On Tuesday, April 25, the Woodbine Entertainment Group released the latest update of eligible horses for this year’s Pepsi North America Cup.
Following the April 15 sustaining payment, 53 three-year-old pacers remain eligible to the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup, to be raced on Saturday, June 17 at Mohawk Racetrack. Eliminations will take place on Saturday, June 10.
The latest sustaining payment saw just three horses drop out after 56 three-year-olds were kept eligible following the first sustaining payment. Originally, 60 three-year-old pacers were nominated to this year’s race.
The list of 53 eligible pacers is led by last year’s rookie sensations Downbytheseaside and Huntsville.
Downbytheseaside, who is trained by Brian Brown, qualified for the first time this season on April 19 at Miami Valley Racing in Ohio and won in 1:53.4. The son of Somebeachsomewhere is entered to qualify again at Miami Valley on Wednesday afternoon.
Huntsville, the 2016 Dan Patch Award winner, turned in his first qualifying mile of the season on April 22 at the Meadowlands. The Ray Schnittker trainee paced a :26.2 final quarter to power by a pair of rivals in the stretch for a 1:53.2 victory.
With many of the Pepsi North America Cup eligibles starting to appear on the racetrack, the connections of the 53 three-year-olds will have charted performances to assess in advance of the final Pepsi North America Cup sustaining payment, which is due on May 15.
Below is the up to date list of eligible horses to this year’s Pepsi North America Cup.
AIR STRIKE
AMERICAN SPORTSMAN
ARSENAL SEELSTER
ART SCENE
BEACH HOUSE
BECKHAMS Z TAM
BETTORS DREAM
BETTORS WESTERN
BEYOND DELIGHT
BLOOD LINE
CALVIN K
CLASSIC PRO
DARLINGS DRAGON
DIAL THE BOSSMAN
DOWNBYTHESEASIDE
DRAGNET ALERT
EDDARD HANOVER
FEAR THE DRAGON
FILIBUSTER HANOVER
HENRY THE DRAGON
HUNTSVILLE
HURRICANE BEACH
IDEAL WHEEL
LAWRENCETOWN BEACH
LINDYTHEFOURTEENTH
MAC ATTACK
MACS JACKPOT
MAJOR MOE
MC MACH
MISO FAST
MR VARSITY
NORMANDY BEACH
OCEAN COLONY
ODDS ON DELRAY
OZONE BLUE CHIP
PERFECTLY CLOSE
PHOTOBOMBR HANOVER
R J P
RICHARD HILL
ROCK IT SCOTT
ROCK THIS WAY
SANTAFES COACH
SOME ATTITUDE
SPORTS COLUMN
STEALTH BOMBER
STREAKAVANA
TALBOT ROMEO
THREE MORE SMILES
TWIN B COWBOY
WESTERN HILL
WHO SAID NOT TO
WINDSONG NAPOLEON
YOUNG DRUNK PUNK
Sustaining Payment #2 – 53 horses
Sustaining Payment #1 – 56 horses
Nominated – 60 horses
(WEG)