Co Bonetti St DeVincent X-X-X L

Sixth Race

Trot · 1 Mile · Purse $2,500 · FM

FILLIES AND MARES THAT LAST STARTED FOR A PURSE OF $2,500 OR LESS LASIX TIME 1:40 - PADDOCK TIME 3:30

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 TJ'S WAR PRINCESS Ja Hardy Ja Hardy 1:59.3
2 ZORGWIJK MADONNA Ja Hardy Jo Wheeler 2:00.1
3 TEACHMEHOWTO LINDY Do Cecere Fr Antonacci 1:58.3
4 BRISTY CRINKLEY Ro Tisbert Al Szpila 1:58.0
5 ONE LITTLE STAR Do Guidette Jr Do Guidette Jr 2:01.2
6 IM A PRINCESS Pa Battis Pa Battis X-X-X
7 NANETTES NORDIC Da Tuccillo Da Tuccillo 2:00.0 L
8 GO KID GO Mi Eaton Ha Parker 1:59.1

Seventh Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $2,000 · FMNW1000CL

FILLIES AND MARES NON WINNERS $1,000 LAST 5 STARTS OR $1,000 FIRST MONEY LAST 5 STARTS ELIGIBLE TO BE CLAIMED FOR $2,500 LASIX TIME 2:00 - PADDOCK TIME 3:30

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 KISS MY CRUISER Ja Hardy Ti Griffith X-X-X L $$3,000
2 HER HONOR HANOVER Jo Hogan Jo Hogan X-X-X L $$3,625
3 ASTREOS DELIGHT An Harrington Je Allen 1:59.3 L $$3,000
4 MINX Mi Eaton Mi Eaton 1:59.2 L $$3,000
5 FANTASTIC Wi Abdelnour Wi Abdelnour 1:58.3 L $$3,000

Eighth Race

Pace · 1 Mile · Purse $1,800 · NW2CD

FOR HORSES THAT HAVE STARTED AT LEAST 10 TIMES AT PLAINRIDGE RACECOURSE AND ARE NON WINNERS 2 RACES IN 2012-13 LASIX TIME 2:20 - PADDOCK TIME AFTER THE 2ND RACE

PPHorseDriverTrainerBestMedClm
1 HEY ITS ONLY MONEY Da Sumner Ed Blash X-X-X L
2 JENNA'S WORLD Gr Lewis Gr Lewis X-X-X L
3 JAMIE MY BOY Jo Di Stefano Jo Di Stefano X-X-X
4 PRETTY CHRISTINA Da Tuccillo Da Tuccillo X-X-X
5 GO GO COCOMO Jo Di Stefano Th Higgins 1:57.4 L
6 DUAL PERSONALITY Ra Andersen Pa Spinelli Jr X-X-X L
7 BUSTER MEE N Da Sumner Pa Sumner 1:58.0 L
8 LUCKY LENNY T Th Carlstrom Di Long X-X-X L

Questions about this card

Was this a trotting or a pacing card?

Mixed — 5 at the pace and 3 at the trot. Mixed cards were the norm here.

What was the total purse for the day?

$15,500 across the card. Purse is the money the race offered, split by finishing position.

Which class conditions were carded?

AMATEUR, NW2PMLT, NW750CD, NW1CD and FM, plus 2 others. Each one is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade.

How many races were on the card?

8 races, though none carries a full chart — what stands for this date is the entry sheet rather than the result. 57 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 4 July 2013 sit in the season?

It was a Thursday in July 2013. The meeting ran from spring into autumn rather than year-round, so a season reads as a scatter of afternoons and evenings — the 2013 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.