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CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. -- Tellitlikeitis heads into the $1-million Pepsi North America Cup on Saturday as the horse to beat. Tellitlikeitis was installed as the 3-1 early favourite for the worlds richest pacing event at Tuesdays draw. The son of 09 Cup winner Well Said will start from the third post in the 10-horse field at Mohawk Racetrack. Tellitlikeitis, bred and owned by Lothlorien of Cheltenham, Ont., won his elimination race in a career best 1:48.4, passing heavily-favoured Hes Watching for the 1 1/4-length win in just his second start of the year. Tellitlikeitis also won his season opener, a Pennsylvania Sires Stake, at Pocono Downs last month. Lothlorien has shared ownership of three previous Cup winners -- Well Said (2009), Rocknroll Hanover (2005) and Red River Hanover (2002). Trainer Jim Takter has only started two previous Cup entrants, both in 2012, and finished second with Time To Roll. Brett Miller has two previous Cup drives, finishing second in 2010 with We Will See. "He has wicked speed and hell take you to where you want to go in the mile," said Miller. "I definitely wanted to sit in with him this week (in the elim) and it worked out very well that the two horses I wanted to follow were in front of me." The three Cup elimination races were held Saturday to determine the field for the final. Takter will have to Cup entrants, the other being Lyonssomewhere, the 4-1 third choice who also was an elimination race winner. Lyonssomewhere, owned by Geoffrey Lyons Mound of Burford, Ont., will start from the No. 4 position and is undefeated in five starts. The son of 08 Cup winner and horse of the year Somebeachsomewhere took his elim comfortably in 1:50.1 by one and three-quarter lengths in his first stakes appearance. Hell be driven by Corey Callahan, making only his second Cup drive after finishing fourth with Mr Wiggles in 2009. "I like just about everything about him," said Takter. "Hes handy and hes the real deal. "Its a long year and I wanted to have him fresh for this event and not too many starts." Other elim winner, Mcwicked, selected the No. 2 post. Mcwicked, the American-owned son of 02 third-place Cup finisher Mcardle, posted the fastest elimination race victory, winning by two lengths in 1:48.3. Mcwicked is trained by Casie Campbell and is a five-time winner in 14 outings with career earnings of $248,457. "He was absolutely awesome (in his elim)," Coleman said. "It was the fourth time Ive raced him and every time he keeps getting better and better. "It looks like theres a lot of speed in the race. My horse can race either way. Id prefer him coming off a helmet but hes very versatile." The remainder of the field includes: Beat The Drum (post one, 20-1 odds); Lets Drink On It (post five, 6-1); Cowboy (post six, 15-1); Hes Watching (post seven, 5-1); Luck Be Withyou (post eight, 12-1); JK Endofanera (post nine, 10-1); and Sometimes Said (post 10, 20-1). 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Adidas Superstar Baratas Online . -- Mississippi State was crushed twice by Florida last season, once by 35 points and the other by 25.ROME -- Gianluigi Buffon was sent off and Juventus was held to 1-1 at Lazio on Saturday, ending the two-time defending champions 12-match winning streak in Serie A. It was the second disappointment this week for Juventus at the capitals Stadio Olimpico, after being eliminated from the Italian Cup with a 1-0 loss to Roma on Tuesday. Still, Juventus holds a nine-point lead over Roma, which visits Hellas Verona on Sunday. Buffon was shown a red card for taking down Lazio centre forward Miroslav Klose in the 24th minute and Antonio Candreva converted the ensuing penalty kick. Fernando Llorente equalized for Juventus in the 60th with a header following a cross from Stephan Lichtsteiner. Marco Storari, who replaced Buffon in Juves goal, tipped a header from Klose off the crosssbar in the 75th.dddddddddddd Storari was also fortunate when Lazio teenage forward Keita Balde hit the post in the 86th with the goalkeeper beat. Earlier, Napoli was held to 1-1 at home by Chievo Verona and remained third, 12 points back. At Naples San Paolo stadium, Chievo defender Gennaro Sardo put the visitors in front in the 18th after being set up by Cyril Thereau. Napoli defender Raul Albiol equalized in the 88th with an acrobatic effort. "Its not easy to play against squads that close down so much but clearly we need to rediscover the intensity and velocity that we had at the start of the season," Napoli manager Rafa Benitez said. On Sunday, struggling AC Milan plays at Cagliari and fourth-place Fiorentina hosts Genoa in the late match. ' ' '