Captaintreacherous Shows his Class in North America Cup Triumph

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON – Appearing to be done around the final turn, Captaintreacherous powered into the stretch and went by the leaders to a 1:48.3 lifetime-mark score in the $1,000,000 North America Cup.

Captive Audience blasted off the gate to challenge Fool Me Once for the lead. Apprentice Hanover got away in third and Vegas Vacation back fourth. Captive Audience dived to the cones and got the lead through a :26.1 first quarter. Fool Me Once edged out of the pocket heading down the backstretch and re-took the lead at the half. The half was clocked in :54 (:27.4). Captaintreacherous flushed out Vegas Vacation into the far turn. Fool Me Once was blazing his way to three-quarters, timed in 1:20.2 (:26.2).

Captaintreacherous gliding to a 1:48.3 score in the North
America Cup (New Image Photo)

Filion was heavily urging Fool Me Once down the stretch. Captive Audience was attempting to keep up and Captaintreacherous fanned off his fading cover and began picking off rivals one by one. He flew by everyone and with the awe of the crowd; Captaintreacherous won the North America Cup in 1:48.3. Twilight Bonfire came from the back to finish second and Wake Up Peter was third.

Captaintreacherous returned a generous $4.80 to win. Our selection in the North America Cup is owned by Captaintreacherous Racing, trained by Tony Alagna and Tim Tetrick drove Captaintreacherous; sweeping the sophomore pacing events and won his first North America Cup. 

"Today I was second over, but we were still three or four lengths off the leaders turning for home and they were pacing strong," Tetrick said. "I put a lot of confidence in my colt. When I called on him, he did his job."

"They have to want to do it, they have to want to be champions and put their nose out in front, He doesn't always win by much, but he gets the job done when he's good," Tetrick said about Captaintreacherous. 

"Tim worked out a masterful trip and the horse showed up," trainer Tony Alagna said. "Every time this horse gets a question mark he comes back and answers it with an exclamation mark."