CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — The Camluck fillies threw a Gold Elimination party at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening and only invited three friends to join them in next week’s Gold Final.

Fourteen fillies sired by North America’s leading pacing stallion went to the post in three Gold Eliminations on Monday and seven advanced to the July 24 Gold Final, leaving spots for two fillies by Mach Three and one by Intrepid Seelster.

Treat Me Good kicked off the Camluck parade with an impressive 1:54.4 victory from Post 10 in the first elimination. The fan favourite and driver Luc Ouellette sat on the outside through the entire mile and still managed to pace home to a two length victory over Camluck lass Trim Hanover and Intrepid Seelster daughter Breathdefying. Fourth-place finisher Real Beauty, another Camluck offspring, also advanced to the Gold Final after winning the random draw among all three fourth-place finishers.

Brett Robinson trains Treat Me Good for breeders R. Peter Heffering of Port Perry and T H Stable LLC of Wall, NJ and their partner William Jones of Lexington, KY. The daughter of Camluck and Rye Hanover, the underperforming sister to multi million dollar winners Royalflush Hanover, Red River Hanover and Rocknroll Hanover, captured a pair of qualifiers at Mohawk Racetrack on June 17 and July 3, stopping the teletimer at 1:58.1 and 1:56.3 respectively. Her first start came in an overnight at Mohawk on July 10 where she finished second by a head in a 1:56.1 mile.

Treat Me Good will stack her elimination win and her pedigree up against world record holder Luck Of Michelle from Post 1 in next week’s $130,000 Gold Final.

Reigning Gold Final champ Luck Of Michelle cruised to another effortless victory in the third Gold Elimination, hitting the wire two and three-quarter lengths ahead of Mach Three daughter Third Fling in 1:54.4. Camluck filly Spun Sugar was four and a half lengths behind the winner in third.

The win was the fourth straight for Luck Of Michelle and regular reinsman Mike Saftic, who also boast victories in a division of the June 24 Flamboro Breeders, their July 3 Gold Elimination at Grand River Raceway and the July 10 Gold Final. Along the way the Camluck miss set a track and world record 1:53.3 mark at Flamboro Downs and a track record 1:55.2 in her elimination at Grand River Raceway.

John Pentland trains Luck Of Michelle, whose mother Michelles Destiny is also the poor relation on a superlative family tree. Natalie Pentland of Dorchester and Karen Carroll of Shedden own the winner of $114,794, who will defend her Gold Final title from Post 2 next Monday.

The other elimination went to Canadette, the only filly not sired by Camluck to visit the winner’s circle in Monday’s contest. The daughter of Mach Three and former Ontario Sires Stakes darling Legacy Of Fame ($861,061) posted the fastest mile of the three eliminations, hitting the wire in 1:54. Camluck fillies Quail Seelster and Michelles Power were three and nine lengths behind the winner in second and third.

Robert Chapple of Chatham bred and owns Canadette and Guelph resident Gregg McNair handles training duties on the talented youngster, who captured her Flamboro Breeders division, finished second in her July 3 Gold Elimination and then made an unfortunate break to knock herself out of contention in the Final.

Luc Ouellette made his second visit to the Gold Series winner’s circle aboard Canadette and will have to choose between her quicker elimination time and Treat Me Good’s preferential post in the Final. Canadette will start from Post 9.

The top three fillies from each elimination, plus fourth-place finisher Real Beauty, will make their way back to Mohawk Racetrack next Monday, July 24 for the second $130,000 Gold Final on their freshman calendar. Post positions for the Final are as follows:

Post 1 Treat Me Good

Post 2 Luck Of Michelle

Post 3 Breathdefying

Post 4 Spun Sugar

Post 5 Quail Seelster

Post 6 Michelles Power

Post 7 Third Fling

Post 8 Trim Hanover

Post 9 Canadette

Post 10 Real Beauty

AE1 Ja El Cash Advance

AE2 Fysia

AE3 Titanic Rose

For complete results please go to:

http://www.standardbredcanada.ca/results/data/rmohsmo.html