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JK Endofanera captured the 31st edition of the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Saturday, June 14 at Mohawk Racetrack....read on
3 åriga pacer 1.609 m auto Purse: $ 1 000 000
N:r Plac. Häst Kön Härstamning Kusk Tränare Tid Dist. Odds Pris 9 1 Jk Endofanera h Art Major - Presidential Lady Brian Sears Ron Burke 1:48.4 1609 131 500 000 3 2 Tellitlikeitis h Well Said - Kikikatie Brett Miller Jimmy Takter 1:49.0 1609 29 250 000 7 3 He's Watching h American Ideal - Baberhood Tim Tetrick David Menary 1:49.1 1609 64 120 000 2 4 Mcwicked h Mcardle - Western Sahara David Miller Casie Coleman 1:49.2 1609 40 80 000 4 5 Lyonssomewhere h Somebeachsomewhere - Miss Kitty Hanover Corey Callahan Jimmy Takter 1:49.4 1609 44 50 000 1 0 Beat The Drum h Tell All - Pop Diva Yannick Gingras Staffan Lind 1:49.4 1609 431 8 0 Luck Be Withyou h Western Ideal - Trim Hanover Ron Pierce William Cass 1:50.2 1609 233 5 0 Let's Drink On It h Art Official - Letmedowneasy Tyler Smith Joe Seekman 1:50.3 1609 154 6 0 Ideal Cowboy v American Ideal - Trend Setter Scott Zeron P J Fraley 1:51.0 1609 710 10 0 Sometimes Said h Well Said - Lady Sometimes John Campbell Jim Campbell 1:52.0 1609 453 Time: 25.1, 53.2, 1:20.3, 1:48.4 (Temperature: 15, Condition: FT, Variant: 0) 1st Jk Endofanera (b,c,3 - Art Major-Presidential Lady-Presidential Ball) Owner: 3 Brothers Stables,New York,NY 2nd Tellitlikeitis (b,c,3 - Well Said-Kikikatie-Real Artist) Owner: Lothlorien,Cheltenham,ON 3rd Hes Watching (b,c,3 - American Ideal-Baberhood-Real Desire) Owner: Menary Racing Inc,Rockton-Brad D Gray,Dundas-Michael A Guerriero,Puslinch,ON- Muscara Racing Trust,Ivyland,PA
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JK Endofanera captured the 31st edition of the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Saturday, June 14 at Mohawk Racetrack.
Jk Endofanera and driver Brian Sears swept by in deep stretch to win North America's richest pacing race in a career-best 1:48.4 for trainer Ron Burke and the 3 Brothers Stables.
Elimination winner Lyonssomewhere (Corey Callahan) was the first to the front from post four with eight-hole assignee Luck Be Withyou (Ron Pierce) rolling up into the pocket over the favoured elimination winner, Tellitlikeitis (Brett Miller). Lyonssomewhere matched the fastest first quarter in North America Cup history as he hit the mark in :25.1.
As the colts headed into the backstretch, Tellitlikeitis swept to command with Hes Watching (Tim Tetrick) hot on his heels and edging by at the half in :53.2.
Hes Watching raced to three-quarters in 1:20.3 with the fastest elimination winner, McWicked (David Miller), advancing first over. Meanwhile, JK Endofanera, who was caught outside in seventh from post nine early on, picked up his cover.
Hes Watching continued to lead into the stretch with McWicked looming and Tellitlikeitis slipping up the inside, but JK Endofanera kicked home off cover in :27-seconds to steal the glory. Tellitlikeitis finished second by one and a half lengths with Hes Watching two and a half lengths behind in third.
The complete order of finish was: JK Endofanera, Tellitlikeitis, Hes Watching, McWicked, Lyonssomewhere, Beat The Drum (Yannick Gingras), Luck Be Withyou, Lets Drink On It (Tyler Smith), Ideal Cowboy (Scott Zeron), and Sometimes Said (John Campbell).
"I really didn't see the fractions until the three-quarters in 1:20 and a piece and I thought they've got to come back to me just a little bit," commented Sears after the win. "My colt wasn't really real aggressive, but when I called on him he showed up."
A top colt heading into the season, ranked seventh in Trot Magazine's Spring Book, JK Endofanera was overlooked in the final after baring out in the stretch and finishing third in his elimination. He paid $26.30, $9.20 and $5.90 for the 12-1 upset with equipment changes that included removing a left Murphy blind and adding blinkers.
"The horse was a top colt going into the Meadowlands Pace and North America Cup, but it's a week to week thing," noted Sears. "When you're hot, you're hot and when you throw in a bad one, they forget about you."
Sears earned his second North America Cup victory, having previously hoisted the coveted trophy in 2005 with Rocknroll Hanover. The win was Burke's first in three Cup starts and a special one for Alan, Ron and Steve Katz of the 3 Brothers Stables as the homebred was named for their late father Jack Katz, using his initials, and veterinarian Dr. Stephen P. Dey II, who passed away on the day the colt was foaled at his Heritage Hills Farm, marking an end of an era for their family.
The son of Art Major is out of the 3 Brothers Stables' stakes winning mare Lady Presidential. He never finished worse than second in seven freshman starts, including four wins, while banking $371,850. He began his sophomore campaign with three straight stakes wins in the Simpson Memorial, Pocono Cup and Somebeachsomewhere before the North America Cup eliminations. Saturday's win more than doubled his career bankroll, leaving him just shy of the million-dollar mark.
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