REXDALE, ON — Carl Jamieson will harness six horses in Saturday’s Super Final Championship at Woodbine Racetrack, and the Princeton resident would love to pick up a significant share of the $2.4 million total purse.

“I like them all really,” says the trainer. “As long as they all get cheques I’ll be happy.”

Jamieson will send out two freshman trotting fillies in the first $300,000 battle, with Duchess Of York starting from Post 3 and J M Aggie getting away from Post 7. Duchess Of York heads into the season finale off a runner-up finish in overnight action at Mohawk Racetrack on Oct. 2 and Jamieson expects a solid effort from the Duke Of York daughter on Saturday.

“She’s a nice filly really,” says Jamieson, who shares ownership on Duchess Of York with Thomas Kyron of Etobicoke, Edward Smith of Rockwood and Brian Paquet of Quebec, QC. “I think she’s getting stronger all the time, getting more mature.”

Jamieson will drive Duchess Of York, while his son Jody Jamieson of Dundas pilots J M Aggie, a filly they own together. An eight length winner in her Sept. 25 Gold Elimination at Mohawk Racetrack, J M Aggie was scratched sick out of the Oct. 2 Final.

“I think she would have jogged in there, but that’s the way it goes,” says the philosophical horseman about the Angus Hall daughter’s chances in the Gold Final. “I schooled her today (Tuesday) around 2:02 and she should be good for Saturday.

“She isn’t eligible to anything else, so she’s got to win that Super Final so she’s paid for, ” adds Jamieson with a chuckle. “But I can’t say that because I own part of both of them. I’ve got to win with both of them.”

Jamieson also shares ownership on two-year-old trotting colt Think Gold with Ken Henwood of Mississauga. Think Gold will start from Post 9 in Race 5 on Saturday, which will make it tough for the chestnut son of Mr Lavec to claim his third win.

“He drew bad, he’s got the nine-hole,” notes Jamieson.

“And Jody’s got a chance to drive that colt of Paula Wellwood’s, Laddie. Where’s the loyalty, eh?” jokes the horseman. “I don’t care. I may just drive him myself.”

In 13 starts Think Gold boasts a record of two wins, five seconds and two thirds for earnings of $174,095. Jamieson says the colt’s most impressive performance came in the William Wellwood Memorial Trot eliminations at Mohawk on Sept. 10 where he finished second in a 1:56.4 mile, while his worst race came in the Oct. 1 Gold Final at Mohawk where he finished sixth.

The horseman expects a better effort from the trotter this week, and from his stablemate Warrawee Ideal, who also finished a lacklustre sixth in his last start at Mohawk.

“He was coming down sick the last time I raced him,” explains Jamieson, who owns the Million Dollar Cam colt in partnership with George Arthur Stable of Rockwood, Fred Brayford of Alliston and Robin Raine of Cumbria, ENG. “I trained him today in 1:56, schooled him this morning (Tuesday) at Mohawk, and he was sharp, he finished strong.”

Warrawee Ideal will start from Post 3 in the two-year-old pacing colt showdown, while his stablemate Twin B Impact lines up to his right at Post 4.

Although he has not delivered the kind of results his stablemate Warrawee Ideal has achieved, Jamieson says Twin B Impact has shown steady development all season. The Camotion son, owned by his trainer, Jerry Jamieson of Blenheim, Bradley McDonald of Beamsville and Douglas Good of Chatham, heads into Saturday’s contest off a third-place finish in the slop at Mohawk on Sept. 30.

“He’s coming along pretty good. He’s not a bad horse,” says Jamieson. “He’s a good enough horse to come back and be strong next year.”

Once the two-year-old pacing colts have completed their assault on the Woodbine oval, Jamieson will have a moment to catch his breath before three-year-old pacing filly Don’t You Smile heads onto the track in Race 8. The Grinfromeartoear daughter will benefit from Post 1 in the evenly matched field.

“Nobody likes the rail down there, but I’ll take the rail,” asserts the trainer. “She’s got good gate speed, she should get spotted — you don’t want to be too far behind in there — then hopefully she can hang on and get a good cheque.”

Through 18 starts this season Don’t You Smile has amassed a record of two wins, two seconds and three thirds for earnings of $105,298. The filly, owned by Jamieson, Brayford, Kyron and the George Arthur Stable, was equally consistent last season when she posted two wins, three seconds and five thirds, including a third in the Super Final.

The first race rolls in behind the gate at 7:40 pm at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday and the eight $300,000 Super Finals are featured in Races 3 through 10.

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