Pepsi North America Cup night will not only feature some of, if not the best harness racing in Canada this year, but also loads of contests, draws, music and entertainment for fans on track this Saturday (June 15) at the Campbellville, Ont. oval, with an earlier 7:05 p.m. post time.
The Woodbine Entertainment Group has announced that Sportswriter, the 2010 Pepsi North America Cup winner, will be greeting fans at Mohawk on Cup Night.
Trained by Casie Coleman, Sportswriter made headlines with his then-world record performance of 1:49.2 in the Metro Pace in 2009.
The son of Artsplace banked $1.6 million from 14 lifetime starts.
Sportswriter will be welcoming fans at the Mohawk main entrance from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
NA Cup Night features Loads of Fan Contests and Giveaways
Every customer can register on site for a free $2 bet. There will be free commemorative NA Cup posters given away and you can have it signed at the driver’s autograph session from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
There will be a draw for the Pepsi Best Seats at the Track and you can take the Pepsi Taste Challenge for a chance to win a BBQ set valued at $2,000.
Visit Labatt’s Beerville to play great games and win cool prizes.
There will be a $100,000 guaranteed Early Pick 4, and HPI members will receive four times the HPI points when you wager on Mohawk at Mohawk on Pepsi NA Cup night.
To view the harness racing entries for Saturday at Mohawk, click the following link: Saturday Entries - Mohawk Racetrack.
For free, printable program pages for Pepsi North America Cup Night courtesy of TrackIT, click here.
First-race post time for Saturday's card is 7:05 p.m. The $1-million Pepsi North America Cup has been carded as Race 7.
The Woodbine Entertainment Group has signed a deal with Sportsnet to air the NA Cup on The Score. The one-hour broadcast, a joint production between WEG and Sportsnet, is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. (EDT). It will be the first time that a standardbred race will be shot and aired live in high-definition (HD) in Canada.
(With files from WEG)
Let the Games begin !!!!
Let the Games begin !!!! What a night. "WHAT A RACE."