The Record
James E Hardy sent out 83 charted starters at Plainridge across 5 seasons, 2001 to 2005, drawn from a string of 21 different horses. Those runners produced 9 wins together with 12 further placings.
On 76 of those starts James E Hardy also held the lines. The trainer-driver is the ordinary case at a regional meeting rather than the exception, and it is one reason form at a track like this reads differently from a circuit where catch-drivers dominate.
The horses that appeared most often for this stable were NANCY STARBUCK (15), FOX VALLEY FOX (11), JARED'S JOURNEY (8), DOYLE'S BLACKHAWK (6). A trainer who starts the same horse repeatedly at one track is usually placing it to an eligibility band it can hold, which is the pattern worth reading in the table below.
Every Starter Held Here
Questions about this trainer
Which horses did James E Hardy train?
Nancy Starbuck (15), Fox Valley Fox (11) and Jared's Journey (8), plus 3 other horses also sent out. Brackets give charted starts.
Which drivers did James E Hardy engage?
4 drivers, most often James E Hardy, Greg D Bowden and Scott R Nichols.
Did James E Hardy drive as well as train?
Yes — 76 starts show James E Hardy in the sulky behind a horse from the same stable. Training and driving the same horse is ordinary practice in harness racing rather than an exception.
Which seasons is James E Hardy recorded in?
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, from 2001-10-30 to 2005-09-26. Where a season is missing it is the surviving paperwork that is missing, not necessarily the stable.
How many starters did James E Hardy send out?
83 charted starters across 47 race days, 2001 to 2005.
How often did James E Hardy's horses win?
9 wins from 83 starters, 10.8%, plus 5 seconds and 7 thirds — 21 finishs inside the first three.