Somebeachsomewhere to Make U.S. Debut

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Somebeachsomewhere to Make U.S. Debut

Filed on July 8th, 2008 in Horse Racing ⋅ ⋅

Somebeachsomewhere, considered by many to be the best standardbred to take to the track in over twenty years, will finally make his much anticipated United States debut this weekend in the first eliminations of the Meadowlands Pace in New Jersey. The 3-year old has received comparisons to the greats Nihlator and Niatross, as he has been considered the best thing to come along in quite some time, incomparable to any pacer in the last 20 years.

If you thought Big Brown was good, try to catch Somebeachsomewhere this weekend against the best 3-year olds in the world at the Big M. So far he’s an impressive 9-for-9 in his career, and won nearly all of them for fun. Through just nine races, he’s already earned over $1.6 million.

Just 3-for-3 this season, Somebeachsomewhere has been quite impressive, winning the Pepsi North America Cup at Mohawk Raceway in Canada in an impressive 1:49 flat.

Like Big Brown, it’s a foregone conclusion that Somebeachsomewhere will be retiring immediately following his 3-year old campaign to make little Somebeachsomewheres. But Darryl Kaplan writes on Standardbred Canada that this should not be assumed, and that harness racing has to do whatever it takes to keep this horse running.

I understand that for a lot of you, I’m speaking a different language right now, but if you’re a sports fan, you’ll appreciate sporting dominance. If you get SNY on your cable or satellite dish, tune into Saturday’s Meadowlands replay show, or if you get TVG on your DIRECTV package, tune in Saturday night to watch it live. You won’t be disappointed.

For your viewing pleasure, here is Somebeachsomewhere winning the North America Cup.