Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 18 Jun 2008, p. 9

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The Canadian Champion, Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - A9 SPORTS SPORTS EDITOR: STEVE LeBLANC sleblanc@miltancanadianchampion.com Unbeaten colt wins North America Cup GIýH4 PANECANDIN HAMPION ON THE BAIL: Aboe Dai Cp vtrnRober Steckley who's set to play inti er Rges Cp -monpetes in men's doubles play durig anatroo ope hse 7atthe Milton Tennis Club Satuda At rght ecke purmps hs fist after a successful retun 4çlarke's Goli www.clarkesgolf.com --à .L.Caîlaway IIII~Big Bertha Irons Left & Rio Mxited, SAWe S589.00 Cb#MyCoa GPS Systems Boys and Girls Junior sets AUREUS GOLF SHIRTS Get the exact yardage Frite personalization M& A F- 299.95 Childs name embroidered BUT ORE CET THE on the bail pocket 2UD 112 PuICE! Somebeadîsomewhere delivers decisive victoly By Greg Blanchard SPECIAL TO THE CHAMPION S till onheaten - and yet 10 bc really tested. Three-vear-olcl colt pater Somebeacbsomewhec earnied a stand- ing ovation [romn a packed and adoning Mohawk crowd Saturday nmght - toi- lowtng a scintillating triumph in the $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup. At the finish, the undefeated odds- on choice - now a perfect nine-for- nine - had crossed the wire in 1:49, the samc tâme he clouked in the puevit nus week's elimination. He completed the continents rictsest harness race two- and- three -quarte r- lengths in front of second choice Badlands Nitro, with Sanianna BIue Chîp taking third. Sent post-ward as the 2-5 favourite, the son of Mach Three - driven bv Paut MacDonett - teft fromn the two- hotu and was fourth as Mocho Steazv took the high-quatity Cup field to, the first quarter in :26.4. Huge second haif But just as c1uickty, Someheathsomewhere was putted. out by MacDonett and the pair swepî to tIhe front, reaching the hall in a rather soit 54.4, with no challengers. Fromn t iere, the rate mas os er' as Somieheachsomnewhere turniet un the atterburners ihrough tbree-c1uarers iu t122 betore coasuing tbone toi a carrer- equatîng mark. Co-owned bs traîner Bient MacGrath of Truro and the Schooner Stables of Bible Hill, Nova Scotia. Somnebeachsomnewhere hiad been nurs- ing a bruised coffin hune suffrud in May, which forced himn to iniss an Ontario Sires Stakes eveot and corne loto the 25th edfitio oif tihe (Cîp offt oiiiv iwo starts thîs seat. Taik ahout a hu'zz. The Big Brown huzz in the îhoroughhbrrd worid inas he over, but stahlimate Soimebeathsomewhere,' buzz has mnore than fitied the voîd on the harness side. "It srnds chilis up my spine," said a jubilant MacDoneit, cetehrating hîs fîrsi Cup vlcîorv,ý ahout the crowd's roar as Somnebeachsomiewherr truîsed tus the wtre. -l couid feet rsrryone brhind. us and stipportlog us ieadîng up o this week. Es'ervbocty ni the country and 10 the United States ONst love this horse. He s the whoie show O'nce he got to the hall in :54.4, he was pretîv micht on air, He gol the hreather he neededo. t icîst let hiim pace down the faane anti he îust toved to stretch oui." MacGrath has had tii be carefut thîs season wîîh tact years champion two- year oid colt in both Canada and the U.S., as Somebeachsomewhere was îry- ing 10 gel back to fuît speed. in bis eiim- inatton, MacGrath feut the coIt was unis' ai 80 per cent, sînce he'd onts, had one qualifier anîd no training sînce eariv Mas. Last vear. Somrebeachsomewhee -c usi a $40,000 tLexington Select N'ear- ling puirchase - esîabiisbedo a ssortd mark oK 1 149.3 in winning the Metro Pace and prrs'aited ni att six ut hîs staris. He atso shared Canaîtian Harnrss Hot-se ofiii iher hontours wiiî Nortb Anmerita Csîp winner Tetl Att. 'thioid bis sîîccrss tontiiue, biu won i nred te, share any awartis ai ihis seasiiisu end. FULL HAIR & ES1'tHETICSERVES 4 TH ANNUA* Colaur, Ail Foils Eyebrow t &Style 15%OFF Waxig $79 s Tes 9- Weu 9-8 Thu 10-9 F 9- Sat 9-3Sun & Mo Cuosea

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