Brent Macgrath

MacGrath Guests On 'Alumni' Show

Brent MacGrath of Nova Scotia, the renowned owner and trainer of the legendary World Champion pacer, Somebeachsomewhere, is this week’s guest on the Harness Racing Alumni Show.

Full Circle For Final 'Beach' Foals

November 21, 2020

Fourteen years after starting the journey of a lifetime with a Mach Three yearling colt that forever altered the landscape of the Standardbred breed, Brent MacGrath will aim to taste even just a fract...

'Virtual Tack Room' Remembers Careers

Champions of Canadian harness racing were honoured in a trip down memory lane on the final episode of ‘Virtual Tack Room’, a show produced by Universum Media and put on by members of Prince Edward Isl...

Somebeachsomewhere Honoured In N.S.

November 03, 2018

Despite stormy weather outside, attendance was strong at the Halifax Convention Centre for the 2018 Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame induction ceremonies and the induction of Standardbred legend Somebea...

Connections Reflect On 'Beach'

January 14, 2018

"The people that he exposed us to is probably one of the big things I will remember. The ride he took us on, the way he made us feel when he was racing. I never went into a race thinking he was going ...

Mainstream Feature On ‘The Beach’

It has been years since the great Somebeachsomewhere last set foot on the racetrack, but his throng of supporters continue to be fascinated by the now-stallion. The National Post has stoked that inter...

MacDonell Discusses His ‘Cup’ Shot

They may have set the bar high in 2008 when they teamed up in the Pepsi North America Cup, but Paul MacDonell and Brent MacGrath are hoping to recreate magic in 2014.

Groups At Odds Over Truro Raceway

The CBC has reported that two separate groups in Nova Scotia are at odds as to which should operate racing at Truro Raceway.

Has Truro Been Saved?

Could there be racing and stabling at Truro Raceway past Sunday? Reports from Nova Scotia indicate that an eleventh hour deal could be in the works to give the 138-year-old facility life beyond this w...

The 'Beach' Party Continues

November 12, 2012

After watching pacer Somebeachsomewhere dazzle on the racetrack, winning 20 of 21 career races, earn more than $3.3 million and receive three Horse of the Year Awards, his co-owner/trainer and breeder...

Big Weekend For 'Beach' Babies

August 31, 2012

Racing fans have eagerly waited to see the first-crop offspring of the great Somebeachsomewhere hit the track and since bursting onto the scene, it appears that the apples haven’t fallen far from the ...

Are The ‘Odds’ In MacGrath’s Favour?

December 14, 2011

The best Christmas gift, at least an early one, that owner/trainer Brent MacGrath could have asked for came true when his Weigh The Odds received a favourable post position in one of two $25,000 Valed...