netted them a fourth-place finish. Georgia Pacific headed next for Windsor Raceway, where he drew post 2 in the eliminations for the Provincial Cup and won going away in 1:52:1. A week later, from post 5, he finished fourth behind Quick Pulse Mindale in the final. A year to the day after making his first lifetime start, Georgia Pacific was at Mohawk Racetrack for the $74,000 Burlington, where he again drew the outside with post 8. Sears steered the horse to beat Mantacular to the wire in a lifetime best 1:49:4. A week later, from post 8 at Woodbine, Georgia Pacific won his North America Cup elimination in 1:49:4. Since Woodbine began last season allowing elimination winners to pick their post position for the final, Bendis was, for the first time, assured his pacer would have a good gate spot for the final. Going into the $1,189,535 North America Cup final on June 19, 2004, Georgia Pacific had the post he wanted and his regular driver, and he was made the betting favorite. Unexpectedly, Ritchie Silverman, with a 55-1 shot Village Hero N, shot for the lead from post 5, parking Metropolitan in second, Rogue Hall in 3rd, and Georgia Pacific in sixth. Rogue Hall had the lead past the half, with Georgia Pacific parked without cover and Mantacular sitting on his back second-over. At the three-quarters, Georgia Pacific was still on the outside, and though he reached third in the stretch, Mantacular swung off his back and won by a head in 1:51:2. Georgia Pacific ended up fifth, a length back. He next headed west to Balmoral Park, where he was matched with new driver Andy Ray Miller. The gelding won his elimination for the American-National in 1:49:4 and was sent to the final as the favorite over hometown hero Quick Pulse Mindale. However, it began to rain, and Georgia Pacific went postward on a sloppy track. He was again parked the whole mile and ended up fifth in Quick Pulse Mindale’s 1:51:4 effort. Thereafter, the pacer headed east again, this time for the Meadowlands Pace, where he was third in his elimination behind Circle L Kid and drew post 3 for the July 17, 2004, final. He finished third again. Georgia Pacific spent the rest of July vacationing at home in Pennsylvania. After a qualifier on July 30, 2004, at The Meadows, Bendis sent him back to The