With the 2016 Pepsi North America Cup eliminations less than a month away, the majority of three-year-old pacers aiming for Canadian harness racing's biggest prize have made on-track appearances and statements as they aim to displace the reigning divisional kingpins.
For the past several years, Trot Magazine's Pepsi North America Cup Spring Book has served as an initial barometer for the colts and geldings that may be in the running for the sophomore pacing set's single biggest payday.
This year's edition of the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup will be contested on Saturday, June 18 at Mohawk Racetrack in Campbellville, Ontario.
Listed by the Spring Book odds as featured in the April 2016 edition of Trot Magazine, here are the horses that are still Cup-eligible as of the April 15 sustaining payment and have raced or are in-to-go as of May 16, 2016. (► indicates a horse not listed last week)
► Control The Moment / 3-1 -- entered to qualify on May 16 at Mohawk Racetrack
• Boston Red Rocks / 5-1 -- qualified on May 14 at The Meadowlands, finished first, timed in 1:51
• Betting Line / 8-1 -- raced on May 14 at Mohawk Racetrack, finished second, individually timed in 1:52
• Big Top Hanover / 10-1 -- last raced on May 7 at Mohegan Sun Pocono, finished third, individually timed in 1:50.4
► Nvestment Bluechip / 14-1 -- qualified on May 13 at Mohawk Racetrack, finished first, timed in 1:55.4
• Racing Hill / 15-1 -- qualified on May 14 at The Meadowlands, finished second, individually timed in 1:51.1
• American Passport / 16-1 -- qualified on May 14 at The Meadowlands, finished first, timed in 1:51.3
• Katies Rocker / 20-1 -- qualified on May 14 at The Meadowlands, finished second, individually timed in 1:51.3
• Ideal Rocky / 22-1 -- qualified on May 14 at The Meadowlands, finished third, individually timed in 1:51.1
• Nocturnal Bluechip / 24-1 -- qualified on May 9 at Mohawk Racetrack, finished first, timed in 1:52.4
• Voracity / 25-1 -- last qualified on May 7 at The Meadowlands, finished fifth, individually timed in 1:53.4
• Im Some Graduate / 30-1 -- qualified on May 10 at Harrah's Philadelphia, finished second, individually timed in 1:54
• Pretty Boy Hill / 30-1 -- raced on May 14 at The Meadowlands, finished second, individually timed in 1:51
• Check Six / 32-1 -- last raced on May 7 at Mohegan Sun Pocono, finished first, timed in 1:50.3
• All The Cookies / 35-1 -- raced on May 14 at The Meadowlands, finished fourth, individually timed in 1:51.2
• Mystical Rock / 35-1 -- qualified on May 14 at Tioga Downs, finished first, individually timed in 1:58.1
• Rollaroundtheworld / 38-1 -- raced on May 14 at The Meadowlands, finished second, individually timed in 1:52.2
• Inspiration View / 40-1 -- last raced on May 7 at Mohawk Racetrack, finished seventh, individually timed in 1:52.3; entered to race on May 16 at Mohawk
• JDs Chancey Design / 40-1 -- raced on May 15 at Hawthorne Race Course, finished first, timed in 1:54.2
• Easy Lover Hanover / 40-1 -- raced on May 15 at Flamboro Downs, finished ninth, individually timed in 1:58.4
• Magnum J / 42-1 -- raced on Mat 14 at Mohawk Racetrack, finished seventh, individually timed in 1:55.3
• Kokanee Seelster / 45-1 -- last raced on April 30 at Mohawk Racetrack, finished sixth, individually timed in 1:54.2
• The Catamount Kid / 45-1 -- raced on May 15 at Mohegan Sun Pocono, finished first, timed in 1:51.2
• Mindtrip / 48-1 -- raced on May 14 at The Meadowlands, finished first, timed in 1:52
• Tom Hill / 50-1 -- raced on May 14 at The Meadowlands, finished third, individually timed in 1:52.3
• Manhattan Beach / 50-1 -- last raced on May 7 at Mohegan Sun Pocono, finished sixth, individually timed in 1:51.4
• Arsenic / 50-1 -- qualified on May 9 at Mohawk Racetrack, finished second, individually timed in 1:53
• New Talent / 50-1 -- qualified on May 9 at Mohawk Racetrack, finished third, individually timed in 1:54.1; entered to race on May 16 at Mohawk
• Highlandbeachycove / 55-1 -- raced on May 14 at The Meadowlands, finished first in 1:50.4
• Michaels Victory / 60-1 -- qualified on May 14 at The Meadowlands, finished thirf, individually timed in 1:52.3
• Tap Into Power / 60-1 -- qualified on May 14 at The Meadowlands, finished fifth, individually timed in 1:53
• Cruise Patrol / 60-1 -- raced on May 14 at The Meadowlands, finished fifth, individually timed in 1:53.3
• Dreamfair Mesa / 60-1 -- last raced on May 7 at Mohawk Racetrack, finished sixth, individually timed in 1:52.1; entered to race on May 16 at Mohawk
• Flaherty / 60-1 -- last raced on May 7 at Mohawk Racetrack, finished ninth, individually timed in 1:53.4
• Bettor Memories / 65-1 -- last raced on May 1 at Mohegan Sun Pocono, finished third, individually timed in 1:52.2
• Stonebridge Beach / 65-1 -- raced on May 15 at Rideau Carleton Raceway, finished third, individually timed in 1:56.1
• Think On It / 65-1 -- last raced on April 21 at Mohawk Racetrack, finished fourth, individually timed in 1:53.2
• Good Living / 65-1 -- qualified on May 10 at Harrah's Philadelphia, finished second, individually timed in 1:53.3
• Dr J Hanover / 70-1 -- last qualified on May 7 at The Meadowlands, finished seventh, individually timed in 1:54.1
• Lyons Snyder / 70-1 -- last raced on May 7 at Mohegan Sun Pocono, finished fifth, individually timed in 1:51.2
• Some Gold / 70-1 -- last raced on May 7 at Mohawk Racetrack, finished fifth, individually timed in 1:51.3; entered to race on May 16 at Mohawk
• Max Is Back / 70-1 -- last qualified on April 14 at Mohawk Racetrack, finished second, individually timed in 1:54.4; entered to qualify on May 16 at Mohawk
► Rock Power / 75-1 -- qualified on May 14 at The Meadowlands, finished fifth, individually timed in 1:53
• Major Hill / 75-1 -- last raced on May 5 at Mohawk Racetrack, finished third, individually timed in 1:52.1
• Sutton Seelster / 90-1 -- raced on May 9 at Western Fair, finished first in 1:57; entered to race on May 16 at Western Fair
• Beast Mode / 100-1 -- last raced on May 5 at Mohawk Racetrack, finished first, timed in 1:51.4; entered to race on May 16 at Mohawk
• Brookdale Sonny / 100-1 -- raced on May 9 at Mohawk Racetrack, finished first in 1:53.3; entered to race on May 16 at Mohawk
• Totally Great / 110-1 -- last qualified on May 5 at Flamboro Downs, finished second, individually timed in 2:01; entered to qualify on May 16 at Mohawk