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. (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 Share This:Share
