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For many participants in harness racing, a day like Saturday, June 17 might as well have an Advent calendar attached to it. Whether racing in it or participating passively as a spectator, there has been a countdown of the days to the 2023 Pepsi North America Cup card since last June. But with that nervous excitement, there are some moments that make said anticipation somewhat less enjoyable.
Torrid fractions poised Nautical Hanover for a final-quarter assault that proved successful in the final strides of a 1:48.2 mile to take the $54,000 Free For All Pace at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday night (June 10).
The second edition of the Charles Juravinski Memorial Cup has attracted 15 of the sport's top four-year-old pacers that will face off in a pair of $35,000 eliminations on Sunday, May 14 at Flamboro Downs. The $260,000 estimated final will be contested the following Sunday, May 21.
"I always say I want to be the best driver. A few years ago, I wouldn't have said that; I just wanted to be a good driver, do good things out there and not make mistakes. But now...with two O'Brien Awards, I want to be the best driver."
Bulldog Hanover winning the 2022 Canadian Pacing Derby on Sept. 3, 2022 at Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ont.