INNISFIL, ON — Lucks Mistress proved that she is still a force to be reckoned with in the three-year-old pacing filly division with a classy 1:54 Gold Elimination win at Georgian Downs on Saturday.

Leaving from Post 1 with trainer Carl Jamieson in the race bike, the Camluck daughter sat comfortably behind pacesetter and fan favourite Helena Handbag through fractions of :26.4, :56 and 1:24.3 before shifting into gear in the stretch and powering away to a three and one quarter length victory. Longshot Famous Comedian trailed Lucks Mistress in for second-place honours and another tarnished star, Lady Dillinger, delivered her best performance of the season to land the third-place cheque.

Princeton resident Jamieson shares ownership on Lucks Mistress with his partners in the Lucks Mistress Stable. The veteran horseman has struggled to get the winner of $416,554 back on track since she came up sick following the first Gold Elimination of the season. A win in a June 28 qualifier signalled that the filly was on the road to recovery and Saturday’s effortless triumph served notice that she is back in the game.

The impeccably bred filly, a full sister to $779,728 winner Camystic, will start from Post 4 in next Saturday’s $130,000 Gold Final.

Also drawing into the Final from the first elimination was Helena Handbag, who wound up four and a half lengths back in fourth.

The second Gold Elimination went to Tattootina, who powered away from the starting gate and led the field through all stations on her way to a 1:54.2 victory over reigning Gold Final champion Lady D M and Aurora resident Edward James’s Babyremembermyname.

Dan Clements picked up the drive aboard Tattootina for trainer Joe Stutzman and lessee Robert Key of Leechburg, PA. The win was the Island Fantasy daughter’s second Gold Elimination triumph and her eighth through a season that has already seen her contest 20 races.

Tattootina will start from Post 5 in the Final, with fourth and fifth-place finishers Serenity Seelster and Trace Of Luck joining her on the starting gate. After starting from Post 10 in Saturday’s elimination, Lady D M will once again have her work cut out for her from the outside Post 9.

The post positions for the Saturday, July 9 Gold Final at Georgian Downs are as follows:

Post 1 Lady Dillinger

Post 2 Famous Comedian

Post 3 Helena Handbag

Post 4 Lucks Mistress

Post 5 Tattootina

Post 6 Babyremembermyname

Post 7 Serenity Seelster

Post 8 Trace Of Luck

Post 9 Lady D M

AE1 Claires Apache

AE2 Perched

AE3 Rambition

For a complete list of Saturday’s results please go to:

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