Top ranked North America Cup eligibles Ammo and Confederate, who finished 1-2 within a half-length in last year's Breeders Crown, met up for the first time this season to open Tuesday morning's (May 2) qualifying session at Harrah's Philadelphia.
“We certainly want to make sure we get the word out and, beyond that, let people know this is a zero-percent increase they’re going to be voting on,” Superintendent Joe Holloway said.
Yannick Gingras had, what for him, was just another night at the salt mine on Friday night (April 21) at The Meadowlands, as the 43-year-old Hall of Fame pilot won both $40,000 Standardbred Retirement Foundation Series finals for three-year-olds.
With the date of the 2023 Pepsi North America Cup less than two months away, Trot Insider will profile some of the race's top contenders as horses ready to compete for one of Canadian harness racing's biggest prizes.
The 2022 O'Brien Award winning Stockade Seelster and the Breeders Crown champion Ammo lead a group of 105 colts and geldings that remain eligible for this year’s 78th edition of the Little Brown Jug.