MILTON, April 24, 2018 – Woodbine Entertainment today released the 70 three-year-old pacers still eligible to this year's harness racing Pepsi North America Cup following the April 15 sustaining payment.
A total of 79 horses were originally nominated to this year's Pepsi North America Cup. The first sustaining payment (March 15) saw just four horses drop out, while the most recent payment (April 15) reduced the number of eligible horses by just five.
Lost In Time and Stay Hungry, last season's award-winners, continue to headline the group of 70 eligible three-year-old pacers. Both standouts are Pennsylvania Sired and reported to be aimed towards competing in a PASS (Pennsylvania Sires Stakes) event on May 21 at Pocono.
Lost In Time is trained by Jimmy Takter, while Stay Hungry is trained by Tony Alagna.
The last week saw many Cup eligible horses qualify and it's expected many more will resurface this coming weekend.
As of April 24, 43 of the 70 eligible sophomores have either raced or qualified in 2018.
Sires Stakes competition will be the route many Cup eligible horses take in preparation for the Pepsi North America Cup eliminations on June 9.
Here is the date and location for the first Sires Stakes event in each State/Province with a Cup eligible:
Pennsylvania (33 eligible) – May 5 at The Meadows
Ohio (4 eligible) – May 6 at Miami Valley
Ontario (18 eligible) – May 20 at Flamboro
Indiana (3 eligible) – May 25 at Hoosier
New York (12 eligible) – May 28 at Vernon
This year's Pepsi North America Cup will be the 35th edition of Canada's richest harness race. The $1 million race will take place on Saturday, June 16 at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Tickets to this year's Pepsi North America Cup can be purchased through Ticketmaster.
Below is the full list of sophomores still eligible to the Pepsi North America Cup.
ALWAYS BET DE GREY by Always A Virgin out of a Bettor's Delight mare
AMERICAN HISTORY by American Ideal out of a Camluck mare
ATOMIC SEELSTER by Shadow Play out of a Astreos mare
AVALON HANOVER by Shadow Play out of a Artsplace mare
BABES DIG ME by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Western Hanover mare
BACKSTREET SHADOW by Shadow Play out of a Dragon Again mare
BEACHIN LINDY by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Real Desire mare
BIG TALKING MAN by Big Jim out of a Real Artist mare
BURNING MIDNIGHT by Mach Three out of a Dream Away mare
CALIFORNIA CRUISIN by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Sportsmaster mare
CAM I AM by Camluck out of a Real Desire mare
CAPTAIN DEO by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Artsplace mare
CASIMIR RICHIE P by Astronomical out of a Sir Luck mare
CHOCOLATE SWIRL by Mach Three out of a Western Hanover mare
CINNAMACK by McArdle out of a Western Ideal mare
CLOSING STATEMENT by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Western Ideal mare
COURTLY CHOICE by Art Major out of a Camtastic mare
DECLAN SEELSTER by Big Jim out of a Camluck mare
DONE WELL by Well Said out of a Allamerican Native mare
DORSODURO HANOVER by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Artsplace mare
DRAGON TIME by Bettor's Delight out of a Dragon Again mare
FASHIONONTHEBEACH by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Artsplace mare
GD WESTERN JOE by Real Desire out of a Western Ideal mare
GHOST DANCE by American Ideal out of a Camluck mare
GRAND TETON by A Rocknroll Dance out of a Western Hanover mare
HAYDEN HANOVER by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Western Hanover mare
HITMAN HILL by American Ideal out of a Incredible Finale mare
HUDSON PHIL by Shanghai Phil out of a The Panderosa mare
JIMTASTIC by Art Major out of a Western Terror mare
JUSTWIGGLEIT by Bettor's Delight out of a Life Sign mare
KARPATHIAN KID by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Dragons Lair mare
KWIK TALKIN by Well Said out of a Cams Card Shark mare
LARRYS PETROCK by Pet Rock out of a Sportsmaster mare
LATHER UP by Im Gorgeous out of a In The Pocket mare
LEVIS DAY by Shadow Play out of a Royal Mattjesty mare
LOST IN TIME by A Rocknroll Dance out of a Artiscape mare
MACADOODLEDOO by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Western Ideal mare
MAJOR AUTHORITY by Art Major out of a Rocknroll Hanover mare
MISSION THREE by Mach Three out of a Grinfromeartoear mare
MISTER MOJO RISIN by Sportswriter out of a Rocknroll Hanover mare
NOAHS MILL by Camluck out of a Bettor's Delight mare
NUTCRACKER SWEET by Bettor's Delight out of a Falcons Future mare
ODDS ON LAUDERDALE by Western Ideal out of a Lis Mara mare
PEDRO HANOVER by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Pro Bono Best mare
PHIL THE THRILL by Western Ideal out of a Art Major mare
POINTS NORTH by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Western Hanover mare
PRO BEACH by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Bettor's Delight mare
ROOTIN TOOTIN by Roll With Joe out of a Allamerican Ingot mare
SCOUTS REPORT by Bettor's Delight out of a Real Desire mare
SEEING EYE SINGLE by Dragon Again out of a Western Ideal mare
SHADOW MOON by Shadow Play out of a Western Hanover mare
SHNITZLEDOSOMETHIN by Fred And Ginger out of a Sand Shooter mare
SOMETIMESAWINNER by Well Said out of a Armbro MacIntosh mare
SPORTS LEGEND by Sportswriter out of a Western Terror mare
SPRINGSTEEN by Rock N Roll Heaven out of a American Ideal mare
ST LADS NEPTUNE by Mach Three out of a Dragon Again mare
STAY HUNGRY by Somebeachsomewhere from a Dragon Again mare
SUMMER TRAVEL by Western Ideal out of a Cams Card Shark mare
TALBOTCREEKWHISKEY by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Camluck mare
THOMAS B HANOVER by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Camluck mare
TOPVILLE OLYMPIAN by American Ideal out of a Art Major mare
TORRIN HANOVER by Well Said from a Camluck mare
TRUMP THAT by Somebeachsomewhere from a Dragon Again mare
TURBO HILL by American Ideal out of a Bettor's Delight mare
TWIN B TUFFENUFF by Rock N Roll Heaven out of a Dragon Again mare
VENOM by Rock N Roll Heaven out of a Dragon Again mare
WES DELIGHT by Bettor's Delight out of a Western Hanover mare
WESTERN PASSAGE by Sportswriter out of a Western Hanover mare
WHATSTROUBLNUROCKY by A Rocknroll Dance out of a The Panderosa Mare
WHEN YOU DANCE by Mach Three out of a Blissfull Hall mare
WHOS BETTER by Bettor's Delight out of a Western Ideal mare
Total Nominations: 79
Horses Sustained after March 15: 75
Horses Sustained After April 15: 70
Mark McKelvie