"He's sharp and on his game...sound...healthy. I couldn't be any happier the way he's coming in this week."
Trainer and co-owner Casie Coleman discussed 2016 Pepsi North America Cup starter Betting Line with Trot Insider at the post draw on Tuesday, June 14. The $1 million final will be contested on Saturday, June 18 at Mohawk Racetrack.
The Bettors Delight-Heathers Western colt won the fastest of two eliminations in 1:49.1 over Lyons Snyder and Racing Hill. As an elimination winner, Betting Line's local connections were able to choose his post position for Canada's richest race. Betting Line will be leaving from post three with David Miller driving for Coleman, who co-owns as West Wins Stable with Ross Warriner as well as Christine Calhoun and Mac Nichol.
"I think he looks real good coming in here, but it's a tough field. There's 10 of them in there and every one of them has got a shot."
To view the entries for Saturday's card at Mohawk or a free program for Mohawk’s Saturday card, courtesy of TrackIT, click on one of the following links: Saturday Entries -- Saturday Program Pages.
The Pepsi North America Cup is the centerpiece of Mohawk’s fantastic Saturday card of racing that will also feature the $438,000 final of the Fan Hanover Stakes (which will showcase three-year-old pacing fillies), the $370,000 final of the Roses Are Red (pacing mares), the $267,000 final of the Armbro Flight (trotting mares), the $268,000 final of the Goodtimes Stakes (three-year-old trotting colts), and the $100,000 Mohawk Gold Cup (invitational pacers).
TSN2 will televise the Cup final live on Saturday. First-race post time for Mohawk’s Saturday card of racing is 6:30 p.m. The NA Cup has been slotted as Race 12 on the 15-dash card and has an approximate post time of 10:40 p.m.
Mohawk will offer three Pick-4 wagers Saturday, including an All Stakes Pick-4 with a $100,000 guaranteed pool, comprising Races 9 through 12 and featuring the Roses Are Red, Mohawk Gold Cup, Fan Hanover and Pepsi North America Cup.