The field for the 41st Pepsi North America Cup at Woodbine Mohawk Park is set for Saturday, June 15 after three $50,000 eliminations were contested on a rainy Saturday, June 8 in Campbellville, Ont.

Captains Quarters, Funtime Bayama and Nijinsky captured the 2024 Pepsi North America Cup eliminations (click the link for more details). The top-three finishers from each split punched their ticket to next Saturday’s $1 million final.

Metro Pace winner Captains Quarters converted off a perfect second-over trip to win the first elimination in 1:49.1 for driver Jody Jamieson and trainer Herb Holland. Funtime Bayama edged Legendary Hanover in 1:50.1 to take the second Cup elimination for driver Sylvain Filion and trainer Richard Moreau, while the third and final elimination saw Nijinsky continue his winning ways for driver Louis-Philippe Roy and trainer Anthony Beaton. 

The 2024 Pepsi North America Cup field in alphabetical order is as follows, with the post draw set for Tuesday, June 11 at Mohawk.

• Captain Albano (2nd in first elim)
• Captain Luke (3rd in second elim)
• Captains Quarters (1st in first elim)
• Funtime Bayama (1st in second elim)
• Ivy Park (3rd in first elim)
• Janelle Granny (4th in first elim)
• Legendary Hanover (2nd in second elim)
• Nijinsky (1st in third elim)
• Storm Shadow (2nd in third elim)
• Total Stranger (3rd in third elim)

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(Standardbred Canada; Photos courtesy Curtis Salonick, New Image Media, Jessica Hallett, Elin Gustafsson, Conrad Photo)