70 still eligible to $1m Pepsi North America Cup

MILTON, April 24, 2018 – Woodbine Entertainment today released the 70 three-year-old pacers still eligible to this year's harness racing Pepsi North America Cup following the April 15 sustaining payment.

A total of 79 horses were originally nominated to this year's Pepsi North America Cup. The first sustaining payment (March 15) saw just four horses drop out, while the most recent payment (April 15) reduced the number of eligible horses by just five.

Lost In Time and Stay Hungry, last season's award-winners, continue to headline the group of 70 eligible three-year-old pacers. Both standouts are Pennsylvania Sired and reported to be aimed towards competing in a PASS (Pennsylvania Sires Stakes) event on May 21 at Pocono.

Lost In Time is trained by Jimmy Takter, while Stay Hungry is trained by Tony Alagna.

The last week saw many Cup eligible horses qualify and it's expected many more will resurface this coming weekend.

As of April 24, 43 of the 70 eligible sophomores have either raced or qualified in 2018.

Sires Stakes competition will be the route many Cup eligible horses take in preparation for the Pepsi North America Cup eliminations on June 9.

Here is the date and location for the first Sires Stakes event in each State/Province with a Cup eligible:

Pennsylvania (33 eligible) – May 5 at The Meadows

Ohio (4 eligible) – May 6 at Miami Valley

Ontario (18 eligible) – May 20 at Flamboro

Indiana (3 eligible) – May 25 at Hoosier

New York (12 eligible) – May 28 at Vernon

This year's Pepsi North America Cup will be the 35th edition of Canada's richest harness race. The $1 million race will take place on Saturday, June 16 at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Tickets to this year's Pepsi North America Cup can be purchased through Ticketmaster.

Below is the full list of sophomores still eligible to the Pepsi North America Cup.

ALWAYS BET DE GREY by Always A Virgin out of a Bettor's Delight mare

AMERICAN HISTORY by American Ideal out of a Camluck mare

ATOMIC SEELSTER by Shadow Play out of a Astreos mare

AVALON HANOVER by Shadow Play out of a Artsplace mare

BABES DIG ME by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Western Hanover mare

BACKSTREET SHADOW by Shadow Play out of a Dragon Again mare

BEACHIN LINDY by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Real Desire mare

BIG TALKING MAN by Big Jim out of a Real Artist mare

BURNING MIDNIGHT by Mach Three out of a Dream Away mare

CALIFORNIA CRUISIN by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Sportsmaster mare

CAM I AM by Camluck out of a Real Desire mare

CAPTAIN DEO by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Artsplace mare

CASIMIR RICHIE P by Astronomical out of a Sir Luck mare

CHOCOLATE SWIRL by Mach Three out of a Western Hanover mare

CINNAMACK by McArdle out of a Western Ideal mare

CLOSING STATEMENT by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Western Ideal mare

COURTLY CHOICE by Art Major out of a Camtastic mare

DECLAN SEELSTER by Big Jim out of a Camluck mare

DONE WELL by Well Said out of a Allamerican Native mare

DORSODURO HANOVER by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Artsplace mare

DRAGON TIME by Bettor's Delight out of a Dragon Again mare

FASHIONONTHEBEACH by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Artsplace mare

GD WESTERN JOE by Real Desire out of a Western Ideal mare

GHOST DANCE by American Ideal out of a Camluck mare

GRAND TETON by A Rocknroll Dance out of a Western Hanover mare

HAYDEN HANOVER by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Western Hanover mare

HITMAN HILL by American Ideal out of a Incredible Finale mare

HUDSON PHIL by Shanghai Phil out of a The Panderosa mare

JIMTASTIC by Art Major out of a Western Terror mare

JUSTWIGGLEIT by Bettor's Delight out of a Life Sign mare

KARPATHIAN KID by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Dragons Lair mare

KWIK TALKIN by Well Said out of a Cams Card Shark mare

LARRYS PETROCK by Pet Rock out of a Sportsmaster mare

LATHER UP by Im Gorgeous out of a In The Pocket mare

LEVIS DAY by Shadow Play out of a Royal Mattjesty mare

LOST IN TIME by A Rocknroll Dance out of a Artiscape mare

MACADOODLEDOO by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Western Ideal mare

MAJOR AUTHORITY by Art Major out of a Rocknroll Hanover mare

MISSION THREE by Mach Three out of a Grinfromeartoear mare

MISTER MOJO RISIN by Sportswriter out of a Rocknroll Hanover mare

NOAHS MILL by Camluck out of a Bettor's Delight mare

NUTCRACKER SWEET by Bettor's Delight out of a Falcons Future mare

ODDS ON LAUDERDALE by Western Ideal out of a Lis Mara mare

PEDRO HANOVER by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Pro Bono Best mare

PHIL THE THRILL by Western Ideal out of a Art Major mare

POINTS NORTH by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Western Hanover mare

PRO BEACH by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Bettor's Delight mare

ROOTIN TOOTIN by Roll With Joe out of a Allamerican Ingot mare

SCOUTS REPORT by Bettor's Delight out of a Real Desire mare

SEEING EYE SINGLE by Dragon Again out of a Western Ideal mare

SHADOW MOON by Shadow Play out of a Western Hanover mare

SHNITZLEDOSOMETHIN by Fred And Ginger out of a Sand Shooter mare

SOMETIMESAWINNER by Well Said out of a Armbro MacIntosh mare

SPORTS LEGEND by Sportswriter out of a Western Terror mare

SPRINGSTEEN by Rock N Roll Heaven out of a American Ideal mare

ST LADS NEPTUNE by Mach Three out of a Dragon Again mare

STAY HUNGRY by Somebeachsomewhere from a Dragon Again mare

SUMMER TRAVEL by Western Ideal out of a Cams Card Shark mare

TALBOTCREEKWHISKEY by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Camluck mare

THOMAS B HANOVER by Somebeachsomewhere out of a Camluck mare

TOPVILLE OLYMPIAN by American Ideal out of a Art Major mare

TORRIN HANOVER by Well Said from a Camluck mare

TRUMP THAT by Somebeachsomewhere from a Dragon Again mare

TURBO HILL by American Ideal out of a Bettor's Delight mare

TWIN B TUFFENUFF by Rock N Roll Heaven out of a Dragon Again mare

VENOM by Rock N Roll Heaven out of a Dragon Again mare

WES DELIGHT by Bettor's Delight out of a Western Hanover mare

WESTERN PASSAGE by Sportswriter out of a Western Hanover mare

WHATSTROUBLNUROCKY by A Rocknroll Dance out of a The Panderosa Mare

WHEN YOU DANCE by Mach Three out of a Blissfull Hall mare

WHOS BETTER by Bettor's Delight out of a Western Ideal mare

Total Nominations: 79

Horses Sustained after March 15: 75

Horses Sustained After April 15: 70

Mark McKelvie