Pepsi North America Cup event details released
June 15, 2017,by Mark McKelvie, WEG Communications
Campbellville, ON — Mohawk Racetrack has released admission, entrance and event details for Saturday’s C$1 million Pepsi North America Cup.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for kids (ages 12-17) and children under 12 are free. Tickets will be on sale beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and doors will open at 4 p.m. Tickets will be available for purchase at the Main Entrance and East Gate Entrance using cash, credit or debit. To avoid line-ups, fans are urged to purchase their tickets in advance through TicketMaster.
A will-call table will be set up outside the Main Entrance for guests with reservations in the Terrace Dining Room and Lounge. Signage will be posted to direct guests with reservations to will-call.
The pre-race concert with Kira Isabella begins at 5 p.m. The rising country star will also be performing the national anthems at 6:15 p.m. Jojo Mason will take the stage at approximately 7 p.m. and will be performing between races.
Post time for Saturday’s 15-race card is 6:30 p.m.
There will also be several special food and drink options for fans to enjoy. A beer tent will be set up in the concert area (at the East End), while Woodbine’s brand-new Food Truck will also be on-site.
The popular “First Bet on Us” promotion is back and the first 2,500 fans to sign up will receive a 2017 Pepsi North America Cup hat.
The C$1 million Pepsi North America Cup is carded as race 12 and will go postward at approximately 10:40 p.m.
The $100,000 All-Stakes Pick-4 starts in race nine and features the Fan Hanover, Goodtimes, Roses Are Red and Pepsi North America Cup.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.NorthAmericaCup.com.
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Woodbine Entertainment Group is pleased to announce that Lou Lamoriello, general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, will be making the winner’s circle presentation for this Saturday’s C$1 million Pepsi North America Cup at Mohawk Racetrack.