Somebeachsomewhere at The Red Mile 1:46.4

Lexington, KY --- Somebeachsomewhere drew away from his Bluegrass foes with one mission in mind: become the fastest Standardbred ever. He and driver Paul MacDonell valiantly attacked the 1:46.4 race record and managed to equal that mark with a victory at The Red Mile on Saturday afternoon (September 27).

MacDonell sent Somebeachsomewhere to the lead and he did all the work himself, pacing through fractions of :26.4, :52.4 and 1:19.2. The din of the crowd grew to cheers of encouragement as the son of Mach Three-Wheres The Beach crossed under the wire, tying Holborn Hanovers race record set at The Meadowlands in 2006.

Somebeachsomewhere faced 70-degree temperatures and a 10 mph headwind in the backstretch. MacDonell said he hopes for better conditions next week to take on the record again.

The conditions werent exactly 100 percent, he said. He did have a bit of a breeze in his face, but this just shows how great of a horse that he is. The track condition was excellent, though.

Once he got to the quarter in :26.4 I let him step up a little bit. I wanted him to get down to the half a little faster, but I talked to John Campbell before the race and he said dont worry about the early fractionsand he was right.

Trainer Brent MacGrath had to treat some sickness before he arrived with Somebeachsomewhere earlier this week.

He had three weeks off and he was a little sick in his last start, he said. I think weve got him close to 100 percent now. I think hes got another half-second in him.

---from USTrotting.com

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[howardm74]

Greatest pacer Ever, No question about it! If he would have comeback as a 4 year old he would have paced in 1:45 and change!

[nickrock23]

best standardbred ever

[Niaspeed1]

Great horse, really special. But the immortal Niatross transcended time and I'd have to think he would have ripped SBSW a new one, had they met. Just a reminder, Niatross went 1:49 in 1980 for Gods sake.

[jayhoch4]

@TheBlacksAfake No just stop, If somebeachsomewhere kept racing into his 4, 5, and 6 year old years he would have made well over 5 million dollars and probably gone in 1:45:4. Also he doesnt use lasix, so that is totally irrelevant. He lost one fluke race in his life. Greatest pacer ever

[TheBlacksAfake]

A great horse indeed but in America they use lasics, Race over the mile, Race on a mile track, And race for more money then in Australia. Yet still Smoken Up ran 1:48:5 this year and The immortal Blacks A Fake is the richest pacer in history with nearly $4.5 million in earnings. And won our richest race the which is run over 3 week with 3 heats ( 1 each week) 4 times and came a 2nd and a 3rd so to be at the top of your game for 6 years is unbelievable!!! His the greatest pacer of all time

[hunterman966]

@howardm74 or faster

[funshipM174]

@howardm74 Good statement. It is very difficult to compare generations as when the Big M made a change in tack surfaces in 1985 or so and 20,000 claimers were pacing in 1:152 and change...totally unheard of for that caliber horse.Throw times out the window these days because Stan Bergstein told me that Bret Hanover was the greatest ever. Look at his record and times for when he raced, hard to argue with. He ran 1:55 in 1965 and went 35 for 35 in 1964.

[29mackenzie]

@abetts00 you do know that it was 29 degrees c on meadowlands pace night, and that it was -2 degrees c on this night, 48.3 in below freezing is amazing last quarter in 26.3, seriously give your head a shake.

Furthermore horses don't retire any sounder than Beach did, Hanover vets were amazed at his condition.

[heptothejive]

@karloomick Crickey, have another Fosters, you embittered fool. Comparing your racing to North Americas is like saying a gokart could beat an f1....TWO words 4ya: Auckland Reactor! ....oh, and scoreboard!

[karloomick]

he is nothing special he races old hacks if he wasnt on lasix and bute aussie horses would cream him

[Thehorselover32]

what a horse!!