Waples: Somebeach the next Niatross?May 5th 2008 |
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MacDonell moved his unbeaten mount from the pocket up the backstretch and it was lights out from there. The half was reached in :56.2; the three-quarters in 1:24, and Somebeachsomewhere charged home with a :27.1 kicker to post the impressive 10 and three-quarter length victory.
'This will be his only qualifier,' said MacGrath, who stated that they were looking for the unbeaten three-year-old to go a mile this morning in about 1:52 and change. MacGrath confirmed that Somebeachsomewhere is to make his much-anticipated seasonal debut Saturday, May 17 at Mohawk in an Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Elimination."
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James Henderson said...
The next Niatross? That's like saying the next Jesus Christ. It'll never happen. Ever.
posted at 10:21 PM on May 28th 2008
Best of british said...
1.51 qual..... lunacy , Connections of Santanna Bluechip have the best idea 1.55 was fast enough for him, there horse will still be firing come breeders crown time in november.
posted at 11:04 AM on May 7th 2008
Tim Konkle said...
Whether it's good or bad to qualify that fast is not that important.SBSW may be a horse that harness racing can use to market our sport to the masses.There is no doubt that people will come out to the track to see a great horse race.Track marketing people should be licking their chops if and when this horse comes to their racetrack.Opportunity knocking?
posted at 12:20 PM on May 6th 2008
Paul Siegel said...
The next Niatross? Perhaps, in terms of a quantum leap forward in 3yo speed, but in my book you're not a champion of that calibre if you're ducking heat racing. Haven't SBSW's connections said they will not race in the Little Brown Jug?
posted at 9:28 AM on May 6th 2008
Paul Siegel said...
Greg:
Of course you are correct about Red River Hanover owning the race record. My error.
It doesn't change my point though...SBSW is unlikely to have to pace in the 47 to 48 to win his first few races, when the world record for 3yos is 47.4, set at two lightning-fast tracks much later in the 3yo season.
posted at 9:25 AM on May 6th 2008
Greg said...
Paul-
The fastest NA Cup ever was Red River Hanover-1:48.4 at Woodbine in 2002, not Total Truth.
posted at 11:02 PM on May 5th 2008
Jared Daley said...
He demolished the world record for 2yr olds. I won't be surprised if he does the same thing as a three year old. As far as how soon he does it, I won't speculate.
posted at 10:15 PM on May 5th 2008
andrew said...
I know that some trainers like to extend their good colts early to perhaps intimidate other trainers into not going first over. But I don't know that Somebeachsomewhere's reputation before the qualifier needed any embellishment. This is one extraordinary horse.
posted at 9:57 PM on May 5th 2008
Paul Siegel said...
Mr. Daley:
The world record for 3yo colts and geldings is 1:47.4, co-held by American Ideal (set at Lexington) and My Boy David (set at Springfield).
It's rather unlikely that Somebeachsomewhere will have to race anywhere near that speed in the Canadian springtime at Mohawk (which is where he will be racing in his early starts this year) over the next five weeks. The fastest mile ever in the North America Cup was 1:49.1 by Total Truth in 2006 at Woodbine. The record for the Burlington Stakes is 1:49.4 by Georgia Pacific in 2004 at Mohawk.
The Mohawk track record for 3yos is 1:48.4 set in 9/04 by Blissed Out.
posted at 8:38 PM on May 5th 2008
Jared Daley said...
If the trainer and owners expect the colt to go in 1:47 or 1:48 in the next few weeks, a 1:51.1 qualifier might seem about right.
posted at 7:05 PM on May 5th 2008
Paul Siegel said...
Last week didn't they claim to have gone a training mile with a last quarter in something like 25?
What was the purse for that qualifier this morning?
Enough said...
posted at 4:03 PM on May 5th 2008