The Record
William H Childs sent out 2 charted starters at Plainridge across the 2004 season, drawn from a string of 2 different horses. No win appears in the charts held here, though the record shows 1 placings.
On 2 of those starts William H Childs 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 RACE ME VOLCANO (1), RACE ME VALERIE (1). 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
| Date | Rc | Fin | Horse | Driver | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2004 | 10 | — | RACE ME VALERIE | William H Childs | NW3PMLT |
| Sep 25, 2004 | 1 | 3 | RACE ME VOLCANO | William H Childs | NW3PMLT |
Questions about this trainer
Which seasons is William H Childs recorded in?
2004, from 2004-09-25 to 2004-09-25. Where a season is missing it is the surviving paperwork that is missing, not necessarily the stable.
How many horses did William H Childs start at Plainridge?
2 charted starters across 1 race day, 2004.
What is William H Childs's win record?
No win survives in these charts across 2 starters, though 1 runner finished in the first three.
What was in William H Childs's stable here?
Race Me Volcano (1) and Race Me Valerie (1). Brackets give charted starts.
Which drivers did William H Childs engage?
William H Childs took every recorded drive for the stable.
Did William H Childs drive as well as train?
Yes — 2 starts show William H Childs 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.