Top 50 pacers eligible for 2009 Pepsi North America Cup stakes race

I will try to update this list every 10 days or so. Unofficial Advance Odds by HarnessHorses.info Editor Joe Trainor, as of April 26, 2009.

North America Cup 2009 Pacing Colts to Watch


BOLDING added 05may09

1 - Well Said - 5-1

1 - Major In Art - 5-1

3 - Art Colony - 7-1

4 - Dial Or Nodial - 8-1

5 - Sheer Desire - 10-1

5 - Chasin Racin - 10-1

7 - Drop Red 12-1

7 - Glad To Be Back - 12-1

9 - Nebupanezzar - 15-1

9 - Captain Sir - 15-1

9 - Vertigo Hanover - 15-1

12 - Good Chi - 18-1

12 - Lifesong - 18-1

14 - Carnivore - 20-1

14 - Annieswesterncard - 20-1

14 - Schoolkids - 20-1

17 - OK Boromir - 25-1

17 - Trail Boss - 25-1

19 - Mr. Wiggles - 30-1

19 - Allamerican Motive - 30-1

21 - Western Posse - 35-1

21 - Vintage Hanover - 35-1

21 - Arctic Warrior - 35-1

21 - Allamerican Improv - 35-1

25 - Mr. Terror - 40-1

25 - Johnny Z 40-1

27 - Blended Whiskey 45-1

27 - Fast Pay 45-1

27 - Fire On The Water 45-1

30 - Deep Finesse 50-1

30 - Lisagain 50-1

30 - Pangiorno 50-1

33 - Estero Bay 55-1

33 - Fire In The Shark 55-1

35 - Aintnofoolsgold 60-1

Moving Up on Next Chart:

UPGRADED 30apr09:

The George Teague-trained Bunkmeister

Four Starz Twins

Added 06may09:

Vertical Horizon

Pair A Dice

Added 03may09:

World Away


More NA Cup eligible colts to watch during May and June:

Get It Now
Special Art
Allamerican Chief
Mysticism
Primary Purpose
Suprizemeagain
Shipps Xpectancy
Millionaire Cam
Barber Pole
Standupnkissme
Best Dream Seeker
Stinger Blue Chip
Straight Shooting
Count On Art

Shadow Play trains in 1:58, readies for qualifier at Charlottetown Driving Park

Dr. Ian Moore reports that Shadow Play is tuning up nicely and will be qualifying as soon as next Saturday.

"With a decent track (off a tick) and a strong wind, Shadow paced his last of 3 training miles at his home track in 1:58 flat, first and last quarters in 29. He was very strong and all continues to be well."


Dr. Ian Moore training report on Shadow Play



Have you been wondering how Beach is doing in his new career as a standardbred pacing stallion? I was, and was pleased to get this good news from Adam Bowden's Diamond Creek Farms blog:

"He did it on the racetrack and he has continued his dominance in the breeding shed. Again, I can only comment on what I see but the numbers speak for themselves. We have bred six mares to Somebeachsomewhere and all six have been pronounced in foal. Five of the six mares were only covered once and the sixth mare was covered a second time because she didn't ovulate when bred the first time. The mares we bred to Somebeachsomewhere range from 18 year old Can Du River to maiden Loving Caroline, to foal-heat bred Loyal Opposition. I know I don't speak for everyone, with respect to the semen quality, but I couldn't be happier with the numbers we have received."

Hoping to hear more good news about Beach offspring on the way.

Maritimes harness racing fans will likely never see another year like 2008, but if Shadow can stand up well against Mister Big, Dali and other top pacers, there could be more good news coming for PEI.

3 year old colts to watch; Pepsi NA Cup Eligibles

Here is a list of some of the three year old pacing colts eligible for the Pepsi North America Cup on the 2009 harness racing stakes schedule:

(Unofficial Advance Odds by HarnessHorses.info)

1 - Well Said - 5-1

2 - Major In Art - 6-1

3 - Art Colony - 8-1

4 - Dial Or Nodial - 10-1

4 - Sheer Desire - 10-1

6 - Nebupanezzar - 15-1

6 - Drop Red 15-1

6 - Chasin Racin - 15-1

9 - Captain Sir - 18-1

9 - Vertigo Hanover - 18-1

11 - Glad To Be Back - 20-1

12 - Good Chi - 22-1

12 - Lifesong - 22-1

14 - Carnivore - 25-1

14 - Annieswesterncard - 25-1

14 - Schoolkids - 25-1

17 - OK Boromir - 30-1

17 - Trail Boss - 30-1

19 - Mr. Wiggles - 35-1

20 - Allamerican Motive - 40-1

21 - Western Posse - 45-1

22 - Vintage Hanover - 50-1


This is my second version of the top contenders list, and I'll try and expand it to 25 to 30 in coming weeks. More colts to watch in April and May include Arctic Warrior, Allamerican Improv, Deep Finesse, Lisagain, Pangiorno, Estero Bay, Fire In The Shark, Aintnofoolsgold, Get It Now, Special Art and Allamerican Chief.

Added to Watch List 21apr09, the Casie Coleman trained colt Mr. Terror.


Added to Watch List 24apr09: Johnny Z, Blended Whiskey, Fast Pay


Added 25apr09: Fire On The Water

Additional horses to keep an eye out for include:

Mysticism
Suprizemeagain
Bunkmeister
Shipps Xpectancy
Millionaire Cam
Barber Pole
Standupnkissme
Best Dream Seeker
Stinger Blue Chip
Straight Shooting
Count On Art
Primary Purpose
Ideal Danny
Grandma Jans Max
Shortstacked
Hay Goodlooking
Redneck Riviera
Bay Of Sharks
McLaren

Full online list of all three year old pacing colts eligible for 2009 north america cup at mohawk

Complete Trot Magazine NA Cup 2009 Spring Book Advance Odds online

Mr. Big wires 'em in 1.55.3 in 1st qualifier; standardbred racing news

News from the harness racing world:

2008 champion pacer Mr. Big qualifies with wire-to-wire win


Buck I St Pat wins by 5 lengths for first victory since injury


Saqqara Dream sets new lifetime mark with 153.3 victory


Full online list of horses eligible for 2009 Pepsi North American Cup


NA Cup eligibles Trail Boss, Captain Sir, Chief of the Beach all qualify at Mohawk 17apr

NA Cup 2009 EARLY Advance Odds; Shadow Play trains in 2:04 at farm in PEI

Doc Moore has reported that Shadow Play has trained in 2:04 on a decent PEI spring eveing:

"After working the track for an hour Wednesday at 11 am, I was able to go a 1+1/2 mile training session with Shadow, last 1/2 in 1:09. I did that because I only had a 1/2 hour before I had to go and catch a plane. He was jogged 6 miles the remaining days of the week and after my arrival back home about 5:45 Saturday evening and listening to the weather forecast (yes - but only 10 more cm of snow and freezing rain and rain Monday + Tuesday also), I decided to train him an evening session along with 2 other 3 year olds I have. This depressing Spring on PEI has enticed me to do things that I have rarely ever done before.


However, I got 2 singles in before dark on a much improved track, with Shadow strong in 2:04 off a half in 1:03 and three quarters in 1:35. He did it with ease in the middle of my track and seemed very happy after.


We left the barn at 9pm as the now freezing rain was on its way down."


Look for Shadow Play to face Dali, Mister Big and hopefully Ramegade Bruiser for dominance this summer.










It's going to be very tough to match the excitement generated by the 3 year old pacing division last year, when Beach, Shadow, Art Official, Dali and others battled in the top races. Here is a VERY PRELIMINARY look at some of the top three year old pacing colts eligible for this year's 2009 Pepsi North America Cup:

Rank - Horse - Advance Odds by Joe Trainor

1 - Major In Art - 8-1
2 - Well Said - 9-1
3 - Art Colony - 10-1
4 - Dial Or Nodial - 12-1
5 - Sheer Desire - 12-1
6 - Nebupanezzar - 15-1
7 - Drop Red 18-1
8 - Captain Sir - 18-1
9 - Glad To Be Back - 20-1
10 - Carnivore - 22-1
11 - Annieswesterncard - 25-1
12 - Schoolkids - 25-1
13 - Chasin Racin - 30-1
14 - OK Boromir - 35-1
15 - Lifesong - 40-1

I'll try and expand this list to about 20-25 in the next few weeks. Some names to watch in April and May include Mr. Wiggles, Pangiorno, Estero Bay, Allamerican Motive, Western Posse, Arctic warrior, Allamerican Improv, Deep Finesse, Trail Boss, Lisagain, Fire In The Shark and Aintnofoolsgold.

Here is the complete list of three year old pacers eligible for the 2009 Pepsi North Cup standardbred stakes race on June 27, 2009 at Mohawk Raceway:

AHEAD OFTHE CURVE
AINTNOFOOLSGOLD
ALLAMERICAN BARON
ALLAMERICAN CHIEF
ALLAMERICAN IMPROV
ALLAMERICAN MOTIVE
AMAZON ART
ANNIESWESTERNCARD
ARCTIC WARRIOR
ARE YOU COMING
ART COLONY
ARTNERS IN CRIME
AZOREANSAILOR
BARBER POLE
BAY OF SHARKS
BEST DREAM SEEKER
BETTINGANDWINNING
BLAZING SON
BLENDED WHISKEY
BORN TO ROCKN ROLL
BUFFALO ROME
BUILT TO DRIVE
BUNKMEISTER
CAMS WESTERN
CAPTAIN SIR
CARNIVORE
CHASIN RACIN
CHATHAM HEAT
CHIEF OF THE BEACH
CIVIL YANKEE
COMANCHE HALL
COUNT ON ART
DEEP FINESSE
DIAL OR NODIAL
DONT GIVE UP
DRINK UP
DROP RED
EL CUMANCHERO
ELECTRIC ENERGY
ESTERO BAY
FAST PAY
FIRE ON THE WATER
FIREINTHESHARK
FOOLISH GEM
FOUR STARZ TWINS
GET IT NOW
GIDDY UP DELIGHT
GLAD TO BE BACK
GOING NATIVE
GOOD CHI
GRANDMA JANS MAX
GYPSY ARTISAN
HAY GOODLOOKING
HOMERUN BABY
IAMPERFECTRIGHT
IDEAL DANNY
IDEAL RACE
IF I CAN DREAM
IN SIGHT
J CRUISE
JOHNNY Z
KEEP IT REAL
LAKERS VETT
LIFESONG
LIGHT UP THE SKY
LIGHTNING ELVIS
LIGHTNING MOON
LISAGAIN
LISDEAN
M A SAILOR
MAJOR IN ART
MAJOR INDISCRETION
MANHATTAN BLUECHIP
MCLAREN
MIGHTY ME
MILLIONAIRE CAM
MONKEY OFF MY BACK
MR BIBA FRA
MR TERROR
MR TERRY FRA
MR WIGGLES
MYSTICISM
NEBUPANEZZAR
NEVER A FOOL
NICHOLAS C HANOVER
NITTANY LINEBACKER
NOB HILL HIGH
OK BOROMIR
ONE MORE DRINK
OR
OVERWHELMING SHARE
PAIR A DICE
PANGIORNO
PANMUNJOM
PASSMASTER HANOVER
PRECIOUS MEDAL
PRIMARY PURPOSE
REAL JOKE
REAL SHOWDOWN
REDNECK RIVIERA
ROGERS PLACE
RUNAWAY ENERGY
SCHOOLKIDS
SEER OF PATMOS
SHEER DESIRE
SHIPPS XPECTANCY
SHORTSTACKED
SOMBRERO BLUE CHIP
SPECIAL ART
STANDUPNKISSME
STINGER BLUE CHIP
STONEBRIDGE TERROR
STRAIGHT SHOOTING
SUPER ENDING
SUPRIZEMEAGAIN
TRAIL BOSS
TWIN B SURFER
UP FRONT ELI
UPFRONT HOOSIERBOY
VERTIGO HANOVER
VIGOROUS
VINTAGE MASTER
WAFFLES AND CREAM
WAMBAM SAM
WELL SAID
WESTERN AVENUE
WESTERN POSSE
WILFRED SANDS
WORLD AWAY
WORLDLY DOMINATION
YANZHOU
YOUNG SPIRIT
ZEE BARBER

2009 Pepsi North America Cup; Harness Horses to Watch

The 2009 Pepsi North America Cup Spring Book is featured in Trot Magazine's April 2009 edition, the Horseplayer's Issue, and the top 10 horses in the '09 North America Cup Spring Book are listed below.

Rank - Horse - Odds

1 - Well Said - 6-1
2 - Art Colony - 7-1
3 - Major In Art - 10-1
4 - Dial Or Nodial - 11-1
5 - Sheer Desire - 12-1
6 - Nebupanezzar - 18-1
7 - Captain Sir - 20-1
8 - Carnivore - 22-1
9 - Annieswesterncard - 24-1
10 - Schoolkids - 25-1


Here are some other contenders for 2009 Pepsi North Cup standardbred stakes race for 3 year old colts. This is a very preliminary list and I will add more names based on performances in April and May. Thanks to Ken Middleton's list of 2009 NA Cup contenders and longhots for valuable insight and updates.

GLAD TO BE BACK - Finished 2nd by 1/2 length in 1.52.1 on April 4th

LIFESONG - Fourth in the same Apr 04 race as GLAD TO BE BACK, timed in 1.52.

DROP RED - Won his April 2nd qualifier at the Meadowlands in 1.52.4 after placing in 1.55 his first time out; tighteing nicely.


ESTERO BAY - Won qualifier in 1.57.1 and won first start in 1.57.3 and just getting rolling.


ALLAMERICAN MOTIVE - 2nd in his April 3rd start, race-timed in 1.55.3


OK BOROMIR - Won qualifier in 1.53.4 while finishing 15 lengths ahead of 2nd place finisher, fellow NA Cup eligible colt Sombrero Blue Chip.


WESTERN POSSE finished 7th in his qualifier but still paced his own mile in 1.54.1.


ARCTIC WARRIOR won his opening qualifier in 1.59.3 and the Blissfall Hall winner of 6 of 10 last year looks ready to go faster.


ALLAMERICAN IMPROV - Qualified in 1.56.3 victory first time out after posting 5 for 9, 128k freshman season.


AINTNOFOOLSGOLD - Fourth in qualifier but race-timed in 1.55.3

Electric Stena daughter Esmeralda Semalu sets world-record 5/8ths; 1.49.4!!!

Joe Pavia Stable enjoys success with world champion Esmeralda Semalu

Electric Stena daughter Esmeralda Semalu sets world-record for older mares on 5/8ths; 1.49.4!!!

Electric Stena is a 2 x 4 Most Happy Fella cross:

Click the folowing link to see full online pedigree of standarbred stallion sire Electirc Stena.

Esmeralda Semalu, a bay daughter of Electric Stena-Anemone Semalu, set a world record for older pacing mares on a five-eighths-mile track when she won an Open handicap for fillies and mares at Pompano Park in 1:49.4 for her trainer/driver Joe Pavia, Jr.

Full online article about Esmeralda Semalu world record at US Trotting website