The connections of 62 three-year-old pacing colts and geldings have kept their charges eligible to the 31st edition of the $1-million Pepsi North America Cup by making the April 15 sustaining payment.

Eliminations for the NA Cup are scheduled for Saturday, June 7 at Mohawk Racetrack. The final is scheduled to be raced Saturday, June 14 at the Campbellville, Ont. oval.

Headlining this year's group of nominees is the Dan Patch Award winner and undefeated Hes Watching, who set two world records last season along with six track records for trainer and co-owner David Menary.

The son of American Ideal boasts a 1:50 speed badge along with $291,722 in earnings.

According to Menary, the talented pacer is set to make his 2014 debut this Friday or Monday in a qualifying appearance at Mohawk Racetrack.

Luck Be Withyou, the 2013 Breeders Crown champion, is also on the list and one of the early favourites for the race.

National Debt, who remains undefeated in his career after capturing the lone division of The Diplomat this past weekend at Woodbine, is also on the list of nominees.

The list of horses whose connections made the April 15 sustaining payment appears below.

ALWAYS B MIKI
ARI ALLSTAR
AVALANCHE HANOVER

BEAT THE DRUM
BONDI HANOVER
BOOMBOOM BALLYKEEL
BRODYS SCRAPPER
BUGGER BRUISER

CABANA BOY HANOVER
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
CARRACCI HANOVER
CRAFTY MASTER

DANCIN HILL
DOO WOP HANOVER

EWALD HANOVER

FOR A BETTOR TIME
FORT KNOX

GOLD ROCKS

HERE COMES WILLIAM
HES WATCHING

IDEAL COWBOY
IDEAL MAGIC
IM DRINKIN DOUBLES

JACK ATTACK
JET AIRWAY
JIGGLE IT
JK ENDOFANERA
JOURNEYMAN

LETS DRINK ON IT
LIMELIGHT BEACH
LUCK BE WITHYOU
LUCKY KING
LYONSSOMEWHERE

MAJOR DEAGAN
MAJOR TRICK
MCWICKED
MELMERBY BEACH
MOLIERE HANOVER

NAKED CITY
NATIONAL DEBT

ODDS ON RHODONITE

PARNU HANOVER
PLAY IT AGAIN SAM

SILVERHILL SHADOW
SMACK TALK
SOME MAJOR BEACH
SOMESTARSOMEWHERE
SOMETIMES SAID
SOMEWHERE FANCY
SURPRISE HANOVER
SWEET BEACH
SWEET TALKIN CLYDE

TELLITLIKEITIS
THATS MY OPINION
THREE OF CLUBS

UNLOCKED

WACO BRUISER
WEATHER HANOVER
WELL WRITTEN
WESTERN VINTAGE
WHISKEY N PIE
WINDS OF CHANGE

Total Horses after the following payments.

March 15 – 70
Feb. 15 – 77

(WEG)