Pepsi North America Cup Post Draw set for Tuesday

MILTON, June 8, 2026 – Woodbine Mohawk Park is set to host the post-position draw for the 43rd Pepsi North America Cup (Grade 1) on Tuesday afternoon.

With the field of 10 now set, the connections of the Pepsi North America Cup finalists will find out their starting spots at a special press conference and luncheon on Tuesday. All connections of the Cup finalists are invited to attend.

For those attending, the event starts at 12 p.m. The live stream of the draw will begin at 12:30 p.m. and can be viewed on Woodbine Mohawk Park’s YouTube channel.

Elimination winners Sweet Lovin Lou and Odds On Mr Mamba will draw for posts two through six. The other eight finalists will draw for the remaining posts.

Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame member Paul MacDonell will be the special guest at Tuesday’s Pepsi North America Cup draw. MacDonell will be on stage for interview to talk about his 2008 Cup victory with the legendary Somebeachsomewhere.

Mark McKelvie will host Tuesday’s event, which will include interviews with several of the participants in this year’s race.

The full field for this year’s Pepsi North America Cup is listed below:

Al Papi
Azrael Blue Chip
Beau Jangles
Brandon Blvd
Lindy Dragonwater
Melillo
No Waitlist
Odds On Mr Mamba
Redland Rocket Man
Sweet Lovin Lou

The 2026 Pepsi North America Cup set for this Saturday evening. Admission is free. Doors open at 5 p.m. and live racing begins at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit WoodbineMohawkPark.com.

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Grace Martin

Grace Martin

Communications Manager, Woodbine Entertainment

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Woodbine Entertainment is the largest horse racing operator in Canada, with Thoroughbred horse racing at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, and Standardbred horse racing at Woodbine Mohawk Park in Milton. Woodbine Entertainment also owns and operates HPIbet, Canada’s only betting platform dedicated to horse racing. Woodbine and Mohawk Park are host to several world-class racing events including The King’s Plate, four Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series races, and the Pepsi North America Cup. Run without share capital, Woodbine Entertainment has a mandate to financially invest all profit back into the horse racing industry and the 25,000 jobs it supports across Ontario.

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