Every Pepsi North America Cup Replay The Pepsi North America Cup has been Canadian harness racing’s most prestigious event since it first started in 1984. The race for three-year-old pacers was held at Greenwood Raceway from 1984-1993 and Woodbine Racetrack from 1994-2006 before moving to its current home at Woodbine Mohawk Park in 2007. The Pepsi North America Cup has annually been a million-dollar event since 1987. The highest purse in event history was $1.6 million in 2004, a race won by Mantacular. John Campbell is widely known as harness racing’s greatest driver and the Hall of Famer holds the record for most North America Cup wins with 6 (1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999) . Campbell dominance in the 1990’s was highlight by 4 consecutive Cup victories from 1994-1997. Jeffrey Snyder is the all-time leading owner with 4 Cup wins (1994, 2002, 2005, 2009), while Bill Robinson, who trained two of Snyder’s winners, is the leading trainer with 4 Cup triumphs (1991, 1993, 1994, 2002). The Pepsi North America Cup record-winning time is 1:47.2, set in 2019 by Captain Crunch. Presidential Ball held the record at Greenwood Raceway (1:51), while Red River Hanover set the Woodbine Racetrack record (1:48.4). The biggest upset in Pepsi North America Cup history was Goalie Jeff in 1989, who paid $93.60 for a $2 Win Ticket. Jate Lobell (1987) and Presidential Ball (1993) hold the record for lowest $2 Win payoff at $2.70. The legendary Somebeachsomewhere (2008) paid $2.80. Bettors Delight (2001) holds the record for largest margin of victory at 4 1/2 lenghts. There have been three Cup races decided by a nose, Quite A Sensation (1986), Jate Lobell (1987) and Arizona Jack (1996). The 2020 Pepsi North America Cup will mark the 37 edition of Canada’s most prestigious race. All 36 previous editions of the Cup are available below to relive history. 1984 - Legal Notice Purse: $357,900 Winner: Legal Notice (1:55.3) Driver: Dr. John Hayes Trainer: Dr. John Hayes Owner: J. Hayes Stable Ltd, Quarter Century Club, John Burns 1985 - Staff Director Purse: $387,500 Winner: Staff Director (1:55.2) Driver: Dave Wall Trainer: Dave Wall Owner: Galleon Stable, Green-White-Red Stable 1986 - Quite A Sensation Purse: $588,000 Horse: Quite A Sensation Driver: Trevor Ritchie Trainer: R. Claire Porter Owner: R. Claire Porter 1987 - Jate Lobell Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: Jate Lobell (1:52.3) Driver: Mark O’Mara Trainer: Mark O’Mara Owner: Joe McCluskey & Kentuckiana Farms 1988 - Runnymede Lobell Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: Runnymede Lobell (1:54.4) Driver: Yves Filion Trainer: Yves Filion Owner: Norman Mondoux & Bayama Farms 1989 - Goalie Jeff Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: Goalie Jeff (1:53.2) Driver: Steve Condren Trainer: Tom Artandi Owner: Centre Ice Stable 1990 - Apaches Fame Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: Apaches Fame (1:53.4) Driver: William ‘Bud’ Fritz Trainer: William ‘Bud’ Fritz Owner: Dovers Venture II 1991 - Precious Bunny Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: Precious Bunny (1:53) Driver: John Campbell Trainer: Bill Robinson Owner: R. Peter Heffering 1992 - Safely Kept Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: Safely Kept (1:53.1) Driver: Mike Lachance Trainer: Joe Holloway Owner: Robert Suslow 1993 - Presidential Ball Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: Presidential Ball (1:51) Driver: Ron Waples Trainer: Bill Robinson Owner: Antonio Chiaravalle 1994 - Cams Card Shark Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: Cams Card Shark (1:51.4) Driver: John Campbell Trainer: Bill Robinson Owner: Jeffrey Snyder 1995 - Davids Pass Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: Davids Pass (1:52.1) Driver: John Campbell Trainer: Brett Pelling Owner: RJS Stable 1996 - Arizona Jack Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: Arizona Jack (1:55.1) Driver: John Campbell Trainer: Gary Machiz Owner: Leon & Gary Machiz, Barry Rubenstein Farms 1997 - Gothic Dream Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: Gothic Dream (1:50.4) Driver: John Campbell Trainer: Jack Darling Owner: Jack Darling Stables Ltd. & Dan Smith 1998 - Straight Path Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: Straight Path (1:51.2) Driver: Mike Lachance Trainer: Shawn Robinson Owner: Anthony Delmonte & Antoinette Liberto 1999 - The Panderosa Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: The Panderosa (1:49.4) Driver: John Campbell Trainer: Brett Pelling Owner: Peter Pan Stables Inc. 2000 - Gallo Blue Chip Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: Gallo Blue Chip (1:50.1) Driver: Daniel Dube Trainer: Mark Ford Owner: Martin Scharf 2001 - Bettors Delight Purse: $1,148,500 Winner: Bettors Delight (1:50) Driver: Mike Lachance Trainer: Scott McEneny Owner: John Grant 2002 - Red River Hanover Purse: $1,500,000 Winner: Red River Hanover (1:48.4) Driver: Luc Ouellette Trainer: Bill Robinson Owner: Jeffrey Snyder & Lothlorien Equestrian Centre 2003 - Yankee Cruiser Purse: $1,542,500 Winner: Yankee Cruiser (1:49.3) Driver: Dean Magee Trainer: Tim Pinske Owner: Brian Pinske Stable, Pinske Stables & Nick Barbieri 2004 - Mantacular Purse: $1,629,500 Winner: Mantacular (1:51.2) Driver: Cat Manzi Trainer: Larry Rathbone Owner: M and L of Delaware Inc. 2005 - Rocknroll Hanover Purse: $1,500,000 Winner: Rocknroll Hanover (1:49.4) Driver: Brian Sears Trainer: Brett Pelling Owner: Jeffrey Snyder & Lothlorien Equestrian Centre 2006 - Total Truth Purse: $1,500,000 Winner: Total Truth (1:49.1) Driver: Ron Pierce Trainer: Brenda Teague Owner: Only Money Inc. & Teague Inc. 2007 - Tell All Purse: $1,500,000 Winner: Tell All (1:50.3) Driver: Jody Jamieson Trainer: Blair Burgess Owner: My Desire Stable 2008 - Somebeachsomewhere Purse: $1,500,000 Winner: Somebeachsomewhere (1:49) Driver: Paul MacDonell Trainer: Brent MacGrath Owner: Schooner Stable 2009 - Well Said Purse: $1,500,000 Winner: Well Said (1:48.1) Driver: Ron Pierce Trainer: Steve Elliot Owner: Jeffrey Snyder & Lothlorien 2010 - Sportswriter Purse: $1,500,000 Winner: Sportswriter (1:48.3) Driver: Mark MacDonald Trainer: Casie Coleman Owner: Steve Calhoun, West Wins Stables & Southwind Farms 2011 - Up The Credit Purse: $1,500,000 Winner: Up The Credit (1:49.3) Driver: Jody Jamieson Trainer: Carl Jamieson Owner: Carl Jamieson, Thomas Kyron, Brian Paquet & Joanne Morrison 2012 - Thinking Out Loud Purse: $1,500,000 Winner: Thinking Out Loud (1:47.4) Driver: Randy Waples Trainer: Bob McIntosh Owner: Robert McIntosh Stables, CSX Stables & Al McIntosh Holdings 2013 - Captaintreacherous Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: Captaintreacherous (1:48.3) Driver: Tim Tetrick Trainer: Tony Alagna Owner: Captaintreacherous Racing 2014 - JK Endofanera Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: JK Endofanera (1:48.4) Driver: Brian Sears Trainer: Ron Burke Owner: 3 Brothers Stable 2015 - Wakizashi Hanover Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: Wakizashi Hanover (1:49.2) Driver: Tim Tetrick Trainer: Joann Looney-King Owner: Tri County Stable 2016 - Betting Line Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: Betting Line (1:47.4) Driver: David Miller Trainer: Casie Coleman Owner: West Wins Stable, Christine Calhoun & Mac Nichol 2017 - Fear The Dragon Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: Fear The Dragon (1:48.4) Driver: David Miller Trainer: Brian Brown Owner: Emerald Highlands Farm 2018 - Lather Up Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: Lather Up (1:48.1) Driver: Montrell Teague Trainer: Clyde Francis Owner: Gary & Barbara Iles 2019 - Captain Crunch Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: Captain Crunch (1:47.2) Driver: Scott Zeron Trainer: Nancy Johansson Owner: 3 Brothers Stable, Christina Takter, Rojan Stables & Caviart Farms Share This:Share
