MILTON, March 3, 2018 – Woodbine Entertainment today announced that 79 three-year-old pacers have been nominated to the 35th edition of the Pepsi North America Cup. The $1 million Pepsi North America Cup is Canada’s richest harness race and this year’s edition is scheduled for Saturday, June 16 at Woodbine, Mohawk Park. The eliminations for the $1 million final will take place the week prior on Saturday, June 9. This year’s number of nominated three-year-old pacers is up by 19 over last year’s total of 60. Headlining the group of eligible sophomores is O’Brien Award winner Stay Hungry and Dan Patch Award winner Lost In Time. The award-winning colts squared off on multiple occasions in 2017 with each capturing marquee events over the course of the season. A son of the late-Somebeachsomewhere, Stay Hungry won six of nine starts as a rookie, including the $600,000 Breeders Crown at Hoosier Park. The Tony Alagna trainee banked $557,088 in 2017 for owners Brad Grant, Woodbine’s leading-owner, and Irwin Samelman. Stay Hungry qualified twice and raced four-times last season at Mohawk. He was driven in eight of nine starts by Woodbine’s top-driver Doug McNair. Stay Hungry, pictured winning at Mohawk, won the Breeders Crown last season and won an O’Brien Award for owners Brad Grant and Irwin Samelman, trainer Tony Alagna and primary driver Doug McNair. (New Image Media) Lost In Time will be looking to create more magic at Mohawk Park in 2018 after he burst onto the scene as a two-year-old to capture the $816,000 Metro Pace for original trainer Jim Mulinix. The son of A Rocknroll Dance attracted the interest of several prominent owners following his Metro score and eventually moved into the care of Jimmy Takter to finish off his two-year-old campaign. Lost In Time won the $411,700 Governor’s Cup by a nose over Stay Hungry to finish 2017 with five wins in nine starts and $687,432 in earnings. The bay colt will be looking to add to those totals in 2018 for owners Diamond Creek Racing, J And T Silva Stables LLC, William Rufenacht and Team S Racing Stable. Lost In Time, pictured winning the $816,000 Metro Pace, won the Dan Patch Award after winning five-times and banking $687,432 during his rookie season. (New Image Media) Lost In Time has already grabbed headlines in 2018, as co-owner Scott Robinson recently gifted a share of the colt to professional wrestling legend Ric Flair. The late-great Somebeachsomewhere is again the leading sire of Pepsi North America Cup nominees with 17 sons eligible. “The Beach” captured the 2008 edition and sired the 2013 champion Captaintreacherous. A total of 24 Ontario Sires Stakes eligible sophomores have been nominated to this year’s event. Mach Three leads the way among Ontario stallions with eight eligible three-year-olds. The number of 79 nominated sophomores is the highest number of nominees for the Pepsi North America Cup since 2011 (83). A total of three sustaining payments are required to remain eligible to the Pepsi North America Cup. The first sustaining payment ($1,000 CAD, $810 USD) is due Wednesday, March 15. The final two payments are due April 15 and May 15. Below is the full list of eligible three-year-old pacers to this year’s Pepsi North America Cup. ALWAYS BET DE GREY AMERICAN HISTORY ATOMIC SEELSTER AVALON HANOVER BABES DIG ME BACKSTREET SHADOW BEACHIN LINDY BIG TALKING MAN BURNING MIDNIGHT CALIFORNIA CRUISIN CAM I AM CAPTAIN DEO CASIMIR RICHIE P CHOCOLATE SWIRL CINNAMACK CLOSING STATEMENT COURTLY CHOICE DECLAN SEELSTER DONE WELL DORSODURO HANOVER DRAGON TIME DURHAM TOWN FASHIONONTHEBEACH GD WESTERN JOE GHOST DANCE GRAND TETON HAYDEN HANOVER HITMAN HILL HUDSON PHIL INTERNET HANOVER JET AVIATION JIMTASTIC JUSTWIGGLEIT KARPATHIAN KID KWIK TALKIN LARRYS PETROCK LATHER UP LEVIS DAY LOST IN TIME MACADOODLEDOO MAJOR AUTHORITY MASON HANOVER MISSION THREE MISTER MOJO RISIN NOAHS MILL NUTCRACKER SWEET ODDS ON LAUDERDALE PANTHER SEELSTER PARISI PEDRO HANOVER PHIL THE THRILL POINTS NORTH PRO BEACH QUINTSENTIAL TERROR ROOTIN TOOTIN SCOUTS REPORT SEEING EYE SINGLE SHADOW MOON SHNITZLEDOSOMETHIN SOMETIMESAWINNER SPORTS LEGEND SPRINGSTEEN ST LADS NEPTUNE STAY HUNGRY SUMMER TRAVEL TALBOTCREEKWHISKEY THE DOWNTOWN BUS THOMAS B HANOVER TOPVILLE OLYMPIAN TORRIN HANOVER TRUMP THAT TURBO HILL TWIN B TUFFENUFF VENOM WES DELIGHT WESTERN PASSAGE WHATSTROUBLNUROCKY WHEN YOU DANCE WHOS BETTER Total Horses: 79 Share This:Share
