The connections of 49 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 final May 15 sustaining payment.

Eliminations for the 'Cup' are scheduled for Saturday, June 7 at Mohawk Racetrack, while the rich 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 Hes Watching along with top candidates Lets Drink On It, Always B Miki, JK Endofanera, Tellitlikeitis and Luck Be Withyou, just to name a few.

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

ALWAYS B MIKI
AVALANCHE HANOVER

BEAT THE DRUM
BOOMBOOM BALLYKEEL
BUGGER BRUISER

CABANA BOY HANOVER
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
CARRACCI HANOVER
CRAFTY MASTER

DANCIN HILL
DOO WOP HANOVER

FOR A BETTOR TIME
FORT KNOX

GOLD ROCKS

HERE COMES WILLIAM
HES WATCHING

IDEAL COWBOY
IDEAL MAGIC
IM DRINKIN DOUBLES

JET AIRWAY
JK ENDOFANERA
JOURNEYMAN

LETS DRINK ON IT
LIMELIGHT BEACH
LUCK BE WITHYOU
LYONSSOMEWHERE

MCWICKED
MELMERBY BEACH

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

WELL WRITTEN
WESTERN VINTAGE
WINDS OF CHANGE

Apr 15, 2014 – 62 sustained
Mar 15, 2014 – 70 sustained
Feb 15, 2014 – 77 nominations

(WEG)