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2025 North America Cup Results


Ronnie Wrenn Jr. gets a kiss from his wife Brianna after winning his first North America Cup with Louprint.
Dateline: 06/14/2025

The 42nd running of the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup (G1), Canada's richest harness race, was contested on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park featuring the best 3-year-old pacing males in North America going the standard 1 mile trip around the 7/8 mile stonedust oval in Campbellville, Ontario, in a major prep for the Pacing Triple Crown. Conditions were typical for mid June in Southern Ontario, with partly cloudy skies and a post time temperature of 18 C (64 F). This is also the first year of the new graded stakes system in North American harness racing, to bring the sport in line with harness racing in Australia and Europe as well as Thoroughbred racing. Woodbine Mohawk Park will host the most Grade 1 stakes this year with 12, not counting the 12 Breeders Crown championship races in late October.

Elimination winners Lite Up The World, second in the Somebeachsomewhere at Woodbine Mohawk Park on May 31, and Louprint, winner of Pennsylvania Sires Stakes events at Meadows, Pocono, and Philadelphia, were sent off as 9-5 joint favorites in the field of 10. Captain Optimistic, winner of the other elimination heat, was the 7-2 third choice, off a second place finish in the Pennsylvania Sires Stakes at Philadelphia on May 25.


Louprint (outside) battles with Madden Oaks in the stretch
Driver Braxten Boyd sent 53-1 Madden Oaks to the lead first time by through an opening quarter of 26 seconds while pressed by 57-1 Swingtown and stalked by Louprint. Down the backstretch, driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr. sent favorite Louprint, parked out wide, to the lead through a half in 53 1/5 and 3/4 in 1:19 15. Turning for home, Louprint opened up a 1 1/2 length advantage. Boyd sent Madden Oaks to re-rally late but Louprint was up to task, holding on to win by a head in 1:47 1/5 It was another length back to late-running 64-1 Fast Choice third.



Louprint wins the North America Cup.

The Pepsi North America Cup
Purse: $1,000,000     Distance: 1 mile, pacers
Pgm   Horse              Driver            Win   Place  Show
 4   Louprint            Wrenn            5.80    3.70  2.90
10   Madden Oaks         Boyd                    37.00 19.10
 1   Fast Choice         Zeron                         18.10

Winning Time:  1:47 1/5 

$2 Exacta 4-10             296.90
$2 Trifecta 4-10-1       6,614.50
$1 Superfecta 4-10-1-6  44,637.60

Results chart Race 11

Left: Louprint in the winner's circle. Winning trainer and co-owner Ron Burke said, "I knew he was good, and he was ready to go. And you know, Ronnie was worried that he had raced him too hard. But you know, when you think you have the best colt, you put him on the front at some point and let them come get him. I'm awful proud of him. He raced hard. But you know, I have all the faith in the world in this colt."

Right: The connections with the trophy.

Left: Louprint heads out for the post parade. Winning driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr., celebrating his first North America Cup win said, "What a dream come true to get the job done. He's a special horse. I didn't give him a great trip, but you know, he's a terrific horse – he raced really well."

Right: Louprint returns after the race. Wrenn added, "He's a terrific horse, and he showed it tonight. It wasn't ideal to go that fast to the third quarter. But you know, that's card I was dealt."

Left: Louprint warms up earlier in the evening.

Right: Trainer Ron Burke with the trophy. Burke added, "I never lost faith. I thought he was a winner from the top of the lane down, like he just digs. He knows how to win. If you look at his career, if he's in the front, he's very hard to get around. He's a great horse. He's actually an improvement, I think, on his sire, which I didn't think I would ever say."

Left: Second place finisher Madden Oaks first time by. The Cameron Capone trainee improved his record to 3 wins, 4 seconds, and 2 thirds in 8 starts, earning $296,730 for owners Samir Tawil, Paul Kautz, Alexander Henn, and Nathan Fullmer.

Right: Third place finisher Fast Choice warms up earlier in the evening. The Jared Bako trainee improved his record to 4 wins, 1 second, and 1 third in 9 starts, earning $374,520 for owner Ashley Bako.



Kicking off the stakes action, a field of 8 faced the starter in the $287,000 Roses are Red Stakes (G1) for older pacing fillies and mares. 20-1 My Girl EJ was sent to the lead by driver Todd McCarthy through an opening quarter of 26 2/5 while pressed by 9-1 second choice Sylvia Hanover and stalked by 13-2 third choice Aardie B Miki. Down the backstretch Aardie B Miki took over through a half in 55 1/5 before 1-10 favorite and last year's winner Twin B Joe Fresh, 4th early with driver Dexter Dunn, swept to lead through 3/4 in 1:22 1/5. Kept to task by Dunn, Twin B Joe Fresh drew off tow in by 3 1/2 lengths over Sylvia Hanover in 1:48 4/5. It was another neck back to Aardie B Miki third.

Results chart Race 3

Left: Twin B Joe Fresh in the winner's circle. Winning trainer Chris Ryder said, "She is what she is… she's not hard to get ready. She's such a beautiful mare – you push a button, she's away. We're very blessed. Everybody keeps asking me (about facing males) so obviously we have it in the back of our minds. It's a possibility, but it has to suit her. We'll just see if it works out, but I'm not adamant about doing it at all, no."

Right: Twin B Joe Fresh heads back to the barn. Winning driver Dexter Dunn said, "She's gotten bigger every year and better every year. She's done it again this year. So [it's] a special ride."



A full field of 8 (after 2 scratches) older trotting fillies and mares faced the starter in the $210,000 Armbro Flight Stakes (G2). Driver Yannick Gingras sent 12-1 M Ms Dream to the lead first time by through fractions of 26 4/5, 56 seconds, and 1:24 2/5 while pressed by 8-5 second choice Call Me Goo and stalked by 106-1 Bravo Angel S. Turning for home, driver James MacDonald sent 5-4 favorite Dial Square S, 5th early and parked wide around both turns, to the lead at the 1/8 pole. Kept to task by MacDonald, Dial Square S held off Call Me Goo to win by 1/2 a length in 1:51 4/5. It was another 1 3/4 length back to 17-1 Willys Home Run third.

Results chart Race 7

Left: Dial Square S with her connections in the winner's circle. Winning driver James MacDonald said, "She was just perfect; two fingers to drive. Ake (Svanstedt, trainer and co-owner) said, in her first start, she got a little hot and then last week she was great to drive. They've done a great job with her because she was an absolute dream tonight.

Right: Dial Square S returns after the race. MacDonald added, "I was just [wanting] to go forward a bit and see how the race looked. It looked pretty early like Ake and Yannick got away well and Louis was kind of floating for position – I was hoping I could get him in front of me. Sometimes it never works out, but today it did. He's been one of the greatest trotting trainers in recent history. It's just an honour for him to give me the call and I'm just happy to be along for the ride."



A field of 10 faced the starter in the $100,000 Mohawk Gold Cup Invitational (G3) for older pacers. Driver Yannick Gingras sent 5-2 second choice Brue Hanover to the lead first time by through fractions of 26 seconds, 54 4/5, and 1:21 4/5 while pressed by 8-5 favorite Nijinsky and stalked by 3-1 third choice Abuckabett Hanover. Turning for home Brue Hanover opened up a 1 1/2 length lead and held off the late closing Nijinsky to win by 1/2 a length in 1:47 4/5. It was another 1 1/4 length back to Abuckabett Hanover third.

Results chart Race 8

Left: Brue Hanover in the winner's circle. Winning driver Yannick Gingras said, "He feels great. He's definitely in career form, that's for sure. He drove great, but he was always a willing horse. Top of the stretch, I knew Nijinsky had pace behind me. So, I was hugging the rail pretty good, you know, make sure that he wasn't going to get through." Trainer Dave Menary added, "He's handled everything we've thrown at him. I'm proud of the horse and he's a special animal. He's just so brave. We made a few equipment changes along the way. He's just a class act to be driven this hard this many weeks in a row."

Right: Second place finisher and beaten favorite Nijinsky first time by. Winner of last year's North America Cup, the Anthony Beaton trainee improved his 2025 record to 1 win and 2 seconds in 3 starts, and improved his career earnings to $1,858,749 for owners West Wins Stable, John Fielding, Mark Dumain, and Winbak Farm.



The $227,000 Goodtimes Stakes (G2) featured a field of nine 3-year-old trotters. Driver James MacDonald sent 5-2 second choice Landing On Time to the lead first time by through an opening quarter of 26 4/5 while pressed by 1-2 favorite Emoticon Legacy and stalked by 17-1 Galen Erso. Down the backstretch, Louis-Philippe Roy sent Emoticon Legacy to lead through a half in 55 1/5 and 3/4 in 1:23. In the stretch, Emoticon Legacy drew off to win by 3 1/4 lengths over late-running 14-1 Gap Kronos S in a new track record time of 1:50 2/5. It was another 3/4 length back to Landing On Time third.

Results chart Race 9

Left: Emoticon Legacy in the winner's circle. Winning trainer Luc Blais said, "Well, this year he's a different horse. Last year, he was a little bit anxious, and didn't know how to control his emotion, I think. But this year, I think we know him. He's more easy. I started differently with him, and it's worked out. I know he's got lots of speed, but he just needs to control his emotion."

Right: Emoticon Legacy returns after the race with his new track record showing on the timer to the left. Winning driver Louis-Philippe Roy said, "I didn't necessarily want to race him on the on the lead again, but leaving the gate and going in the first turn, I thought it was like the best option for me, because otherwise I was going to have to come first up on the other best two that I thought were in the race. I was a little bit worried, to be honest, but the horse just proved he's a different animal."



The $390,000 Fan Hanover Stakes (G1) is the distaff counterpart to the North America Cup, with a field of eight 3-year-old pacing fillies (after expected favorite Chantilly scratched sick). 38-1 Wickedpace was quickest away through fractions of 25 4/5 and 54 seconds while pressed by 14-1 Cant See Me and stalked by 13-2 The Last Martini. On the far turn, driver Dexter Dunn sent 1-10 favorite Miki And Minnie, 4th early, out wide to take over through 3/4 in 1:21 1/5. 14-1 Rodeo Drive Deo put in a strong rally from 8th but Miki And Minnie held her off to win by 3/4 length in 1:48 3/5. It was another 1/4 length back to The Last Martini third.

Results chart Race 10

Left: Miki And Minnie in the winner's circle. Winning trainer Chris Ryder said, "It's great to win these races, but it's really so much better with Dexter. I saw him grow up as a little fellow and been great friends with him and the mum and dad for most my lifetime. He's like a second son. It's terrific."

Right: Miki And Minnie returns after the race. Winning driver Dexter Dunn said, "I was really happy where I got away, the speed was on enough. We moved up around the last turn and then she felt fantastic. She's just all class. She knuckled right back down to it [when Rodeo Drive Deo challenged late], and then she was pricking her ears at the line. She's a bit like that. She's a proper racehorse; she knows her job".

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