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© SPORTS 14 20 xX Thursday, June 8 MARK MCKELVIE E 5 The field is setfor the 35th € edition of the $l-million ® Pepsi North America Cup 8 following Saturday eve- & ning's three $50,000 elimina- tions at Woodbine Mohawk Park. "A group of 29 three-year- old pacers were split into a trio of eliminations with the top-three finishers ' from . each division, plus a fourth- place finisher drawn by lot, advancing to next week's $1 million final. O'Brien Award' winner Stay Hungry came from third-over turning for home to capture the first elimina- tion in 1:50. Driven by Doug McNair, "Stay Hungry got away sixth and would see the two hors- esinfrontofhim angle outat the half. Summer Travel led by the half in :55.4 and bat- fled first-up challenger Done Well by three-quarters in1:23.1. In the stretch, Done Well eventually muscled by Sum- mer Travel, but Stay Hun- gry charged home with a :26 finakquarter and got by in deep stretch to win by a d. : Hayden Hanover, who .got the second-over trip, fin- ished third, while Summer Travel was fourth. Trained by Tony Alagna, Stay Hungry came into his elimination off a 1:49.1 qual- ifying mile last week at the Meadowlands, which 2% lowed a second-place finish in his season debut. The son of Somebeachsomewhere - won six of nine starts last season, including the Breed- ers Crown, and banked over $500,000 for owners. Brad Grant and the late-Irwin Sa- melman. McNair, who was 'last year's top driver at Wood- bine, will have his third-ca- reer drive in the Pepsi North America Cup and his first with an elimination winner. w nat's always what you dream of when you're grow- ing up watching the race," said McNair. "To be in the race and have one that is le- git and low odds is a great feeling." ™W Stay Hungry paid $4.10 to win Wes Delight split be- tween rivals to capture the second elimination for driv- er Corey Callahan and train- er Mark Harder. A son of Bettors Delight, Wes Delight fired out early and got a two-hole ride, as American History cleared to the lead at a :26.1 opening- quarter and took the field by the halfin :54.3. Dorsoduro Hanover came first-up on the far tum to pressure American Histo- ry, who paced by three-quar- ters. in 1:22.4 Nutcracker Sweet sat on the back of the first-up challenger and was poised for a strong stretch bid. z In the lane, American History and Nutcracker Sweet met upforabattle, but both were surpassed by Wes Delight, as Callahan angled off the rail and had room to split rivals and win in 1:50.2. Nutcracker Sweet finished can History) went - Field set for 35th Pepsi North America Cup final Lather Up, Stay Hungry and Wes Delight win eliminations New Image Media Lather Up and Montrell Teague race to victory in the third elimination of the North America Cup Saturday at Woodbine Mohawk Park. They had the fastest time on the night, clocking in at 1:49.2. second by a neck, while American History was beat less than a length in third. "Yannick's horse (Ameri- on enough (in the stretch) that could sneak out there," said Callahan. "This little horse is so gritty, he just loves to Wes-Delight is now five for six this season and has banked $108,496 for owners Rick Phillips, Deena Rachel Frost and Harder. The Bet- tors Delight colt increased his career numbers to eight wins and $232,573 earned with his Cup elimination score. A $2 win ticket on Wes De- light returned $5.70. Getting the best deal on car insurance Is one more 'thing you can be great at. Compare rates from 30+ providers. insidehalton.com InsuranceHotline Lather Up improved to five for five in 2018 with a dominating 1:49.2 victory in the third elimination. The Clyde Francis train- ee and driver Montrell Teague made an opening- quarter move from second to first, but didn't carry the lead long. Lost In Time "- rushed to the lead in the sec- ond-quarter and posted a :54.2 half. Lost In Time continued to lead at three-quarters in 1:22.2, but had his momen- tum interrupted when -- Courtly Choice, who was pressuring first-up, got too tight and hooked wheels with the leader. The lead pair became un- hooked with a little more than an eighth ofamile to go, but the rail opened and Lather Up stormed by his ri- vals with powerful, strides and drew away to win by two and three-quarter lengths. St Lads Neptune finished second, while Hitman Hill was, third. Lost In Time re- covered to hang on for fourth and won the draw as . the fourth-place finisher to qualify for the $1 million fi- nal. A son of Im Gorgeous, Lather Up has been an in- credible run to start his three-year-old season. The homebred for Gary &Barba- ra Iles is undefeated in five starts and passed his tough- est task to date on Saturday. "I knew there Was going to be a couple of them leav- ing out of there and I wasn't going to be able to get my way the whole time like I been doing the last few times," said Teague. "I fig- ured out a trip and it didn't look like the best one, but we --figlired it out. Lather Up now has nine wins and career earnings of $167,100. The Francis trainee paid $3.50 to win. The $l-million, Pepsi North America Cup takes place Saturday (June 16). Doors open at 4 pm. and first-race post-time is 6:30 p.m.