MILTON, ON – June 4, 2024 – The entry box for the 40th 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 Saturdayās eliminations will be released later this afternoon.
Below are the horses entered (in alphabetical order) for this yearās Pepsi North America Cup:
Better Is Nice (Bettors Delight, Trainer: Tony Alagna)
āCalicojack Hanover (Captaintreacherous, Trainer: Luc Blais)
āCaptain Albano (Captaintreacherous, Trainer: Noel Daley)
āCaptain Fear Not (Captain Crunch, Trainer: Paul Reid)
āCaptain Luke (Captaintreacherous, Trainer: Tony Alagna)
āCaptains Quarters (Captaintreacherous, Trainer: Herb Holland)
āClever Cody (The Panderosa, Trainer: Dr. Ian Moore)
āCupid Shuffle (Sweet Lou, Trainer: Daniel Lagace)
āFuntime Bayama (Hes Watching, Trainer: Richard Moreau)
āGem Quality (Captain Crunch, Trainer: Chris Ryder)
āIts Saturday Night (Always B Miki, Trainer: Richard Norman)
āIvy Park (Captaintreacherous, Trainer: Nancy Takter)
āJanelle Granny (Fear The Dragon, Trainer: Betty Clegg)
āLegendary Hanover (Huntsville, Trainer: Anthony Beaton)
āMiki Ray (Always B Miki, Trainer: Andrew Harris)
āMirage Hanover (Bettors Delight, Trainer: Jake Leamon)
āNewsroom (Always B Miki, Trainer: Joe Holloway)
āNijinsky (Bettors Delight, Trainer: Anthony Beaton)
āNumber Cruncher (Captain Crunch, Trainer: Erv Miller)
āRemember The Alamo (Captaintreacherous, Trainer: Tony Alagna)
āSpecial Menu (Stay Hungry, Trainer: Brian Brown)
āStat That (Check Six, Trainer: Susan Miller)
āStorm Shadow (Bettors Delight, Trainer: Dr. Ian Moore)
āTotal Stranger (Bettors Delight, Trainer: Nancy Takter)
āUnrivaled Hanover (Bettors Delight, Trainer: Shawn Steacy)
āWallace 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
āGoodtimes (3-Year-Old Trotters): 13
āArmbro Flight (Mare Trot): 12
āFan Hanover (3-Year-Old Pacing Fillies): 19
by Mark McKelvie, for Woodbine Entertainment