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40th Pepsi North America Cup draws highest number of nominations since 2010

March 6, 2023

MILTON, March 6, 2023 – Woodbine Entertainment today announced 86 three-year-old pacers have been nominated to this year’s $1 million Pepsi North America Cup.

This year’s Pepsi North America Cup, scheduled for Saturday, June 17 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, will mark the 40th edition of Canada’s most prestigious harness racing.

The total of 86 nominees is up significantly from 61 last year (2022) and is the highest number since 2010 (89). The record for highest number of nominations is 133 (2009). ​ ​

O’Brien and Dan Patch Award winner Stockade Seelster leads the group of 86 nominees. The Dr. Ian Moore trained colt won eight of 11 starts, including the $900,000 Metro Pace, to finish his rookie season with $917,470 in earnings for owners Sally MacDonald and Paul MacDonald.

Stockade Seelster and driver Jody Jamieson winning the 2022 Metro Pace.
Stockade Seelster and driver Jody Jamieson winning the 2022 Metro Pace. (New Image Media)

The last horse to win the Metro Pace at age two and Pepsi North America Cup at age three was Tall Dark Stranger in 2020.

Other notable stakes winners nominated to this year’s Cup include Ammo (Breeders Crown), Confederate (Kentucky Sires Stakes), El Rey (Governor’s Cup) and Save America (Champlain).

The first sustaining payment for this year’s Pepsi North America Cup is due March 15. Sustaining payments will also follow on April 15 and May 15. The eliminations are scheduled for Saturday, June 10.

Woodbine will release the nominees and numbers for all of its major stakes in 2023 on Tuesday.

The full list of nominees to this year’s Pepsi North America Cup are listed below.

ACE OF ACES
​ACT FAST
​ADMIRAL HILL
​ALL ATTITUDE
​AMMO
​ANNAPOLIS HANOVER
​ANTS MARCHING
​BAMBOOZLER
​BARRETT HANOVER
​BASE STEALER
​BLUE HUNT
​BLUE LOU
​BROOKDALE MIKI
​BRUE HANOVER
​BUGABOO LOU
​CALVARY
​CANNIBAL
​CANT STOP LOU
​CAPTAIN AWESOME
​CAPTAIN Q
​CHRISTCHURCH
​COMBUSTION
​CONFEDERATE
​CRUISE HANOVER
​DAY TRADER
​DOWNRIGHTDELICIOUS
​DUPREE HANOVER
​EL REY
​ERVIN HANOVER
​FULL HORSE
​FULTON
​GHOST SHARK
​GIRLDAD
​GUNG HO
​HANDLELIKEAPORSCHE
​HIGH VOLTAGE DEO
​HUNGRY ANGEL BOY
​HUNGRY MAN
​HUNTINTHELASTDOLAR
​IKES DREAM
​IM HUNGRY
​ITS MY SHOW
​JUST BET IT ALL
​KAPTAIN KARLOS
​KOPI LUWAK
​LAZ
​LOUBET
​LYONS SURFING
​MACS DELIGHT
​MAMBA
​MOMENT IS HERE
​MUSKATEER HANOVER
​NAZARE
​NO CONTROL
​NOTORIOUS HANOVER
​ON THE REGULAR
​RACING RAMPAGE
​REDWOOD HANOVER
​SANTANA HANOVER
​SAVE AMERICA
​SEVEN COLORS
​SHADOWS TERROR
​SHEER TERROR
​SOUNDS GOOD
​SOUTH POINT
​STOCKADE SEELSTER
​STORMALONG
​TARQUINUS HANOVER
​THE GOLDEN JET
​THONG CONTROL
​TICKERTAPE HANOVER
​TIGNANELLO
​TIME STAND STILL
​TIP TOP CAT
​TRUMPSTER BLUES
​TWIN B NATION
​TWIN B SEAMONSTER
​VERDUN
​VICI
​VOUKEFALAS
​WARRAWEE YALE
​WARRAWEE YANKEE
​WATCHMAKER
​WHATCHULOOKIN AT
​WINMEBAK
​WRITE ME A ROSE

Total: 86

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