Milton, ON – Pepsi North America Cup elimination winners Odds On Mr Mamba and Sweet Lovin Lou will start from posts 3 and 4, respectively, in Saturday’s (June 13) C$1 million Grade 1 final at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
As elimination winners, Odds On Mr Mamba and Sweet Lovin Lou drew for posts 2 through 6. The other eight finalists drew for the remaining spots on the starting gate. The draw for the race was conducted Tuesday (June 9).
James MacDonald, who guided both elimination winners to victory this past Saturday, will drive Odds On Mr Mamba in the final. Scott Zeron will be in the sulky behind Sweet Lovin Lou.
Here is the Pepsi North America Cup field in post order:
Post – Horse – Driver – Trainer
1. Melillo – Ronnie Wrenn Jr. – Ron Burke
2. Redland Rocket Man – Louis-Philippe Roy – John Pentland
3. Odds On Mr Mamba – James MacDonald – Melanie Wrenn
4. Sweet Lovin Lou – Scott Zeron – Daniel Lagace
5. Beau Jangles – Bob McClure – Dr. Ian Moore
6. Lindy Dragonwater – Ronnie Wrenn Jr. – Ron Burke
7. Azrael Blue Chip – Andrew McCarthy – Besim Odza
8. Al Papi – Yannick Gingras – Ron Burke
9. No Waitlist – Doug McNair – Blake MacIntosh
10. Brandon Blvd – Dexter Dunn – Andrew Harris
Doors open at 5 p.m. Saturday, and live racing begins at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free.
For more information, visit WoodbineMohawkPark.com.
The draw was shown on Woodbine Mohawk Park’s YouTube channel and can be seen by clicking this link.