Archive for September, 2009

TheSpec.com – Sports – Pacer’s trainer defends decision to bypass ’08 Jug

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

TheSpec.com – Sports – Pacer’s trainer defends decision to bypass ’08 Jug.

For the second consecutive year, Brent MacGrath did not attend last week’s Little Brown Jug. Instead, he watched the American classic from the comfort of an easy chair in his Bible Hill, N.S., home.

A year ago he was the centre of much debate because he did not race three-year-old Somebeachsomewhere in the race and that decision continues to spur arguments on both sides, but not in MacGrath’s mind.

“Well Said (this year’s winner) was the best horse but there was nothing I saw in the race that made me think I should have taken Beach there last year,” said MacGrath, who is back in the role as partner and operations manager for two automobile dealerships in Nova Scotia.

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Somebeachsomewhere’s special reunion with owner and trainer Brent Macgrath

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

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.

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Somebeachsomewhere’s reunion with his owners

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

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.

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TheStar.com | Horse Racing | Favourites’ perfection on the line

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

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.

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Raising a champion

Friday, September 4th, 2009

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.”

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2009 Breeding Season Update

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

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.

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