Somebeachsomewhere may face Shadow Play in $700,000 Tattersalls Pace; Maritime Showdown!

28SEP08 - After posting a world record for 3 year old pacers with his 146.4 victory in the Bluegrass Stakes in Kentucky yesterday, Somebeachsomewhere looks set to face off against Maritime rival (Beach has Nova Scotia ownership, Shadow Play has PEI owners) Shadow Play in next Saturday's $700,000 Tattersalls Pace at The Red Mile in Lexington Kentucky. Beach's connections likely welcome the enrtry, as any horse that can push Somebeachsomewhere to his best effort will aid in this attempt to break Cambest's 15 year old tme trial record of 146.1 in an actual race.

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Watch video of Somebeachsomewhere posting world record of 146.4 at The Red Mile

Somebeachsomewhere, Art Official draw separate divisions in Bluegrass Stakes; Dewey aims for world-record

The hoped-for showdown between "Beach" and the only colt to ever beat him, Art Official, will not materialize in the Saturday's Kentucky Bluegrass Stakes, as each pacer has drawn a separate division.

Art Official has drawn the 8 hole in Race 12, and faces a challenge from inside horses such as Atochia, Share The Delight, and Moonbeam. Somebeachsomewhere drew the 3 in the 14th race, and will have to beat Blue Claw, Mystery Chase, and Dali.

In the world of trotting, Deweycheatumnhowe looks ready to take straight aim at Donato Hanover's world-record for 3 year old trotters (1.50.1) and maybe trip the light fantastic by being the first trotting racehorse ever to post a sub-1.50 mile. It's a matter of time before one of these trotting talents comes home in 1.49.3 or thereabouts, and it will be incredibly exciting if Dewey can do it at The Red Mile this Saturday, September 27th.

Good luck to Beach, Dewey, Art Official and everyone else racing this weekend!

Joe T

Full Entries for 27SEP08 Bluegrass Stakes at The Red Mile, Kentucky