North America Cup

The connections of 53 three-year-old colts and geldings made the April 15 sustaining payment to this year’s edition of the $1.5-million Pepsi North America Cup and remain eligible to the continent’s r...

Trainer Dr. Ian Moore is hoping one of his three-year-old pacing colts, State Treasurer, Spinarama or Ontheclock Hanover, can travel the same path as last year’s Pepsi North America Cup champion

“The horse could be anything. He could be a top colt, or he could be middle of the road. But he’s got the speed to be a top horse if everything works his way.”

On a morning in which Pepsi North America Cup eligibles were doing some fine tuning at Mohawk Racetrack, 2011 'Cup' winner Up The Credit returned to the scene of his biggest victory Thursday and recor...

"We really like racing up here, it's nice to have a crowd and have people watching the races. It makes it better, makes it feel more like a sport.

"He’s just going to get better - that’s all. I think he’s going to be a faster and stronger horse this year. I know he’s bigger."

"The biggest change will be with me. When I realized he had a lot of talent, I played things safe. This year I'd like to train him harder, shoe him different and even race him a little more aggressive...

The highest-priced yearling of 2010 comes into his three-year-old season with lofty expectations and hopes of repeating million-dollar magic

”His attitude seems much the same as it was last year, but he’s filled out a little bit from last year. He was gelded last year and lost a bit of weight and the hard racing schedule he had didn’t let...

"The front hopple just snapped and flew off and the colt kept pacing right through the wire. I saw something fly by me and wasn't sure what it was. It was the freakiest thing I've seen."

He's staked to enough but the North America Cup is a race you'd love to win. He's got plenty of options but that race is the pinnacle, for sure."