Help Feed Nova Scotia – Nova Scotia News – TheChronicleHerald.ca.
CBC’s Feed Nova Scotia Day returns on Friday.
Volunteers will be outside the CBC building on the corner of South Park and Sackville Streets collecting cash and food donations from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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There will be a silent auction featuring a Robb Scott limited edition print of race horse Somebeachsomewhere, a selection of gingerbread houses and an original handmade king-size quilt valued at over $2,000.
Miller Excited About Beach’s Sister | Standardbred Canada.
Trainer Erv Miller has spoken with Trot Insider in regard to Someheartsomewhere, the yearling full sister to harness racing great Somebeachsomewhere. Miller discussed the trips he has gone with the filly and how she is recuperating from her recent surgery.
“We got her about a week after the Lexington sale,” Miller told Trot Insider about the bay which was corralled by Illinois residents John Carver and Ron Michelon for $210,000 at the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale in October.
Miller explained that the Someheartsomewhere was turned out for a week after the sale before coming into his care.
“She’s stands really nicely,” Miller explained. “She’s got a nice attitude and a good body — she’s a nice, long filly.”
He told Trot Insider that it was a joy to break Someheartsomewhere; that she was really easy to break and that she has felt really good out on the track so far.
“She had OCD surgery after she was bought,” explained Miller, who said that the filly had chips removed from her left rear ankle. “The firm that sold her was nice enough to pay for the surgery. Everything went great.”
He explained that Someheartsomewhere will ship down to the Southern Oaks Training Centre, located south of Orlando, Florida after American Thanksgiving (Thursday, November 27).
Being one of North America’s top trainers, Miller has been behind some of the continent’s top stock over the past few years, but with Someheartsomewhere even he acknowledges that this situation is a little different. “We’re really excited about this filly,” he said.
Atlantic Bursary Winners Announced | Standardbred Canada.
Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the winners of four $1,000 bursaries for the 2009 Atlantic Bursary program.
Samantha LaPierre, 21, of Charlottetown, PEI, Morgan MacInnis, 18, of Summerside, PEI, Nicholas Oakes, 20, of Cornwall, PEI, and Mark Whidden, 21, of Truro, NS will each receive a $1,000 bursary towards their post secondary education for 2009-2010.
Somebeachsomewhere Inspires Art | Standardbred Canada.
A two-by-four foot pencil drawing of the great Somebeachsomewhere was recently unveiled at co-owner and trainer Brent MacGrath’s place of business in Truro, N.S.
The fantastic sketch by artist Robb Scott shows ‘Beach’ flying through the air in a photograph taken by renowned photographer Dave Landry.
“It took two months and 150 hours to draw,” Scott said to the Truro Daily News. “It turned out amazing.”
The original will be displayed at Pye Chev Olds in Truro while prints will be on display at Toyota dealerships in both Truro and Amherst.
MacGrath was looking to capture harness racing’s 2008 Horse of the Year in some form or artwork and Scott, who also maintains the dealership’s website, wore down MacGrath and eventually sold him on a pencil sketch instead of a painting.
“I couldn’t be happier,” MacGrath told Truro Daily News. “He captured ‘Beach’ as the individual which was important to me.”
To read the full article in the Truro Daily News, click here. For more information on the Somebeachsomewhere print, click here.
Half sister to Well Said fetches $300,000 for Australian buyer.
Hip number 67, Look And Listen, the Rocknroll Hanover half sister to Little Brown Jug winner and multi millionaire harness racing star, Well Said, sold for $300,000 on Monday (Nov. 2) at the Standardbred Horse Sale to Emilio Rosati of Cohdell Park, New South Wales, Australia.
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“She’s a terrific looking filly, great bred filly,” said Steve Jones, who co-bred the filly with consignor Fair Winds Farm. “There is no weanling, but the mare (Must See) is in foal to Somebeachsomewhere and that’s who we’re going to breed her to next year, I guess.”
Promote the Drivers | Standardbred Canada.
It is time to reward our drivers and make them the marquee athletes that can attract the public. In the never ending discussion about who is more important in our sport, the horse or the driver, that answer is irrelevant. Although we can never stop promoting horses like Somebeachsomewhere they are usually only around for 2 years and race in Ontario only a few of times. Our drivers are racing 8 to 10 times per night, they control everything that happens in the race, and they are true physical and mentally strong athletes.
Source: The Sports Network – Harness Racing
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) – Leading harness horse Muscle Hill posted one final victory Saturday night before he heads off to stallion service. The colt powered to victory in the $617,880 Breeders Crown race for three-year-old male trotters at Woodbine Race Course.
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Muscle Hill notched his 20th consecutive win, including all 12 2009 starts. The winner of the Hambletonian adds $308,940 to his bankroll. The winner of last year’s Breeders Crown two-year-old trot has career earnings of more than $3.3 million, with nearly $2.5 million this year.
The colt surpassed the single season earnings mark for harness racing of $2.44 million set last year by three-year-old pacer Somebeachsomewhere. Donato Hanover held the record of $2.33 million for a trotter.
Highlights from Mohawk’s 2009 harness racing.
All good things must come to an end, and so Monday evening, Mohawk racetrack presented its final harness racing race card of the 2009 season. On Thursday, October 8, racing will return to its winter home at Woodbine Racetrack, with Ontario Sires Stakes Gold action beginning on Friday night, October 9.
Brent Macgrath and SBSW has not seen each other since December of 2008. SBSW remembered Brent and James, and as soon as they entered his paddock, he was playful with them.
Pacing stallion SBSW had two very special people visit him today at Hanover Shoe Farms in Pennsylvania. His trainer/owner Brent Macgrath and owner James Bagnell had great time visiting their pacing super star Somebeachsomewhere.
TheStar.com | Horse Racing | Favourites’ perfection on the line.
Two years ago, a colt named Somebeachsomewhere used a victory in the Metro Pace as a springboard to a sensational career which saw him lose only one of 22 lifetime races and stamp himself as one of harness racing’s greatest champions ever.
Tonight’s latest edition of the $1 million pacing classic at Mohawk Raceway may go a long way in determining if there is yet another Somebeach looming in the wings.
The latest contenders for top 2-year-old honours are a couple of colts who have campaigned exclusively in Ontario until now, much as Somebeachsomewhere did when he was coming into the Metro.
One is Sportswriter; the other is Malicious. The former, co-owned by trainer Casie Coleman of Cambridge, is a perfect 4-for-4 so far and has been established the early 8-5 favourite on the basis of his fastest (1:51) victory in last week’s three elimination heats.
Raising a champion – The Lindsay Post – Ontario, CA.
Harness racer ‘Wayne Gretzky of the horse business’
LITTLE BRITAIN – Harness race horse Bigtime Ball will be running the biggest race in his career so far when he competes in the Canadian Pacing Derby tomorrow, Sept. 5.
He’s been preparing for the event by training every day at a farm in Little Britain. His owner, Gord Irwin, praised Mike Wade’s 100-acre facilities as “one of the best farm tracks in Ontario.”
As he has done on the racetrack, SBSW preformed extremely well during his first year in stud at Hanover Shoe Farms. Coming off a full book of 160 mares, we can confirm 140 of these mares are in foal – for an exceptional conception rate of at least 87.50 percent. Please click on Mares Booked to SBSW for a complete listing of the mares currently confirmed in foal to SBSW.
Southern Hemisphere Breeding
Breeders in Australia and New Zealand will have the opportunity to breed to SBSW by way of frozen semen collected by Hanover during the North American breeding season. Pepper Tree Farm of Cowra NSW 2794, Australia has been engaged to manage the marketing, sale and distribution of SBSW frozen semen for the 2009-2010 Southern Hemisphere season, which runs from September 1st to February 1st 2010. For more information visit peppertreefarm.org.
Mississauga Article: Horse racing legends honoured.
Somebeachsomewhere finally has his place in the sun.
The Canadian pacer — after rewriting the harness racing record book and thrilling fans across North America during a blazing two-year career — was inducted into Canada’s Horse Racing Hall of Fame last night at a special ceremony in Mississauga.
Hall Of Fame Adds Eight | Standardbred Canada.
The incomparable Somebeachsomewhere headlined a group of eight inductees into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame as part of the induction ceremony that took place Thursday night at the Mississaga Convention Centre in Mississauga, Ont.
Looking for a good ‘Beach’ book? Check out the mares bred to SBSW | Standardbred Canada.
The reigning Horse of the Year Somebeachsomewhere has completed his first season in the stud at Hanover Shoe Farms and served a book of 160 mares, the limit introduced by the U.S. Trotting Association starting in 2009. There was never any question that he would receive a royal harem, but I thought that readers might like to know what individual mares were bred to him…
Hambo Society Announces Board Appointments | Standardbred Canada.
Anthony Perretti, proprietor of Perretti Farms, the largest commercial breeding farm in New Jersey, and Seth Rosenfeld, a second generation breeder and owner were named to the Board of Directors of the Hambletonian Society at its annual meeting on August 7.
Beach’s Brother Learning The Ropes | Standardbred Canada.
Star On The Beach, a half brother to imminent Hall Of Famer Somebeachsomewhere, won his Canadian debut this past Sunday at Mohawk Racetrack and the freshman colt learned some valuable lessons in the process that could help him conquer three of the big freshmen stakes that catapulted ‘the Beach’ to stardom.
New ‘Beach’ Website Unveiled | Standardbred Canada.
Co-owner and trainer of Somebeachsomewhere, Brent MacGrath told Trot Insider today that a new website for the multiple world champion and horse of the year has been unveiled.
Fans will be able to relive past moments from the tremendous career of ‘Beach’ as well as keep up to date on any news pertaining to the current stallion and future Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Famer at somebeachsomewhere.ca.
News From The Invitro Front | Standardbred Canada.
Invitro gave Gord Irwin many reasons to be proud during her sparkling racing career. The resident of Cobourg, Ont. told Trot Insider today that the $2.3 million earner is now in good form to deliver him a gift off the track. “I was in contact with David Heffering from Tara Hills today and he told me Invitro is 45 days in foal to Somebeachsomewhere,” Irwin told Trot Insider.
Somebeachsomewhere Wall At Mohawk | Standardbred Canada.
The Woodbine Entertainment Group is reminding all visitors to Mohawk Racetrack to take time and check out the new wall-sized pictorial collage of the great Somebeachsomewhere inside the main entrance to the grandstand.
The Maritime-owned and trained pacing colt shattered four world speed records and was defeated only once during his 21-race career for conditioner Brent MacGrath and driver Paul MacDonell. A two-time O’Brien Award winner, Somebeachsomewhere banked over $3.3 million in his career and completely engaged the sport in his two-year reign.
The Somebeachsomewhere tribute wall also features an adjacent kiosk, which houses a computer and touch screen. Touch the screen and you can select any one of Somebeachsomewhere’s 21 races on demand, and watch it on the flat screen TV above.
The Truro Daily News, Nova Scotia : Sports | Truro-trained colt making great strides.
TRURO – A year after Somebeachsomewhere was the toast of the harness racing world, another standardbred horse developed at Truro Raceway is attracting attention with his performances in the fast lane.
With the $1.5-million Pepsi North America Cup less than a month away, Keep It Real is looking like he’s the real thing for prominent owner Wayne Whebby of Dartmouth. The son of Real Artist-Magical Leah won his fifth straight with a personal best of 1:51.4 at Mohawk Raceway on Sunday night.
sports.theglobeandmail.com: Honour for Somebeachesomewhere.
TORONTO — Harness racing sensation Somebeachsomewhere is among the 2009 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees.
Somebeachsomewhere was named Canadian and North American horse of the year in 2008. Owned by Nova Scotia’s Schooner Stable, Somebeachsomewhere was a champion at two and lost only once in 21 career starts, earning $3.2-million.
Somebeachsomewhere will be joined in the hall by breeder Gustav Schickedanz; Canadian triple crown winner Peteski; fillies Alywow, La Voyageuse and Maryfield; driver/trainer Keith Clark; and broodmare Rich N Elegant.
The eight inductees were elected by the Standardbred and Thoroughbred 20-person election committees. The induction ceremony will be held Aug. 27 at the Mississauga Convention Centre.
Somebeachsomewhere’s Halter on eBay | Standardbred Canada.
The Moncton Standardbred Racing Association has announced it will be auctioning off a leather halter of two-time Horse of the Year in Canada, Somebeachsomewhere. The halter worn by Somebeachsomewhere during the week of the 2008 Kentucky Futurity and Bluegrass Stakes in Lexington, KY is being auctioned on eBay. Bidding for the halter will end on May 28th.