Before Saturday night is over, fans of the sulky set should have a much better idea which horses will be favoured to win Canada’s richest harness race.
With the $1.5 million Pepsi North America final set for June 26 at Mohawk Racetrack in Campbellville, this weekend brings a couple of major prep events for three-year-old pacing colts.
This Saturday at Mohawk, 31 horses will compete in three $100,000 divisions of the Burlington Stakes — 25 of them are eligible to the NA Cup.
The same night at the Meadowlands Racetrack the $500,000 New Jersey Classic final will go to post featuring the best New Jersey-bred sophomore pacing males, four of them are Cup-eligible, including elimination winner All Speed Hanover.
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