The ‘Beach’ party continues for Brent MacGrath and Stephanie Smith-Rothaug. After watching pacer Somebeachsomewhere dazzle on the racetrack, winning 20 of 21 career races, earn $3.22 million and receive the 2008 Horse of the Year Award in the U.S. not to mention two Horse of the Year honors in Canada, harness racing’s co-owner/trainer MacGrath and breeder Smith-Rothaug are enjoying the horse’s second career as a sire.

via Somebeachsomewhere continues to shine.

Trotting group hails Somebeach as leading money-winning sire | The Chronicle Herald.

It’s been nearly four years since world-champion pacer Somebeachsomewhere retired to stud. But his offspring are continuing his legacy on harness tracks across North America.

Somebeach, who was co-owned and trained by Truro’s Brent MacGrath during the horse’s racing heyday, is the top money-winning sire for 2012, according to United States Trotting Association.

Somebeach has sired 124 foals, of which 95 have started a race throughout North America this year. Combined they have made nearly $4 million this year, $1.35 million more than the next closest sire (Art Major: $2,641,564).

Ten of those starters have earned over $100,000 in 2012, including Captain Treacherous, which has made over $833,000, the best of any two-year-old in North America this year.

Hammer Time At Clearfield County Fairgrounds | Standardbred Canada.

The second day of the race meet at the Clearfield County Fairgrounds saw freshman pacers face each other and the weather, as storms played havoc with the race card.

In the lone division of the Quaker Stake, Fool Bewitch U remained undefeated in her career, now two-for-two, as the Western Ideal filly paced home in 2:06.2. Wayne Long drove for lessee and trainer Ron Lineweaver.

Four divisions of the PA Sire Stake for filly pacers were up next, and Roger Hammer captured the first three divisions with horses from his own barn. Lifesarealbeach (Somebeachsomewhere) was up first, winning in 2:02.3. Another daughter of Somebeachsomewhere, Cebu Hanover, was next to the winner’s circle, pacing in 2:03. Finally, the Quik Pulse Mindale filly Quik Response was a winner in 2:02.3. Hammer owns all three fillies.

Somebeachsomewhere to stand Down Under.

One of the greatest harness racing horses of the modern era is coming ‘Down Under’ – not via frozen semen – but the actual champion himself! Somebeachsomewhere (1:46.4), the 2008 North America Horse-of-the-Year, will stand at Empire Stallions in Victoria. His owner/trainer Brent MacGrath confirmed this to Harnesslink today (Friday June 29).

It is the first time in the history of the conservative Hanover Shoe Farms that they have sent an actual stallion ‘Down Under’.

Lexington Catalogue Now Online

SOURCE: Standardbred Canada

For those that prefer not to wait for mail delivery, the entire catalogue for the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale is now available on the sales company’s website. This year’s sale is scheduled for October 3-7 at Lexington’s Fasig-Tipton Pavilion, and, as always, will be held in conjunction with the Grand Circuit meet at the Red Mile.

PDF files of yearling catalogue pages may be downloaded from the website [CLICK HERE] by individual horse or by sale session. There are also indices by sire, by dam, and by consignor.

The Woodbine Entertainment Group has announced that it has renamed the Burlington Stakes, the key stakes prep race for the Pepsi North America Cup, the Somebeachsomewhere Stakes.

via Somebeachsomewhere Stakes Set For Mohawk | Standardbred Canada.