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.