Somebeachsomewhere

'Beach' Virtual Book Launch Slated

The virtual launch of Somebeachsomewhere: The Harness Racing Legend from a One-Horse Stable is slated for Tuesday (May 25) — what would have been "Beach"'s 16th birthday — at 7:00 p.m. Eastern (8 p.m....

What If Somebeachsomewhere Raced At Four?

Most of us know the story of Somebeachsomewhere, the champion racehorse who destroyed his competition on the track at ages two and three and then retired to a hugely successful stud career before his ...

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.

'Beach' Chronicled In New Book

January 26, 2021

The stories of many legendary racehorses — Dan Patch and Seabiscuit, to name a couple — have been immortalized in book form in recent decades. This spring, a pacer who captivated Canada a mere 13 year...

This Year In Stallions

December 29, 2020

Certain names on the stallion register continued to carry their strong bloodlines through their progeny in the 2020 season, which -- despite larger interruptions to North American harness racing -- ma...

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...

'The Beach' Arrives On Amazon Prime

In exciting news for the harness racing world, Clerisy Entertainment documentary Somebeachsomewhere: Horse of a Lifetime about the legendary stallion Somebeachsomewhere, often referred to as the “Wayn...

'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...

Flashback Friday: 2007 Metro Pace

"I was probably in just as much awe as everybody else that was watching him. You look and you’re like, did he really just do (1):49 and a piece? The way he came to the wire, he was strong. I think tha...

Race Rewind: 2008 Meadowlands Pace

February 20, 2020

There are a handful of races that live on in harness racing lore as the greatest of their era, if not all time. The 2008 Meadowlands Pace is one of those races.

MacGrath On The Last Of The ‘Beach’es

"We've been waiting for them all to come (all of Somebeachsomewhere’s final foals). I think the first one is exciting and the last one is certainly exciting."

Last North American ‘Beach’ Foal Born

This past Friday night (July 12), the last North American foal by the immortal Somebeachsomewhere was born at Hanover Shoe Farms.