Pepsi North America Cup

"This year, there's a bunch of horses that could say 'I'm The Best' but there's not anybody that can say 'I'm Definitely The Best."

"That's what makes me feel kinda good about our guy, too. He only had, really, three tough starts in a row...or what I would call 'tough'."

Last year's O'Brien Award winning two-year-old colt pacer Arthur Blue Chip has been sidelined and will miss the 2014 Pepsi North America Cup.

"He's quick. I think, more than anything, he just loves his work. When he's on a helmet and you tip him out, there's nothing stopping him. It doesn't matter who's on the front end; he's going to try t...

"At the end of last year he was starting to get a bit too racy. When we first got him he was lazy and then he started to go the other way."

"He got mean, and all of a sudden he wants to come over the gate and charge at people. He's just got too much energy pent up inside of him."

"He's really just such a level-headed colt. He's really professional, he's a happy colt and easy on himself...he's fine in the paddock, fine when you jog him, fine when you train him. He's got such a ...

The countdown to the 2014 North America Cup is on, with Trot Magazine profiling the horses predicted to be the top contenders for Canadian harness racing's richest prize.

An impressive group of 77 sophomores, including rookie standouts Hes Watching, Arthur Blue Chip and Luck Be Withyou, have been nominated to the 31st edition of the Pepsi North America Cup.

The Woodbine Entertainment Group today announced the date of the Pepsi North America Cup, its spotlight standardbred race, along with the rest of the $12-million 2014 harness racing stakes schedule.