North America Cup Night

Saturday brings us the North America Cup at Mohawk Racetrack.  With the $1.5 million dollar purse, it has become a race you don't miss if you have a leading three year old pacer.  While North America Cup night does not have as strong a program as Hambletonian Day at the Meadowlands, there are three other significant stakes races on their program with the Goodtimes, Fan Hanover, and Elegant Image. 

The Goodtimes (4th race) is a wide open race.  The edge in this race goes to Sing Jessee Sing who won his elimination last week from the outside who moves inside where he also has been victorious.  After him, I am looking for Southwind Warngler to complete the exacta; this late starting horse seems to be rounding into a good three year old and I don't think we have seen the bottom for him. 

In the Fan Hanover (5th); Put On A Show and Fancy Filly hook up for the first time this season and it may very well be the best contest of the evening.  I have to give the edge to Put On A Show this week.  In their last pari-mutuel hook up in the Breeders Crown last October at Woodbine, Put On A Show defeated Fancy Filly despite Fancy Filly having the better post position.

Rock N Roll Heaven seems to be a cinch to win the North American Cup (7th) as the only thing which seems able to defeat him is the fog.  Sportswriter who seems to be finally rounding into form would be the only horse to consider as having any chance to beat RNRH.  If you want a long shot possibility, I would go with One More Laugh who raceed well in his elimination last week.  With a race to acclimate to the track, he could take it all if the top pick falters.

Poof Shes Gone should handle her field to win the Elegantimage (9th).  However, I am looking for Bone A Fide to bulk up the exacta with a second place finish.  No, she is not as good as Poof, but this lightly races daughter of SJs Photo appears to be improving and may yet turn into a top rank filly.

My selections for the North America Cup Night are as follows:

1st Pace - $30,000; Non-winners $35,000 last six starts
3 - Anderlecht  3-1
2 - Royal Morn  5-1
6 - Golden Receiver  9-2
7 - Giddy Up Delight  5-1

2nd Pace - $75,000; Fan Hanover Stakes Consolation - 3yo fillies
1 - Siri Hanover  7-2
5 - A Pippin Hanover  9-2
7 -Naughtytiltheend  3-1
3 - Tiz To Dream  5-1

3rd Pace - $22,000; FM Non-winners $20,000 last six starts
2 - Artists Dynasty  10-1
1 - Thrillionaire  5-1
5 - Play At Wynn  9-2
9 - Smashbox  7-1

4th Trot - $387,000; Goodtimes Trot Final - 3yos
2 - Sing Jesse Sing  4-1
8 - Southwind Wrangler  8-1
4 - Text Me  5-1
5 - Adrion Dream  25-1
Also Eligible - Sailaway Dream should not be ignored if he draws inside.

5th Pace - $666,000; Fan Hanover Stakes Final - 3yo fillies
5 - Put On A Show  2-1
4 - A And Gs Princess  12-1
3 - Fancy Filly  8-5
8 - Western Silk  6-1

6th Pace - $100,000; North America Cup XXVII Consolation - 3yos
10 - Stonebridge Tonic  7-1
 9 - Power Of A Moment  5-2
 1 - Allthatgltrsisgold  3-1
 5 - Haul Away  8-1

7th Pace - $1,500,000; North America Cup XXVII Final - 3yos
3 - Rock N Roll Heaven  2-1
6 - Sportswriter  4-1
8 - One More Laugh  12-1
9 - Kyle Major  6-1

8th Pace - $19,000; Non-winners $14,000 last six starts
3 - John Dilinger  7-1
6 - Big Bam Ray  3-1
4 - Activator  5-1
1 - Livefreeordiehard  5-1

9th Trot - $557,000; Elegantimage Stakes Final - 3yo fillies
3 - Poof Shes Gone  8-5
8 - Bone A Fide  25-1
4 - Ipromisenottotell  8-1
6 - Jesses Messenger  6-1

10th Pace - $24,000; Non-winners $22,500 last six starts
5 - Automatic Slims  4-1
6 - The Mohegan Pan  5-1
3 - Kindly Poet  3-1
1 - Evening Job  6-1

11th Pace - $42,000; Open
2 - Ramegade Bruiser  5-2
7 - Keystone Horatio  4-1
6 - Stonebridge Terror  5-1
4 - Mr Apples  7-2

12th Pace - $16,000; Non-winners $8,000 last six starts
5 - My Fella  7-2
4 - Shadywood Baron
6 - Thepaininsulahotel  6-1
2 - Raining Again  10-1

13th Pace - $16,000; Non-winners $8,000 last six starts
2 - Canbec Condor  7-1
3 - Monster In Law  5-1
6 - Fire On The Water  6-1
9 - Foolish Justice  5-1