Woodbine Entertainment released its latest “Road to the Pepsi North America Cup” rankings on Thursday, June 6 for the 41st edition of Canada’s most prestigious harness race.
The 41st Pepsi North America Cup for three-year-old pacers will take place on Saturday, June 15 at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Eliminations for the $1 million race are carded for this Saturday night, June 8. A total of 26 three-year-old pacers were entered. The top three finishers from each elimination, plus a fourth-place finisher drawn by lot, will advance to the final.
Woodbine’s communications, marketing and racing teams collaborated to determine the “Road to the Pepsi North America Cup” rankings. New rankings are scheduled to be released each Thursday leading up to the race.
Moving Up:
- Captain Albano (third to second)
- Funtime Bayama (fifth to third)
- Nijinsky (10th to fifth)
- Total Stranger (Not ranked to 10th)
Road to the Pepsi North America Cup – Rankings – June 6, 2024
1 – Legendary Hanover (Trainer: Anthony Beaton)
Owner: Eric Good, West Wins Stable, Mark Dumain
Driver: James MacDonald
Sire: Huntsville
2024: 3-2-1-0 - $44,000 – 1:48.3 (Woodbine Mohawk Park)
2023: 9-6-2-0 - $405,100 – 1:50 (Woodbine Mohawk Park)
Last Start: 2nd (Somebeachsomewhere Stakes) in 1:49.3 on June 1 at Woodbine Mohawk Park
Last Week’s Ranking: 1
2 – Captain Albano (Trainer: Noel Daley)
Owner: Patricia Stable, L A Express And Sjoblom Inc., Michael Dolan
Driver: Todd McCarthy
Sire: Captaintreacherous
2024: 2-2-0-0 - $62,397 – 1:49.4 (Harrah's Philadelphia)
2023: 9-7-2-0 - $445,680 – 1:49.2 (The Red Mile)
Last Start: 1st (Pennsylvania Sire Stakes) in 1:49.4 on May 26 at Harrah's Philadelphia
Last Week’s Ranking: 3
3 – Funtime Bayama (Trainer: Richard Moreau)
Owner: Bayama Farms
Driver: Sylvain Filion
Sire: Hes Watching
2024: 4-3-1-0 - $139,850 – 1:49.1 (Woodbine Mohawk Park)
2023: 7-4-2-1 - $246,720 – 1:50.1 (Woodbine Mohawk Park)
Last Start: 1st (Somebeachsomewhere Stakes) in 1:49.1 on June 1 at Woodbine Mohawk Park
Last Week’s Ranking: 5
4 – Gem Quality (Trainer: Chris Ryder)
Owner: Let It Ride Stables Inc., Odds On Racing, Brad Grant, Enviro Stables Ltd.
Driver: Dexter Dunn
Sire: Captain Crunch
2024: 3-2-1-0 - $65,254 – 1:51 (Pocono Downs)
2023: 8-4-1-1 - $442,710 – 1:50 (Hoosier Park)
Last Start: 2nd (Pennsylvania Sire Stakes) in 1:50 on May 26 at Harrah's Philadelphia
Last Week’s Ranking: 4
5 – Nijinsky (Trainer: Anthony Beaton)
Owner: West Wins Stable, John Fielding, Mark Dumain
Driver: Louis-Philippe Roy
Sire: Bettors Delight
2024: 3-3-0-0 - $98,500 – 1:49. (Woodbine Mohawk Park)
2023: 10-1-2-3 - $99,862 – 1:53.4 (Woodbine Mohawk Park)
Last Start: 1st (Somebeachsomewhere Stakes) in 1:49. on June 1 at Woodbine Mohawk Park
Last Week’s Ranking: 10
6 – Captains Quarters (Trainer: Herb Holland)
Owner: Rich Stiles
Driver: Jody Jamieson
Sire: Captaintreacherous
2024: 2-1-1-0 - $31,250 – 1:50.1 (Woodbine Mohawk Park)
2023: 5-2-1-2 - $525,904 – 1:49.3 (Woodbine Mohawk Park)
Last Start: 2nd (Somebeachsomewhere Stakes) in 1:49.1 on June 1 at Woodbine Mohawk Park
Last Week’s Ranking: 2
7 – Clever Cody (Trainer: Dr. Ian Moore)
Owner: Clever Cody Stable
Driver: David Miller
Sire: The Panderosa
2024: 3-2-0-0 - $89,042 – 1:50.1 (Miami Valley Raceway)
2023: 10-6-1-2 - $415,810 – 1:50.4 (Woodbine Mohawk Park)
Last Start: 1st (Ohio Sires Stakes) in 1:52 on June 1 at Northfield Park
Last Week’s Ranking: 7
8 – Mirage Hanover (Trainer: Jake Leamon)
Owner: Marvin Rounick
Driver: Tim Tetrick
Sire: Bettors Delight
2024: 2-1-1-0 - $14,836 – 1:49.3 (The Meadowlands)
2023: 9-4-1-2 - $220,660 – 1:50.4 (Woodbine Mohawk Park)
Last Start: 2nd (an overnight race) in 1:48.4 on May 25 at The Meadowlands
Last Week’s Ranking: 6
9 – Captain Luke (Trainer: Tony Alagna)
Owner: Robert LeBlanc, Pryde Stables Inc., Brad Grant, Steven Head
Driver: Scott Zeron
Sire: Captaintreacherous
2024: 2-1-1-0 - $14,226 – 1:49.3 (The Meadowlands)
2023: 12-2-4-0 - $362,266 – 1:51 (The Meadowlands)
Last Start: 1st (an overnight race) in 1:49.3 on May 25 at The Meadowlands
Last Week’s Ranking: 8
10 – Total Stranger (Trainer: Nancy Takter)
Owner: Mitchell Friesen, Caviart Farms, Chuck Pompey
Driver: Yannick Gingras
Sire: Bettors Delight
2024: 2-2-0-0 - $15,411 – 1:49. (Harrah's Philadelphia)
2023: 11-0-4-2 - $87,205 –
Last Start: 1st (an overnight) race in 1:49. on May 19 at Harrah's Philadelphia
Last Week’s Ranking: Not Ranked
(Woodbine)