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SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE
p,2,1:49.3s; 3,1:46.4m-1:49.2h $3,221,299
(Mach Three-Wheres The Beach by Beach Towel)
2005 Bay Horse | 16 Hands

World Champion

1:46.4m World Record at Lexington in Bluegrass Stake

2010 Stud Fee $20,000 - Book Full & Closed

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Somebeachsomewhere
Horse of the Year

Courtesy of USTA Mark Hall/Photo

LAS VEGAS – The desert belonged to “The Beach.”

Record-setting pacer Somebeachsomewhere was named harness racing’s Horse of the Year by the U.S. Harness Writers Association on Wednesday night during the Night of Champions banquet at the Bellagio hotel. Somebeachsomewhere received 121 of 158 votes to outdistance top trotter Deweycheatumnhowe, who had 35. Mister Big and Honorable Daughter each received one vote.

In addition to Horse of the Year, the connections of Somebeachsomewhere, who won 14 of 15 races in 2008 and set a single-season record with $2.44 million in purses, picked up Dan Patch Award trophies for Pacer of the Year and 3-year-old colt pacer of the year. In voting for Pacer of the Year, Somebeachsomewhere received 150 votes while older pacer Mister Big got four. Shadow Play, Nebupanezzar and Tug River Princess received one apiece.

Somebeachsomewhere’s wins included the $1.47 million North America Cup, the Breeders Crown, the Messenger Stakes, and the Confederation Cup. He was last season’s 2-year-old division champ and finished his career with 20 wins in 21 starts and $3.22 million in earnings. Only a loss to Art Official by a neck in the Meadowlands Pace, in a then-world-record 1:47 mile, separated “The Beach” from perfection.

In September, he equaled the fastest race mile in history with a 1:46.4 victory at Lexington’s Red Mile and also set the world record for 3-year-old pacers on a half-mile track. He was trained by Brent MacGrath, who co-owned the horse as part of the Schooner Stables, based in Nova Scotia, and driven by Paul MacDonell.

“It’s an honor to be recognized,” MacGrath said. “In our wildest dreams we never thought we would have a horse in the running. How can you imagine that? But he never went a bad race. Really, it’s tough to pick his best race. I thought they were all pretty special.”

Deweycheatumnhowe received Trotter of the Year after getting 155 votes. Muscle Hill received two while Honorable Daughter had one. “Dewey” also received the trophy as best 3-year-old colt trotter.

Trained and driven by Ray Schnittker, Deweycheatumnhowe became only the second trotter to reach $2 million in a single year, earning $2.2 million in 2008, and was the first trotter in history to reach $3 million in lifetime purses at the age of 3. The colt’s victories included the Hambletonian and Canadian Trotting Classic in addition to a three-heat triumph in the Kentucky Futurity. He finished 2008 with 12 wins in 15 races and closed his career with 22 victories in 25 starts and $3.1 million.

“It’s a great honor, especially coming from the harness writers because I’ve had some ups and downs with them,” Schnittker said. “But they were very nice and supportive of him. I’ll never get one that nice again. He had every good quality in a racehorse. I have tapes of all the races and I watched them (last Sunday) before the Super Bowl. It was a quick two years.”

Other division winners were 2-year-old colt trotter Muscle Hill, 2-year-old colt pacer Major In Art, 2-year-old filly trotter Honorable Daughter, 2-year-old filly pacer Fox Valley Topaz, 3-year-old filly trotter Lantern Kronos, 3-year-old filly pacer Tug River Princess, older male trotter Enough Talk, older female trotter Buck I St Pat, older male pacer Mister Big and older female pacer My Little Dragon.

Somebeachsomewhere makes O’Brien history-

Somebeachsomewhere made O’Brien Award history as he was unanimously voted 2008 Canada’s Horse of the Year for the second straight season.

At two SBSW was awarded both Two Year Old Colt Pacer of the Year and co-winner of 2007 Horse of the Year for his perfect 6 for 6 freshman season winning $773,296 including a victory in the $950,000 Metro Final in a World Record and National Season’s Best of 1:49.3s!

At three SBSW banked $2,448,003 setting a new single season earnings record and equaling the All Age World Record, breaking the sophomore record, at The Red Mile in his $134,000 Bluegrass Stake with a 1:46.4m victory by 7-1/2 lengths! “The Beach” won 14 of 15 starts in 2008 including the $1,470,000 North America Cup, $500,000 Breeders Crown 3YOCP Championship, $650,000 Messenger Stake, $434,420 Confederation Cup in a World Record for sophomore pacers over a half mile track-1:49.2h, $293,000 Tattersalls Pace, $101,000 Burlington Stake, $162,200 ONSS Gold Final in a stakes record-1:49.2s, $124,386 Simcoe Stake and $246,000 ONSS Super Final, in addition to his world record mile-1:46.4m in the Bluegrass Stake at The Red Mile.

Somebeachsomewhere was also unanimously voted Three Year Old Colt Pacer of the Year in Canada and received the Cam Fella Award from his home country for his outstanding season! Congratulations to his talented connections who accompanied and supported him during his World Champion Career- owners- Schooner Stables, trainer- Brent Mac Grath, driver- Paul Mac Donell, and breeder- Stephanie Smith-Rothaug.

Hanover Shoe Farms proudly stands Somebeachsomewhere p,2,1:49.3s; 3,1:46.4m-1:49.2h $3,221,299 at it’s Pennsylvania nursery. Thanks to your tremendous response his book is full and closed for 2009!

Somebeachsomewhere receives year end honors in Canada and U.S.-

Harness Tracks of America has announced the winners of their 2008 Nova Awards to be presented on Feb. 4^th 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Somebeachsomewhere has been awarded the Three Year Old Pacing Colt of the Year distinction for his record setting achievements this past season. The champion pacer set a three year old record and equaled the all age record of 1:46.4 over a mile surface in his Bluegrass Stake win at The Red Mile this past Sept., set the three year old record for pacers over a ½ mile track in his Confederation Cup Final in August winning in 1:49.2 at Flamboro Downs, and clocked a stakes record in his $500,000 Breeders Crown three year old colt Pace Final at The Meadowlands in1:48.3. The champion pacer earned $2,448,003 this past season breaking the single season money winning record set by Gallo Blue Chip in 2000 and ended his career with 14 victories in 2008 (20 lifetime) and lifetime earnings of $3,221,299!

Somebeachsomewhere was recently proclaimed as the USHWA’s Dan Patch Award recipient for Three Year Old Colt Pacer of the Year as well and is eligible for Horse of the Year honors which will be announced on Feb. 4^th 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Somebeachsomewhere has also been unanimously elected as Standardbred Canada’s O’Brien Award winner in the Three Year Old Pacing Colt of The Year category receiving 72 votes and was announced as Canada’s 2008 Horse of the Year on Jan. 31^st 2009 at the year end banquet in Mississauga, Ontario.SBSW made O’Brien Award history for receiving the Horse of the Year award two consecutive years in a row and was unanimously voted to be honored this year.

Congratulations to owners Schooner Stables, trainer Brent Mac Grath and driver Paul Mac Donell for a history making season!

Hanover Shoe Farms, Inc. is proud to be the new home of Somebeachsomewhere and will offer his service for $20,000 in 2009!

At Two- 2007 Dan Patch, Nova and O’Brien 2YO Colt Pacer of the Year and O’Brien Award
co-winner for Horse of the Year! A perfect 6 of 6 in 2007 including the $950,000 Metro Final in 1:49.3s
a World Record and National Season’s best record at Mohawk cutting mile fractions of 26.3, 54.2, 1:21.4
with a 27.4 final panel (Metro elimination winner in 1:52.1s); the $285,000 Battle of Waterloo Final at Grand
River in 1:55h closing from 4^th at the ¾ marker to win by 2-1/4 lengths (Battle of Waterloo elimination winner
in 1:54.2h by 3 lengths); the $140,941 Nassagawey Final at Mohawk in 1:51.4s wire to wire by 2 lengths
(27, 55.2, 1:23.2, 28.2LQ) and $110,090 Champlain division in 1:51s at Mohawk with a 26 flat last panel
clocking taking the wire by 3-1/4 lengths! Two year old seasonal earnings of $773,296

Metro Pace Win in 2YO World Record 1:49.3s

At Three- A winner of $2,448,003 as of 11-29-08 (15 starts-14-1-0). 2008 Cam Fella Award, Dan Patch, O’Brien and Nova Three Year Old Pacer of the Year. Named USTA’s Horse of the Month in June and October of 2008! A winner of the $1,470,000 North America Cup at Mohawk pacing to a 2-3/4 length victory in 1:49s (NA Cup elimination winner in 1:49s); $101,000 Burlington Stake in 1:51.3s;
$50,000 Meadowlands Pace elimination in 1:48.3m finishing off the field by 4-1/2 lengths with a 26.2 LQ
-the fastest Meadowlands Pace elimination victory in history equaling the stakes record set by Rocknroll Hanover
in 2005; 2^nd in $1,100,000 Meadowlands Pace Final by a neck in a rough first over trip (3 wide at the half mile)
equaling the race time of 1:47 -a world record mile for a 3YOCP at the time; $49,000 3YO Open Pace at Mohawk
in 1:49s wire to wire (26.1, 55, 1:22.2, 26.3 LQ); $169,200 ONSS Gold Final by 4-3/4 lengths in a Stakes
Record 1:49.2s (27.4 LQ); $463,420 Confederation Cup Final wire to wire by 4 lengths in 1:49.2h setting
a World Record for 3YOCP over a ½ mile track (26.1, 55.2, 1:22.4, 26.3 LQ); Confederation Cup elimination
1:51.3h (26.4 LQ); $124,386 Simcoe Stake at Mohawk in 1:50.1s…

And then on 9-27-08 Somebeachsomewhere set 3YOCP World Record and Equaled All Age World
Record at Lexington in 1:46.4m in the $134,000 Bluegrass Stake setting off all the timers - 26.4, 52.4, 1:19.2
with a 27.2 LQ winning by 7-1/2 lengths! He proceeded to clock a 1:47.4 mile the next week in his $293,000
Tattersalls Pace division- 4^th to the ¼, then taking control of the lead with a 53.4 ½, 1:21.2 ¾, and a 26.2 final
fraction winning by 3-1/2 lengths!

On 10-25-08 at Yonkers Raceway Somebeachsomewhere won the $650,000 Messenger Pace in 1:52.1h over a sloppy track going first over (3^rd) by the ½ mile marker and challenging for the lead 2^nd by the ¾ a half length back from Jug winner Shadow Play. Somebeachsomewhere put forth a 27.4 final fraction in less than ideal weather conditions to take the win by a neck margin over a game Shadow Play.

At Woodbine on 11-15-08 Somebeachsomewhere won the C$300,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final by 11-3/4 lengths leading all fractions and pacing a 1:50.3 mile on a track rated sloppy (27, 54.2, 1:21 and a 29.3 LQ). “The Beach” now sports $2,198,003 in seasonal earnings with 13 wins in 14 starts his sophomore year.

At The Meadowlands on 11-29-08 Somebeachsomewhere claimed the $500,000 Breeders Crown Title for 3YO colt pacers in 1:48.3 setting off all timers from post 3 (27, 54.3, 1:22 with a 26.3 final panel) in a new Stakes Record! The win put his seasonal earnings at $2,448,003 breaking the previous record set for single season money won by Gallo Blue Chip ($2,428,816) in 2000.

USTA/Mark Hall photo

Somebeachsomewhere set a stakes record of 1:48.3 in winning the Breeders Crown 3-year-old colt pace.

Somebeachsomewhere leads three year old and all age pacers by money earnings and record in 2008!

'Beach' Breaks Earnings Record Courtesy of Standardbred Canada 11-29-2008

'Beach' Breaks Earnings Record
Courtesy of Standardbred Canada 11-29-2008