Fields Drawn For North America Cup Eliminations
At 0h30, on June 5, 2024 • By Standardbred Canada
The entry box for the 41st Pepsi North America Cup at Woodbine Mohawk Park closed on the morning of Tuesday, June 4 with 26 three-year-old pacers entered.
The 26 three-year-old pacers entered were drawn into three $50,000 elimination races for this Saturday, June 8. The top three finishers, plus a fourth-place finisher drawn by lot, will advance to the $1 million final on Saturday, June 15 at Mohawk.
The fields for the Cup eliminations are listed below in post position order.
$50,000 Pepsi North America Cup Elimination 1 (Race 3)
Post – Horse – Listed Driver – Trainer
- Janelle Granny – Brett MacDonald – Betty Clegg
- Special Menu – Todd McCarthy – Brian Brown
- Clever Cody – David Miller – Ian Moore
- Captain Albano – Todd McCarthy – Noel Daley
- Ivy Park – Yannick Gingras – Nancy Takter
- Captains Quarters – Jody Jamieson – Herbert Holland
- Remember The Alamo – Tim Tetrick – Tony Alagna
- Gem Quality – Dexter Dunn – Chris Ryder
$50,000 Pepsi North America Cup Elimination 2 (Race 5)
Post – Horse – Listed Driver – Trainer
- Captain Luke – Scott Zeron – Tony Alagna
- Calicojack Hanover – Louis-Philippe Roy – Luc Blais
- Legendary Hanover – James MacDonald – Anthony Beaton
- Mirage Hanover – Tim Tetrick – Jake Leamon
- Number Cruncher – Scott Zeron – Erv Miller
- Funtime Bayama – Sylvain Filion – Richard Moreau
- Newsroom – Dexter Dunn – Joe Holloway
- Miki Ray – Dexter Dunn – Andrew Harris
- Cupid Shuffle – Doug McNair – Dan Lagace
$50,000 Pepsi North America Cup Elimination 3 (Race 7)
Post – Horse – Listed Driver – Trainer
- Stat That – Lewayne Miller – Susan Miller
- Its Saturday Night – Dexter Dunn – Richard ‘Nifty’ Norman
- Nijinsky – Louis-Philippe Roy – Anthony Beaton
- Unrivaled Hanover – Jonathan Drury – Shawn Steacy
- Captain Fear Not – Doug McNair – Paul Reid
- Storm Shadow – Bob McClure – Ian Moore
- Better Is Nice – Andy McCarthy – Tony Alagna
- Wallace Hartley – Tyler Borth – Chantal Mitchell
- Total Stranger – Yannick Gingras – Nancy Takter
The Pepsi North America Cup card on June 15 will also consist of several prominent Grand Circuit events with eliminations this weekend. Eliminations for the Roses Are Red Stakes for older pacing mares and Goodtimes for three-year-old trotters will be held on Friday, June 7. Eliminations for the Armbro Flight Stakes for older trotting mares and Fan Hanover for three-year-old pacing fillies will be contested on Saturday, June 8.
