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53 remain eligible to Pepsi North America Cup

April 25, 2017

CAMPBELLVILLE, April 25 – The Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) today released the latest update of eligible horses for this year’s Pepsi North America Cup.


Following the April 15 sustaining payment, 53 three-year-old pacers remain eligible for the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup, to be raced on Saturday, June 17 at Mohawk Racetrack.

The latest sustaining payment saw just three horses drop out after 56 three-year-olds were kept eligible following the first sustaining payment. Originally, 60 three-year-old pacers were nominated to this year’s race.

The list of 53 eligible pacers is led by last year’s rookie sensations Downbytheseaside and Huntsville.

Downbytheseaside, who is trained by Brian Brown, qualified for the first time this season on April 19 at Miami Valley Racing in Ohio and won in 1:53.4. The son of Somebeachsomewhere is entered to qualify again at Miami Valley on Wednesday afternoon.

Huntsville, the 2016 Dan Patch Award winner, turned in his first qualifying mile of the season on April 22 at The Meadowlands. The Ray Schnittker trainee paced a :26.2 final-quarter to power by a pair of rivals in the stretch for a 1:53.2 victory.

With many of the Pepsi North America Cup eligibles starting to appear on the racetrack, the connections of the 53 three-year-olds will have charted performances to assess in advance of the final Pepsi North America Cup sustaining payment, which is due on May 15.

Below is the up to date list of eligible horses to this year’s Pepsi North America Cup.

AIR STRIKE

AMERICAN SPORTSMAN

ARSENAL SEELSTER

ART SCENE

BEACH HOUSE

BECKHAMS Z TAM

BETTORS DREAM

BETTOR’S WESTERN

BEYOND DELIGHT

BLOOD LINE

CALVIN K

CLASSIC PRO

DARLING’S DRAGON

DIAL THE BOSSMAN

DOWNBYTHESEASIDE

DRAGNET ALERT

EDDARD HANOVER

FEAR THE DRAGON

FILIBUSTER HANOVER

HENRY THE DRAGON

HUNTSVILLE

HURRICANE BEACH

IDEAL WHEEL

LAWRENCETOWN BEACH

LINDYTHEFOURTEENTH

MAC ATTACK

MAC’S JACKPOT

MAJOR MOE

MC MACH

MISO FAST

MR VARSITY

NORMANDY BEACH

OCEAN COLONY

ODDS ON DELRAY

OZONE BLUE CHIP

PERFECTLY CLOSE

PHOTOBOMBR HANOVER

R J P

RICHARD HILL

ROCK IT SCOTT

ROCK THIS WAY

SANTAFE’S COACH

SOME ATTITUDE

SPORTS COLUMN

STEALTH BOMBER

STREAKAVANA

TALBOT ROMEO

THREE MORE SMILES

TWIN B COWBOY

WESTERN HILL

WHO SAID NOT TO

WINDSONG NAPOLEON

YOUNG DRUNK PUNK

Sustaining Payment #2 – 53 horses

Sustaining Payment #1 – 56 horses

Nominated – 60 horses

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