CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mohawk Racetrack fans were treated to an inspiring display of talent by the two-year-old pacing fillies on Thursday evening, complete with high speed and tight finishes.

Moffat resident Jody Jamieson piloted fan favourite Love Canal to the quickest mile of the three Gold Eliminations, guiding the daughter of Badlands Hanover to a 1:53.3 clocking. Jamieson opted for a come-from-behind approach — trailing by almost 17 lengths after fighting through some interference at the halfway marker — and used an impressive :26.4 finishing kick to secure the half-length victory over Seaside Rory and Burlesque.

Tony O’Sullivan conditions Love Canal for owner-breeders Let It Ride Stables Inc. and Robert Cooper Stables LLC of Boca Raton, FL. The Cambridge resident received the daughter of $448,984 winner A Votre Pante from his US counterpart Ross Croghan following a pair of qualifiers at Gaitway Farms in New Jersey where she was victorious in 1:58.3 on June 11 and third by a head in 1:57.2 on June 18.

Jamieson will steer Love Canal from Post 5 in next week’s $130,000 Gold Final, while Seaside Rory gets Post 7 and Burlesque will start along the rail at Post 1.

Another daughter of first year Ontario sire Badlands Hanover captured the first Gold Elimination, cruising along on the front end to a two and one-quarter length win in 1:54.3. Guelph resident Anthony MacDonald piloted Its No Secret to her second straight victory for trainer Shawn Robinson and owner-breeder Robert Hamather of Exeter, ON. The filly was also victorious in an overnight event at Mohawk Racetrack on June 15.

Its No Secret, a second generation product of Hamather’s breeding program out of his good producing mare Secret Departure, bested fan favourite Adventurepan and Snowbird. The trio will make their bid for a share of next week’s Gold Final purse from Posts 9, 10, and 6, respectively.

The last Gold Elimination trophy of the evening went home with lightly rated Kims Royal Day in a race that saw the top four finishers separated by a scant length. Kims Royal Day was the clear winner, with Raise Your Glass a solid second, but officials were unable to separate Nitrous Force and Burstin Bubbles in the photo-finish image and awarded a dead heat for third.

Cambridge resident Blake MacIntosh owns and trains Kims Royal Day, who halted the teletimer at 1:55.2. The Royal Mattjesty filly was piloted to the win by James MacDonald of Guelph, who also steered her to a runner-up performance in qualifying action at Mohawk on June 23.

MacIntosh purchased the filly for a modest $1,500 at last fall’s Canadian Yearling Sale, hoping she would possess some of the talent shown by her mother’s famous half-siblings, who include $1.1 million winner Art Maker and $750,000 winner Stock Market Whiz.

Kims Royal Day will start from Post 2 in next Friday’s $130,000 Gold Final, while Raise Your Glass will line up at Post 3, Nitrous Force will start from Post 4, and Burstin Bubbles will depart from Post 8.

Mohawk fans can catch the top 10 fillies in action again next Friday, July 6 as they make their first ever start in a $130,000 Gold Final. The complete line up for the final is as follows:

$130,000 Gold Final — Friday, July 6 at Mohawk Racetrack

Post 1 Burlesque

Post 2 Kims Royal Day

Post 3 Raise Your Glass

Post 4 Nitrous Force

Post 5 Love Canal

Post 6 Snowbird

Post 7 Seaside Rory

Post 8 Burstin Bubbles

Post 9 Its No Secret

Post 10 Adventurepan

For complete results please go to Mohawk Racetrack Results — June 28, 2012