Woodbine Mohawk Park: Pepsi North America Cup attracts 16 entrants

Woodbine Entertainment today announced the 43rd edition of the Pepsi North America Cup (Grade 1) for 3-year-old pacers has attracted 16 entrants.

The entry box for this year’s Pepsi North America Cup closed Tuesday morning at 10:30 a.m.

The 16 entered pacers will now be drawn into two C$50,000 elimination races for this Saturday (June 6). The top five finishers will advance to the C$1 million final on Saturday, June 13 at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

The draw for Saturday’s eliminations will be released later this afternoon.

Below are the horses entered (in alphabetical order) for this year’s Pepsi North America Cup:

Horse Name (Trainer)

Al Papi (Ron Burke)

Azrael Blue Chip (Besim Odza)

Beau Jangles (Dr. Ian Moore)

Brandon Blvd (Andrew Harris)

Gentlemans Club (Aaron Lambert)

Lindy Dragonwater (Ron Burke)

Melillo (Ron Burke)

No Waitlist (Blake MacIntosh)

Odds On Mr Mamba (Melanie Wrenn)

Redland Rocket Man (John Pentland)

Superchamp Hanover (Travis Alexander)

Sweet Lovin Lou (Daniel Lagace)

Talbot Andretti (Jake Leamon)

Ubrute (Ron Burke)

Wholetthedogsout (John Pentland)

Windor (Michiel Vanderkemp)

The entry box also closed Tuesday morning for several major stakes. The number of entrants for each event is listed below:

Roses Are Red (Mare Pace): 14

Goodtimes (3-Year-Old Trot): 18

Armbro Flight (Mare Trot): 11

Fan Hanover (3-Year-Old Filly Pace): 21

-edited release (Woodbine)