Pepsi North America Cup XLII attracts 23 entrants
MILTON, June 3, 2025 – The entry box for the 42nd Pepsi North America Cup (Grade 1) closed Tuesday morning with 23 three-year-old pacers entered.
The 26 entered pacers will now be drawn into three $50,000 elimination races for this Saturday. The top-three finishers, plus a fourth-place finisher drawn by lot, will advance to the $1 million final on Saturday, June 14 at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
The draw for Saturday’s eliminations will be released later this afternoon.
Below are the horses entered (in alphabetical order) for this year’s Pepsi North America Cup:
Avanti (Trainer: Melissa Essig)
Bourbon County (Trainer: Paul Reid)
Captain Hurley (Trainer: Murray Brethour)
Captain Optimistic (Trainer: Nancy Takter)
Courts On Fire (Trainer: Blake MacIntosh)
Crack Shot (Trainer: Gregg McNair)
Dandy Ideal (Trainer: Hunter Oakes)
Fallout (Trainer: Tony Alagna)
Fast Choice (Trainer: Jared Bako)
Joel And The Jets (Trainer: Dr. Ian Moore)
Knockout Round (Trainer: Tony Alagna)
Lite Up The World (Trainer: Anthony Beaton)
Louprint (Trainer: Ron Burke)
Madden Oaks (Trainer: Cameron Capone)
Mad River (Trainer: Per Engblom)
Making History (Trainer: Tony Alagna)
Pants On Fire (Trainer: Brian Brown)
Papis Pistol (Trainer: Cosmo De Pinto)
Prince Hal Hanover (Trainer: Dr. Ian Moore)
Sippinonsearoc (Trainer: Ron Burke)
Sterling Choice (Trainer: Blake MacIntosh)
Swingtown (Trainer: Ron Burke)
Th Kay C Crunch (Trainer: Carl Jamieson)
The entry box also closed Tuesday for several other major stakes. The number of entrants in each event is listed below.
Roses Are Red (Mare Pace): 8
Goodtimes (3-Year-Old Trot): 14
Armbro Flight (Mare Trot): 13
Fan Hanover (3-Year-Old Filly Pace): 12
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Mark McKelvie