Brown unfazed about not having favourite for $1-million North America Cup
CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. — Brian Brown isn’t the least bit concerned about not having the favourite for the $1-million Pepsi North America Cup.
Brown will have two horses — Fear The Dragon and Downbytheseaside — in Canada’s richest harness event at Mohawk Racetrack. Although both are coming off impressive wins in their respective elimination races last weekend, the horse to beat Saturday night will be Huntsville, the early 8-5 favourite.
Huntsville posted the fastest time in the three elimination races. The son of 2008 Cup winner Somebeachsomewhere earned a 4 1/4-length victory in one minute 49.1 seconds, the third in four starts this season for U.S. racing’s top two-year-old pacing colt last year.
“I thought (Huntsville) should’ve been the favourite as good as he raced the other day,” Brown said Tuesday after the race draw at Mohawk Racetrack. “I’m not a gambler of any type, I couldn’t even tell you what three-to-five pays.