The North America Cup is an annual

harness racing Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, or spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Australi ...

event for 3-year-old

standardbred The Standardbred is an American horse breed best known for its ability in harness racing, where members of the breed compete at either a trot or pace. Developed in North America, the Standardbred is recognized worldwide, and the breed can trace i ...

pacing horses which is held at Woodbine Mohawk Park in

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, Canada. The race replaced the Queen City Pace run from 1964 to 1983. From 1984 to 1993, the North America Cup was held at

Greenwood Raceway Greenwood Raceway (originally Woodbine Race Course) was a horse racing facility in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. History Woodbine Race Course Inaugurated in 1874 as Woodbine Race Course at the foot of Woodbine Avenue and Lake Ontario, it was owned a ...

and from 1994 to 2006, the North America Cup was held at Woodbine Entertainment Group's other harness racing venue,

Woodbine Racetrack Woodbine Racetrack is a race track for Thoroughbred horse racing in the Etobicoke area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Owned by Woodbine Entertainment Group, Woodbine Racetrack manages and hosts Canada's most famous race, the King's Plate. The track ...

. It is the richest harness race in North America at $1,000,000.Woodbine Entertainment Group article titled "History of North America Cup"
retrieved October 11, 2016

Records

; Most wins by a driver: * 6 – John Campbell (1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999) ; Most wins by a trainer: * 3 – William G. Robinson (1993, 1994, 2002) ; Stakes record: * 1:47 2/5 – Captain Crunch (2019)

North America Cup winners

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:North America Cup Recurring sporting events established in 1984 Harness races in Canada Mohawk Racetrack 1984 establishments in Ontario