26 enter the Pepsi North America Cup

MILTON, ON – June 4, 2024 – The entry box for the 40^th Pepsi North America Cup closed Tuesday morning at Woodbine Mohawk Park with 26 three-year-old harness racing pacers entered.

The 26 entered three-year-old pacers will now be drawn into three $50,000 elimination races for this Saturday. The top-three finishers, plus a fourth-place finisher drawn by lot, will advance to the $1 million final on Saturday, June 15 at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

The draw for Saturday’s eliminations will be released later this afternoon.

Below are the horses entered (in alphabetical order) for this year’s Pepsi North America Cup:

Better Is Nice (Bettors Delight, Trainer: Tony Alagna)
​Calicojack Hanover (Captaintreacherous, Trainer: Luc Blais)
​Captain Albano (Captaintreacherous, Trainer: Noel Daley)
​Captain Fear Not (Captain Crunch, Trainer: Paul Reid)
​Captain Luke (Captaintreacherous, Trainer: Tony Alagna)
​Captains Quarters (Captaintreacherous, Trainer: Herb Holland)
​Clever Cody (The Panderosa, Trainer: Dr. Ian Moore)
​Cupid Shuffle (Sweet Lou, Trainer: Daniel Lagace)
​Funtime Bayama (Hes Watching, Trainer: Richard Moreau)
​Gem Quality (Captain Crunch, Trainer: Chris Ryder)
​Its Saturday Night (Always B Miki, Trainer: Richard Norman)
​Ivy Park (Captaintreacherous, Trainer: Nancy Takter)
​Janelle Granny (Fear The Dragon, Trainer: Betty Clegg)
​Legendary Hanover (Huntsville, Trainer: Anthony Beaton)
​Miki Ray (Always B Miki, Trainer: Andrew Harris)
​Mirage Hanover (Bettors Delight, Trainer: Jake Leamon)
​Newsroom (Always B Miki, Trainer: Joe Holloway)
​Nijinsky (Bettors Delight, Trainer: Anthony Beaton)
​Number Cruncher (Captain Crunch, Trainer: Erv Miller)
​Remember The Alamo (Captaintreacherous, Trainer: Tony Alagna)
​Special Menu (Stay Hungry, Trainer: Brian Brown)
​Stat That (Check Six, Trainer: Susan Miller)
​Storm Shadow (Bettors Delight, Trainer: Dr. Ian Moore)
​Total Stranger (Bettors Delight, Trainer: Nancy Takter)
​Unrivaled Hanover (Bettors Delight, Trainer: Shawn Steacy)
​Wallace Hartley (Lazarus N, Trainer: Chantal Mitchell)

The Pepsi North America Cup will also consist of several prominent Grand Circuit events. The entry box for those stakes closed on Tuesday morning. The number of entrants in each event is listed below.

Roses Are Red (Mare Pace): 13
​Goodtimes (3-Year-Old Trotters): 13
​Armbro Flight (Mare Trot): 12
​Fan Hanover (3-Year-Old Pacing Fillies): 19

by Mark McKelvie, for Woodbine Entertainment