The Record
Todd M O'Dea sent out 59 charted starters at Plainridge across 3 seasons, 2002 to 2004, drawn from a string of 11 different horses. Those runners produced 7 wins together with 16 further placings.
On 57 of those starts Todd M O'Dea 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 HENNA CAFFE (15), MASTER ZIG (8), CHINA'S MESSAGE (8), T'S GRAND FINALE (7). A trainer who starts the same horse repeatedly at one track is usually placing it to a class it can hold, which is the pattern worth reading in the table below.
Every Starter Held Here
Questions about this trainer
What is Todd M O'Dea's win record?
7 wins from 59 starters, 11.9%, plus 8 seconds and 8 thirds — 23 finishs inside the first three.
What was in Todd M O'Dea's stable here?
Henna Caffe (15), Master Zig (8) and China's Message (8), plus 3 other horses also sent out. Brackets give charted starts.
Which drivers did Todd M O'Dea engage?
3 drivers, most often Todd M O'Dea, Robert W Sumner and Brad D Irvine.
Did Todd M O'Dea drive as well as train?
Yes — 57 starts show Todd M O'Dea 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 Todd M O'Dea recorded in?
2002, 2003, 2004, from 2002-09-24 to 2004-11-02. Where a season is missing it is the surviving paperwork that is missing, not necessarily the stable.
How many horses did Todd M O'Dea start at Plainridge?
59 charted starters across 33 race days, 2002 to 2004.