Dial Or No Dial, Mr. Wiggles win major NA Cup preps

Mr. Wiggles wins 500k Hoosier; Dial Or No Dial Takes NJSS 200k final

If I Can Dream sets season record at Vernon; Schoolkids also victorious

After tonight's races, here are my updated Top 20 Favorites and Contenders for Pepsi North America Cup 2009:

(Unofficial advance odds by Joe Trainor, Editor of Harness Horses Info)

1 - Well Said - 5-1

2 - Dial Or Nodial - 6-1

3 - If I Can Dream - 7-1

4 - Drop Red 8-1

5 - Johnny Z - 9-1

5 - Art Colony - 9-1

5 - Chasin Racin - 9-1

8 - Mr. Wiggles 10-1

9 - Redneck Riviera - 12-1

10 - Barber Pole 15-1

10 - Glad To Be Back - 15-1

12 - Sheer Desire - 16-1

12 - Vintage Master - 16-1

12 - Arctic Warrior - 16-1

12 - Ideal Danny - 16-1

16 - Annieswesterncard - 18-1

16 - Stonebridge Terror - 18-1

16 - Waffles and Cream - 18-1

16 - Schoolkids - 18-1

20 - Estero Bay 20-1

20 - Captain Sir - 20-1

20 - Millionaire Cam - 20-1



Happy racing!

NEW REVISED Top 50 Contenders Pepsi NA Cup 2009

After last night's Upper Canada Cup and Hempt eliminations and New Jersey Sires Stakes events, there has been some shifting in the prospects for various 3 year old colts. Also, though his trainer said he wasn't aiming him for the NA Cup, many still felt Nebupanezzar was a favourite, but now that he has a slight injury his ETA is August rather than July, so I have taken him off the list.

Top 50 favorites and contenders for the 2009 Pepsi North America Cup at Mohawk Raceway (unofficial advance odds by HarnessHorses.info as of 17may09).

Key Pepsi North America Cup Eligible Horses to watch in May and June:


1 - Major In Art*** - 8-1

1 - Dial Or Nodial - 8-1

1 - Well Said - 8-1

4 - Art Colony - 12-1

4 - Chasin Racin - 12-1

4 - Drop Red 12-1

4 - Sheer Desire - 12-1

8 - Glad To Be Back - 15-1

8 - Annieswesterncard - 15-1

10 - Redneck Riviera - 16-1

10 - Captain Sir - 16-1

10 - OK Boromir - 16-1

13 - Arctic Warrior - 18-1

13 - Johnny Z 18-1

13 - Vertigo Hanover - 18-1

13 - Good Chi - 18-1

13 - Lifesong - 18-1

13 - Western Posse - 18-1

19 - Carnivore - 20-1

19 - Barber Pole - 20-1

19 - Panmunjom - 20-1

19 - Mr. Wiggles - 20-1

23 - Allamerican Motive - 22-1

23 - Vintage Hanover - 22-1

23 - Stonebridge Terror 22-1

26 - Lisagain 25-1

26 - Schoolkids - 25-1

26 - Trail Boss - 25-1

29 - Built To Drive 30-1

29 - Primary Purpose 30-1

31 - Bunkmeister 35-1

31 - Stinger Blue Chip 35-1

33 - Pair A Dice 40-1

33 - Fast Pay 40-1

33 - Vertical Horizon 40-1

33 - Waffles and Cream 40-1

33 - Estero Bay 40-1

38 - Fire In The Shark 45-1

38 - Fire On The Water 45-1

38 - Chiefofthebeach 45-1

41 - Deep Finesse 50-1

41 - Pangiorno 50-1

41 - Millionaire Cam 50-1

41 - Allamerican Improv - 50-1

41 - Aintnofoolsgold 50-1

46 - Four Starz Twins 55-1

46 - Blended Whiskey 55-1

48 - If I Can Dream 60-1

48 - Vintage Master 60-1

50 - Special Art 65-1

*** Major In Art will be removed from next list as his connections announced an injury that is sending him back to the farm, and he is not expected to start until mid-summer at earliest.

More top 3 year old NA Cup-eligible colts to keep an eye on t5he next few weeks:

Mysticism

Suprizemeagain

Upfront Hoosierboy

Star Party