He's staked to enough but the North America Cup is a race you'd love to win. He's got plenty of options but that race is the pinnacle, for sure."
Flashy pacing colt Sing For Me George defeated some of the continent's top freshmen in 2011, including the highly-touted Metro Pace winner Simply Business.
Ranked at #7 in the Trot 2012 Pepsi North America Cup Spring Book with odds of 20-1, Trot Insider talked to the colt's trainer, Tony O'Sullivan for a status report on the Bettors Delight sophomore.
Where did he winter?
"Walnut Ridge Farm, close to Flamboro Downs."
When did you start back with him?
"He came back here the start of January"
Where are you at with him right now?
"My plan is to qualify him in two to three weeks, and we'll qualify him twice."
Have you noticed any changes from last year to this year?
"He's matured, maybe a bit taller. Manners-wise he was perfect last year - that's one of the thing I really liked about him, he acted older than he was.
When will he qualify?
"I think around the first of May, it should take about the rest of the month to get him where I want to be before I qualify him."
What will his early schedule look like leading up to the Pepsi NA Cup?
"It will depend on how he is. We have options, he can even fit into a conditioned non-winner race to start. After that we'll be looking at the Somebeachsomewhere and the North America Cup
What does his tentative schedule look like after the NA Cup?
"The first big race is to try and make the NA Cup, after that race we'll see. He's good-gaited and can get around any size of track so we staked him accordingly."