Somebeachsomewhere (Mach Three - Where's The Beach, by Beach Towel)
Beach has brought excitement and joy to many, and he raced his heart out every night he set foot on the track. I would suspect that I am not the only person to have the standardbred flame rekindled and stirred by this incredible racehorse.
Much respect to Brent Mcgrath, Paul Macdonnell and all the colt's connections, who were gracious and exemplary during Somebeachsomewhere's rise to prominence. Now standing at Hanover Shoe Farms in Pennsylvania for a stallion fee of US$20,000, he will be bred to the finest mares from the fastest families, and the sport moves forward yet again.
Somebeachsomewhere Best 6 Racelines, fastest pacing horse ever:
27 September 2008 Red Mile Bluegrass $134 000 1/7H 1:46.4 27.2
World record mark, fastest time ever over any track by a 3 year old.
19 July 2008 Meadowlands M Pace F $1 100 000 2/NK 1:47.0 27.4
Tied for 2nd fastest race time ever (at the time, fastest ever) by a 3 year old with race winner Art Official. His over-long trip probably added three lengths or more to the journey, so this was one of if not the very best race of Beach's career. Ironic that it's considered his only "loss", when he set a world record and gave the greatest performance I've ever witnessed in harness racing.
4 October 2008 Red Mile Tattersalls $293 000 1/3H 1:47.4 26.2
Tied Stakes record with world record 3rd time under 1.48. One week after setting 3 year old world record.
29 November 2008 Meadowlands BC Final $500 000 1 1:48.3 26.3
Stakes Record (shattering the previous record by 1 1/5 seconds!) Breeders Crown 2008 Championship win by 1 3/4 lengths over Shadow Play capped a brilliant career record of 20 wins and one 2nd in 21 lifetime starts. 3 Year Old (All Ages??) World record FIFTH RACE in 1.48.3 or faster, and world record EIGHTH TIME in 1.49.0 or faster!!!
17 August 2008 Flamboro Confed F $493 000 1/4 1:49.2 26.3
2nd heat and same-day final Beach sets world record on half mile track of 1.49.2 over 4 turns!!!
1 September 2007 Mohawk D-Metro $1 000 000 1/2 1:49.3 27.4
In the Metro Pace final last year Somebeachsomewhere set a 2 year old pacing world record of 1.49.3, setting the stage for 2008's world-beating performance.
Somebeachsomewhere Tributes and Links
Photographic Tribute to Somebeachsomewhere by Clive Cohen at MonsterFromTheMaritimes.com
Somebeachsomewhere page on Wikipedia
Website of Somebeachsomewhere's grandsire Matts Scooter
Sire of Somebeachsomewhere, info on Mach Three, webpage MachThree.net
Sire of Somebeachsomewhere's dam Where's The Beach, Beach Towel
Somebeachsomewhere Online Videos
Beach as a 2 year old:
Somebeachsomewhere video, 2007 Metro Pace Final
Beach as a 3 year old:
Online Video of Somebeachsomewhere 2008 Breeders Crown Victory
Watch Video of Somebeachsomewhere's 1.46.4 world record at The Red Mile
2008 Meadowlands Pace Final Art Official outlasts Somebeachsomewhere in world record time
Video of Somebeachsomewhere winning OSS Super Final at Woodbine Raceway Toronto
Beach winning 2008 Messenger Pace at Yonkers
Somebeachsomewhere video wins 2008 Pepsi North America Cup
Somebeachsomewhere victory 2008 Pepsi NA Cup, 6 minute video
Video of Somebeachsomewhere 2008 Confederation Cup 1.49.2 world record
First heat win 2008 Confederation Cup, Somebeachsomewhere online video
The fact that Somebeachsomewhere was able to dominate in a year that also featured Shadow Play and Art Official will just add to Beach's Legend.
Beach enjoying a snack of hay (Somebeachsomewhere photo by Raging Mike).
Shadow Play in a striking portrait by Raging Mike
Art Official was a tough competitor for Somebeachsomewhere and Shadow Play in 2008, and the night of the Meadowlands Pace Art Official was the fastest 3 year old ever, a record eclipsed by Beach a few months later in Kentucky.
No comments:
Post a Comment