With the date for the 2023 Pepsi North America Cup eliminations just five weeks away, many of the three-year-old pacers aiming for Canadian harness racing's biggest prize have made on-track appearances and statements as they stake their claim for divisional dominance.

This year's edition of the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup will be contested on Saturday, June 17 at Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ont.

Here are the horses that are still Cup-eligible as of the April 15 sustaining payment and have raced or are in-to-go as of May 7, 2023.

Ace Of Aces - qualified on May 5 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished fourth, individually timed in 1:56.3.

Act Fast - raced on May 6 at Miami Valley and finished second, individually timed in 1:50.3.

Admiral Hill - raced on May 6 at The Meadows and finished third, individually timed in 1:50.

Ammo - qualified on May 2 at Harrah's Philadelphia, winning in 1:51; entered to race on May 11 at Philly.

Annapolis Hanover - raced on May 6 at The Meadows, winning in 1:50.3.

Ants Marching - raced on May 5 at The Meadowlands and finished second, individually timed in 1:50.3.

Bamboozler - raced on May 6 at The Meadows, winning in 1:50.1.

Base Stealer - raced on May 4 at Plainridge Park and finished fifth after making a break, individually timed in 1:56.3.

Blue Hunt - raced on May 4 at Plainridge Park and finished second, individually timed in 1:51.

Blue Lou - qualified on April 25 at Harrah's Philadelphia and finished fifth, individually timed in 1:57.

Brookdale Miki - raced on May 6 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished sixth, individually timed in 1:50.4.

Brue Hanover - raced on May 6 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished sixth, individually timed in 1:51.3.

Bugaboo Lou - raced on May 6 at The Meadows and finished seventh, individually timed in 1:52.1.

Cannibal - qualified on May 5 at The Meadowlands and finished third, individually timed in 1:53.

Cant Stop Lou - raced on May 6 at The Meadows and finished seventh, individually timed in 1:55.1.

Christchurch - qualified on May 5 at The Meadowlands and finished third, individually timed in 1:51.3.

Confederate - qualified on May 2 at Harrah's Philadelphia and finished second, individually timed in 1:51.2.

Day Trader - raced on April 29 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished fourth, individually timed in 1:53.

Downrightdelicious - qualified on April 26 at Pocono, winning in 1:54.4; entered to race on May 9 at Yonkers

Dupree Hanover - qualified on May 5 at The Meadowlands, winning in 1:52.4.

Ervin Hanover - raced on May 6 at The Meadows and finished second, individually timed in 1:50.

Full Horse - raced on April 29 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished fifth, individually timed in 1:56.

Fulton - raced on May 6 at The Meadows, winning in 1:49.2.

Ghost Shark - raced on April 29 at Pocono and finished fifth, individually timed in 1:51.3.

Girldad - raced on May 6 at The Meadows, winning in 1:52.4

Gung Ho - raced on May 6 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, winning in 1:51.

Handlelikeaporsche - raced on May 6 at The Meadowlands and finished second, individually timed in 1:51.

Hungry Angel Boy - qualified on May 5 at The Meadowlands and finished second, individually timed in 1:52.4.

Hungry Man - qualified on May 5 at The Meadowlands and finished fifth, individually timed in 1:52.

Ikes Dream - raced on May 6 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished second, individually timed in 1:52.3.

Im Hungry - raced on May 6 at The Meadows and finished second, individually timed in 1:52.3.

Its My Show - raced on April 29 at The Meadowlands, winning in 1:51.1. 

Just Bet It All - raced on May 6 at The Meadows and finished third, individually timed in 1:50.3.

Kaptain Karlos - qualified on April 29 at The Meadowlands and finished sixth, individually timed in 1:53.4.

Kopi Luwak - qualified on May 5 at The Meadowlands and finished fifth, individually timed in 1:52.

Laz - raced on April 22 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished third, individually timed in 1:54.1.

Loubet - raced on May 6 at The Meadows and finished second, individually timed in 1:50.2.

Lyons Surfing - raced on May 6 at The Meadows and finished fifth, individually timed in 1:50.3.

Macs Delight - raced on April 30 at Harrah's Philadelphia and despite charting that he bled, finished second, individually timed in 1:52.1.

Mamba - raced on May 6 at The Meadows and finished fifth, individually timed in 1:51.1.

Moment Is Here - raced on May 6 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, winning in 1:50.2.

Muskateer Hanover - raced on May 6 at The Meadows and finished third, individually timed in 1:52.4.

Nazare - raced on May 6 at The Meadows and finished second, individually timed in 1:50.3.

No Control - raced on April 22 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, winning in 1:52.2.

Notorious Hanover - raced on May 6 at The Meadows and finished sixth, individually timed in 1:53.3.

Racing Rampage - raced on May 6 at Miami Valley and finished second, individually timed in 1:51.3.

Redwood Hanover - raced on May 6 at The Meadows and finished fourth, individually timed in 1:50.2.

Santana Hanover - raced on April 29 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished seventh, individually timed in 1:52.1.

Save America - qualified on May 5 at The Meadowlands and finished fourth, individually timed in 1:51.4.

Seven Colors - raced on May 6 at The Meadows and finished third, individually timed in 1:50.2.

Sheer Terror - raced on May 4 at Plainridge Park and finished third, individually timed in 1:51.1.

Sounds Good - qualified on May 5 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished second, individually timed in 1:54.3 

South Point - raced on May 6 at The Meadows and finished fourth, individually timed in 1:51.

Stockade Seelster - qualified on April 21 at Southern Oaks Training Centre, winning in 1:50.2.

Stormalong - qualified on May 5 at The Meadowlands, winning in 1:51.3.

Tarquinus Hanover - raced on April 29 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished seventh, individually timed in 1:56.

The Golden Jet - raced on May 6 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished tenth, individually timed in 1:53.

Thong Control - raced on May 6 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished eighth, individually timed in 1:52.2.

Tignanello - qualified on May 5 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished fourth, individually timed in 1:53.4. 

Tip Top Cat - raced on May 6 at The Meadows and finished sixth, individually timed in 1:50.3.

Twin B Seamonster - qualified on April 21 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, winning in 1:54.2.

Verdun - raced on May 6 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished third, individually timed in 1:52.3.

Vici - raced on May 6 at Harrah's Philadelphia, winning in 1:53.3.

Voukefalas - raced on May 6 at The Meadowlands, winning in 1:50.3.

Warrawee Yankee - qualified on May 5 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished third, individually timed in 1:57.1. 

Watchmaker - qualified on April 21 at Southern Oaks Training Centre and finished third, individually timed in 1:51.2.

Whatchulookin At - qualified on May 5 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, winning in 1:53.2.

Write Me A Rose - raced on April 29 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, winning in 1:51.2.

(Photo features, clockwise from top left, Fulton [Chris Gooden photo], No Control [New Image Media], Voukefalas [Lisa Photo] and Stockade Seelster [New Image Media])