HANOVER, ON — Jody Jamieson notched a driving double in Grassroots action at Hanover Raceway on Wednesday evening to pad his early season lead atop the Ontario Sires Stakes driver’s standings.

The 29-year-old reinsman made his first visit to the Hanover Raceway winner’s circle in Race 6, with a two-year-old trotting colt trained by his father Carl Jamieson. Leaving from Post 4 the younger Jamieson sent Think Gold straight to the front and the pair flew solo through the remainder of the mile, hitting the wire 14 lengths ahead of Tonitonitony.

P C Promising Duke, owned by Dobbinton resident Peter Clements, recovered from an early break to pick up third-place honours in the $19,384 division.

Carl Jamieson, who trains from his farm in Princeton, and Ken Henwood of Mississauga share ownership on Think Gold, who is by Mr Lavec and out of 100 per cent producer Next Victom. The pair anted up $50,000 for the full brother to $801,377 winner Pepi Lavec and $346,829 winner Wanabeamillionaire at last fall’s Forest City Yearling Sale.

Jody Jamieson’s second Grassroots victory came in the eighth race aboard Lemon Drop, one of the horses purchased as part of the Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association’s (SBOA) inaugural Mentoring Program. Jamieson guided Lemon Drop to the 2:07.2 victory for the nine delighted new owners and their mentor Scott Arsenault of Waterdown, who make up the Ten To Win Stable.

The group acquired Lemon Drop, a son of Mr Lavec and Lemons Mill, for $30,000 at the Forest City Sale last October and have spent the last nine months learning the ins and outs of preparing a young horse for the races with the guidance of Arsenault and trainer Scott McEneny. The program has proven so successful that the SBOA has announced that there will be four mentoring groups formed in time for the 2006 yearling sales. Complete information about the Mentoring Program is available from the SBOA Website at www.sboa.info/mentoring.html.

Gutsy Rebound finished five and a half lengths behind Lemon Drop — who siblings include $299,232 winner Mill Work and $165,132 winner Mr Lemon — and Tommy Get Up was four more lengths back in third.

The Mad Duke clocked the fastest time of the five Grassroots divisions, touring the Hanover Raceway oval in 2:04.4. Leaving from Post 3 driver James Ritchie settled the son of first crop sire Duke Of York into second and watched patiently as Shiny Guy tried to leave the field behind with sizzling early fractions of :29 and 1:00.4.

Heading for the 1:31.3 three-quarters, Ritchie sent The Mad Duke up the outside and the colt easily picked off the tiring leader and trotted home to a one length victory. Shiny Guy stayed game for second, while Senor Lavec, owned by Ronald Keeling of Owen Sound and trainer-driver Mike Keeling of Cambridge, recovered from a break at the start to pick up the third-place cheque.

Caledon resident Norm Dunstan owns and trains The Mad Duke, who was a $12,000 yearling at the Forest City Sale.

The other Grassroots divisions went to Archies Dream, who trotted to a two and three-quarter length victory in 2:07.1 for trainer-driver Wayne Henry and his partners in the Henry Stable of Arthur and Sopman Holdings Limited of Thornhill, and Mister Machine, the third Mr Lavec son to collect Grassroots hardware on Wednesday.

Louis Gilchrist trains Mister Machine for Dr. Frederick Albert of Prescott and his son Jason Gilchrist drove the colt to the 2:06 victory over Peter Clements trainee P C Corvette and Wayne Henry’s Twin B Decalf.

The two-year-old trotting colts make their second Grassroots start on July 16 at Dresden Raceway, while Ontario Sires Stakes excitement continues at Hanover Raceway on Wednesday, July 19 with the two-year-old trotting fillies in their second Grassroots event.

For complete results please go to:

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