MILTON, August 10, 2021 – The Pepsi North America Cup is just a month away and Woodbine’s Mark McKelvie has unveiled his latest ‘Road to the Pepsi North America Cup’ rankings. Bulldog Hanover moves to number one after scoring an Ontario Sires Stakes Gold victory last Saturday at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The Jack Darling trainee was last year’s Ontario champion and has won three of five starts this season. Reinsman Jody Jamieson is hoping Bulldog Hanover is his ticket to a third Pepsi North America Cup (Tell All, Up The Credit). The Ontario sired competitors appeared poised to make their presence felt when the Grand Circuit arrives in two weeks to Woodbine Mohawk Park. A total of five Ontario sired three-year-old pacers can be found on this week’s rankings (Bulldog Hanover, Lawless Shadow, Second Bruiser, Desperate Man, Bettor Sun). Perfect Sting, the most recent number one ranked contender, slips down to number two after finishing second in last Saturday’s Cane Pace. The wins are no longer rolling in at the same rate as last year’s award-winning season for the Joe Holloway trainee, but Perfect Sring continues to be right in the thick of things with three wins, three seconds and a third in seven starts this season. Rockyroad Hanover’s victory in the Cane Pace sees him make the large leap up seven spots to number three. The Tony Alagna trainee has been the victim of bad luck this season but turned his fortunes with a career-best 1:48.1 victory in the Pacing Triple Crown leg. This week’s full rankings are listed below. The $1 million Pepsi North America Cup takes place on Saturday, September 11 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Eliminations are scheduled for the week prior on Saturday, September 4. Road to the NA Cup – August 10, 2021 Record: Starts-1st-2nd-3rd (Earnings) 1 – Bulldog Hanover (Previously Ranked: #3) Owner: Jack Darling Stables, Brad Grant Trainer: Jack Darling Driver: Jody Jamieson 2021: 5-3-0-1 ($183,936) Life: 11-7-1-1 ($432,786) Time: 1:49.1 (Woodbine Mohawk Park) Last Week: 1st in OSS Gold at Woodbine Mohawk Park (08/07/21) 2 – Perfect Sting (Previously Ranked: #1) Owner: Brittany Farms, Val D’or Farms Trainer: Joe Holloway Driver: David Miller 2021: 7-3-3-1 ($374,933) Life: 17-13-3-1 ($909,233) Time: 1:48.1 (Meadowlands) Last Week: 2nd in Cane Pace at The Meadowlands (08/07/21) 3 – Rockyroad Hanover (Previously Ranked: #10) Owner: Riverview Racing, Brad Grant, Kenneth Jacobs, Plouffe Head And Vj Stabl, Trainer: Tony Alagna Driver: Dexter Dunn 2021: 11-4-2-2 ($286,254) Life: 14-5-2-2 ($291,864) Time: 1:48.1 (Meadowlands) Last Week: 1st in Cane Pace at The Meadowlands (08/07/21) 4 – Southwind Gendry (Previously Ranked: #4) Owner: Burke Racing Stable, Phillip Collura, Knox Services, JandT Silva Purnel & Libb Trainer: Ron Burke Driver: Yannick Gingras 2021: 8-3-2-2 ($264,572) Life: 21-13-2-3 ($847,641) Time: 1:49.1 (Meadowlands) Last Week: Did Not Race 5 – Lawless Shadow (Previously Ranked: #2) Owner: Dr. Ian Moore, R G McGroup Ltd, Serge Savard, Frank Cannon Trainer: Dr. Ian Moore Driver: Bob McClure, Mark MacDonald 2021: 9-4-3-1 ($420,506) Life: 18-8-6-2 ($728,130) Time: 1:48.3 (Meadowlands) Last Week: 10th in OSS Gold at Woodbine Mohawk Park (08/07/21) 6 – Abuckabett Hanover (Previously Ranked: #7) Owner: Crawford Farms Racing, Alagna Racing, Jablonsky Held Stable, Barbera Wienick Stable Trainer: Tony Alagna Driver: Andrew McCarthy 2021: 9-5-0-0 ($133,436) Life: 21-9-1-2 ($327,665) Time: 1:49.1 (Meadowlands) Last Week: Did Not Race 7 – Second Bruiser (Previously Ranked: #9) Owner: Stefan Piekos, Vernon Cochrane Trainer: Vernon Cochrane Driver: James MacDonald 2021: 5-2-2-0 ($113,080) Life: 10-6-2-0 ($183,905) Time: 1:50.2 (Georgian) Last Week: 5th in OSS Gold at Woodbine Mohawk Park (08/07/21) 8 – Desperate Man (Previously Ranked: NR) Owner: Kathy & John Cecchin, Nicole & Paul Davies Trainer: Kathy Cecchin Driver: Trevor Henry 2021: 5-1-0-1 ($61,580) Life: 11-4-1-2 ($280,252) Time: 1:49.4 (Georgian) Last Week: 6th in OSS Gold at Woodbine Mohawk Park (08/07/21) 9 – One Eight Hundred (Previously Ranked: #6) Owner: Brixton Medical Inc, Nancy Taker Trainer: Nancy Takter Driver: Tim Tetrick 2021: 12-6-0-0 ($114,441) Life: 17-7-1-1 ($131,239) Time: 1:48 (Meadowlands) Last Week: 5th in Cane Pace at The Meadowlands (08/07/21) 10 – Bettor Sun (Previously Ranked: NR) Owner: Willow Oak Ranch, Gregg McNair Trainer: Gregg McNair Driver: Doug McNair 2021: 8-2-2-1 ($47,027) Life: 18-5-4-3 ($320,828) Time: 1:49 (Woodbine Mohawk Park) Last Week: 3rd in OSS Gold at Woodbine Mohawk Park (08/07/21) Upcoming Races: Friday: New York Sires Stakes – Yonkers (New York) Saturday: Milstein Invitational – Northfield Park (Ohio) Eligible Horses: ABUCKABETT HANOVER ALWAYS A MIKI AMERICAN COURAGE AS ALWAYS BAYFIELD BEACH BETTIM AGAIN BETTOR SUN BULLDOG HANOVER CANDY TRADER CAPTAINOFROCKNROLL CAPTAINS PLACE CHASE H HANOVER CONTROL HEAVEN DEAN B HANOVER DESPERATE MAN EXPLOIT GREAT SOMEWHERE HIGHLANDBEACHSBEST ISLAND BEACH BOY JIMMY CONNOR B JK GOING WEST JOELSYY HANOVER JTS JET KINKAID SEELSTER KOMODO BEACH LAWLESS SHADOW LINEDRIVE HANOVER LOUS PEARLMAN NO BETTER JOY ONE EIGHT HUNDRED PERFECT STING PIRATE HANOVER P L OZZY PROLINE RAU RU RED RIGHT HAND ROCKYROAD HANOVER SARATOGA BLUE CHIP SECOND BRUISER SIMON SAYS HANOVER SOUTHWIND GENDRY SOUTHWIND PETYR SUMMA CUM LAUDE TWIN B EAGLE WARRAWEE WHYNOT WHICHWAYTOTHEBEACH Share This:Share
