North America Cup

The Pepsi North America Cup is less than two months away and the connections of 56 sophomore pacing colts and geldings have made the latest sustaining payment to keep their three-year-old on the ‘Cup’...

"I think his best attribute is his ability to change gears, and you don't even feel him getting in gear. I think that's a true test of a great horse: they accelerate, you don't feel acceleration."

A trio of North America Cup-eligible colts garnered much of the attention during a busy session of qualifiers at Mohawk Racetrack.

"Everybody always asks me if there's pressure bringing back a horse like him but I've had a lot of nice horses and this looks to be one of the better ones but I try not to put too much pressure on mys...

"He's the complete package. He's great-gaited, he's sound. He's got it all...I'd put him as good as anything I've had."

"I train on a half-mile track and he loves it. I wish there were more half-mile races for him, I think he'd be able to handle himself pretty well...A great horse, which I think he's got the possibilit...

" I couldn't be more happy with the way he looks. He's made that physical change they need to, because I always say a two-year-old that doesn't change at three...I haven't seen many of them that can s...

Traceur Hanover was thrust into harness racing's spotlight last year after capping off his rookie season with an authoritative score in the Breeders Crown.

"I'm really excited to get a chance to race him on the [Grand Circuit] this year....I think he's the kind of horse that will carry his speed on to age three. I look for him to have a really good year....

"Guys wait a lifetime for one of these types of colts, but these guys have two. It's quite phenomenal, I think....These two colts would be an asset to any barn."

"He's certainly on schedule. If anything, he's a little bit ahead. We've had no setbacks with the colt whatsoever and we're looking forward to campaigning him."