Tracking The NA Cup Eligibles

Its My Show, Moment Is Here, Seven Colors and Save America
Published: May 29, 2023 12:57 pm EDT

With the date for the 2023 Pepsi North America Cup eliminations less than two weeks away and the final major prep coming up this weekend, the picture of the three-year-old pacers aiming for and looking to factor in the pursuit of Canadian harness racing's biggest prize is getting much clearer.

This year's edition of the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup will be contested on Saturday, June 17 at Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ont. Eliminations will be carded one week prior on June 10, but a number of those NA Cup contenders will be in action this Saturday (June 3) in divisions of the Somebeachsomewhere Stakes.

Here are the horses that are still Cup-eligible as of the April 15 sustaining payment and have raced or are in-to-go as of May 29, 2023.

Of note: 53 sophomore pacers were kept eligible to Somebeachsomewhere.

Ace Of Aces - raced on May 27 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, winning in 1:51.4.

Act Fast - raced on May 28 at Northfield Park and finished second, individually timed in 1:51.3.

Admiral Hill - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania and finished fourth, individually timed in 1:50.1.

Ammo - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania and finished second, individually timed in 1:49.2.

Annapolis Hanover - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania and finished second, individually timed in 1:48.3.

Ants Marching - raced on May 20 at The Meadowlands and finished fourth, individually timed in 1:52.

Bamboozler - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania and finished second, individually timed in 1:49.3.

Base Stealer - raced on May 20 at Harrah's Hoosier Park and finished third, individually timed in 1:52.1; entered to race on May 29 at Hoosier.

Blue Hunt - raced on May 20 at The Meadowlands and finished fifth, individually timed in 1:52.

Blue Lou - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania and finished seventh, individually timed in 1:52.4.

Brookdale Miki - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania and finished sixth, individually timed in 1:52.3.

Brue Hanover - raced on May 27 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished third, individually timed in 1:52.

Bugaboo Lou - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania and finished seventh, individually timed in 1:50.2.

Cannibal - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania, winning in 1:48.3.

Cant Stop Lou - raced on May 13 at The Meadows and finished eighth, individually timed in 1:54.

Christchurch - raced on May 19 at The Meadowlands, winning in 1:49.3

Combustion - qualified on May 27 at The Meadowlands, winning in 1:52.2.

Confederate - raced on May 27 at The Meadowlands, winning in 1:50.1.

Day Trader - raced on May 13 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished second, individually timed in 1:51.3.

Downrightdelicious - raced on May 23 at Yonkers, winning in 1:52.4.

Dupree Hanover - raced on May 19 at The Meadowlands and finished second, individually timed in 1:50.

El Rey - raced on May 20 at The Meadowlands and finished second, individually timed in 1:51.2.

Ervin Hanover - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania, winning in 1:49.2.

Full Horse - raced on May 26 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished second, individually timed in 1:52.4.

Fulton - raced on May 21 at Pocono, winning in 1:50.2.

Ghost Shark - raced on May 20 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished eighth, individually timed in 1:54.1.

Girldad - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania and finished second, individually timed in 1:49.3.

Gung Ho - raced on May 27 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished eighth, individually timed in 1:51.2.

Handlelikeaporsche - raced on May 27 at The Meadowlands and finished seventh, individually timed in 1:51.4.

Hungry Angel Boy - raced on May 19 at The Meadowlands and finished third, individually timed in 1:50.3.

Hungry Man - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania, winning in 1:49.

Huntinthelastdolar - raced on May 20 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished ninth, individually timed in 1:53.1.

Ikes Dream - raced on May 27 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, winning in 1:52.1.

Im Hungry - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania and finished seventh, individually timed in 1:49.4.

Its My Show - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania, winning in 1:49.1.

Just Bet It All - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania and finished fourth, individually timed in 1:50.

Kaptain Karlos - qualified on April 29 at The Meadowlands and finished sixth, individually timed in 1:53.4.

Kopi Luwak - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania and finished eighth, charted as bled, individually timed in 1:50.3.

Laz - raced on May 27 at The Meadowlands and finished sixth, individually timed in 1:51.3.

Loubet - raced on May 21 at Pocono and finished sixth, individually timed in 1:51.3.

Lyons Surfing - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania and finished third, individually timed in 1:49.3.

Macs Delight - raced on May 21 at Harrah's Philadelphia and finished second, individually timed in 1:50.1.

Mamba - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania and finished third, individually timed in 1:49.4.

Moment Is Here - raced on May 27 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, winning in 1:49.

Muskateer Hanover - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania and finished fifth, individually timed in 1:51.3.

Nazare - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania and finished eighth, individually timed in 1:50.1.

No Control - raced on May 19 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, winning in 1:50.3.

Notorious Hanover - raced on May 25 at Flamboro Downs and finished second, individually timed in 1:56.3.

Racing Rampage - raced on May 6 at Miami Valley and finished second, individually timed in 1:51.3.

Redwood Hanover - raced on May 20 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, winning in 1:51.4.

Santana Hanover - raced on May 20 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished eighth, individually timed in 1:52.4.

Save America - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania, winning in 1:48.1 -- co-fastest mile by a sophomore pacer this year.

Seven Colors - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania, winning in 1:48.1 -- co-fastest mile by a sophomore pacer this year.

Sheer Terror - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania and finished fifth, individually timed in 1:50.3.

Sounds Good - raced on May 20 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished eleventh, individually timed in 1:53.2. 

South Point - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania and finished sixth, individually timed in 1:51.

Stockade Seelster - raced on May 20 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished second, individually timed in 1:51.2.

Stormalong - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania and finished fifth, charted as bled, individually timed in 1:49.3.

Tarquinus Hanover - qualified on May 26 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished fourth, individually timed in 1:56.3.

The Golden Jet - raced on May 20 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished sixth, individually timed in 1:52.1.

Thong Control - raced on May 27 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished fifth, individually timed in 1:52.3.

Tickertape Hanover - qualified on May 27 at The Meadowlands and finished second, individually timed in 1:52.4. 

Tignanello - raced on May 19 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished eighth after a break, individually timed in 1:55.4. 

Tip Top Cat - raced on May 28 at Harrah's Pennsylvania and finished third, individually timed in 1:48.4.

Twin B Seamonster - raced on May 25 at Scioto Downs and finished fourth, individually timed in 1:54.1.

Verdun - raced on May 27 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, winning in 1:51.

Vici - raced on May 27 at The Meadowlands and finished second, individually timed in 1:50.4.

Voukefalas - raced on May 27 at The Meadowlands, winning in 1:49.4.

Warrawee Yankee - raced on May 27 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished seventh, individually timed in 1:53.1. 

Watchmaker - qualified on April 21 at Southern Oaks Training Centre and finished third, individually timed in 1:51.2.

Whatchulookin At - raced on May 20 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished fourth, individually timed in 1:52.

Winmebak - raced on May 27 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and finished ninth, individually timed in 1:51.2. 

Write Me A Rose - raced on May 20 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, winning in 1:51.2.

(Photos, clockwise from top left, Its My Show [Chris Tully], Moment Is Here [New Image Media], Seven Colors [Chris Tully] and Save America [New Image Media])

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