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g>Toronto, ON --- Woodbine Entertainment Group today announced that 59 horses have been nominated to the 30th edition of the C$1 million Pepsi North America Cup, Canada’s richest harness racing event.

 

The one-mile pace for 3-year-olds, set for Mohawk Racetrack, is scheduled for Saturday (June 15).

 

Headlining the 2013 crop of nominees is Captaintreacherous (eight wins and career earnings of $918,253), the champion 2-year-old in both Canada and the United States last year for trainer Tony Alagna.

 

The bay son of 2008 Pepsi North America Cup champion Somebeachsomewherecaptured both the Metro Pace at Mohawk and the Woodrow Wilson Pace at the Meadowlands, before finishing third in the Breeders Crown at Woodbine.

 

Rockin Amadeus (three wins, $455,440), who delivered the ‘Crown’ upset, and Wake Up Peter (two wins, $290,230), who finished second in the race, are also being pointed to the ‘Cup.’

 

Others named to the race that may be noted on a Top 10 list of contenders include Odds On Equuleus (five wins, $417,534) and Apprentice Hanover (five wins, $266,998).

 

Two sustaining payments for the race are due on April 15 and May 15.

 

The Pepsi North America Cup eliminations, worth C$50,000 each, are set for Saturday (June 8).

 

The list of nominees follows:

Apprentice Hanover 
Beach Memories 
Beamer Blue Chip 
Big Bad George (Badlands Hanover, Winbak graduate) 
Bigrisk 
Captaintreacherous 
Captive Audience 
Cougar Hall 
Craven The Beach 
Dedis Dragon 
Double The Dragon 
Dovuto Hanover 
Dress The Part 
Duel In The Sun 
Eddie Sweat (Allamerican Native) 
Evenin Of Pleasure 
Fool Me Once 
Good Day Mate 
Here Comes Swifty 
I C D Moolah 
Joeythewarhorse 
Johny Rock 
KG Dragonator 
Lex Vegas 
Lucan Hanover 
Lyonsparkhavenlake 
Mach Pride 
Manchester 
Martini Hanover 
Mica Hanover (Bettor's Delight) 
Moonliteonthebeach 
Occult Master 
Odds On Equuleus 
OK Fantastic 
Orillia Joe 
Resistance Futile 
Rockin Amadeus 
Rockin Romeo 
Rocknmyjeans 
Rowlock Hanover 
Santa Fe Beachboy 
See And Ski 
Sky Is The Limit 
Smart Idea (Winbak graduate) 
Someplace Special 
Source Of Pride 
Southwind Terror 
Sunfire Blue Chip 
Sunshine Beach 
Sweet Talkin Satin 
Tarpon Hanover (Badlands Hanover) 
Twilight Bonfire 
Up Up And Out 
Urbanite Hanover 
Varadero Hanover 
Vegas Vacation 
Wake Up Peter 
Windsun Cheyenne 
Zark