Grand slam for Jamieson

Jody Jamieson shone on Tuesday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park as the reinsman piloted four winners, including longshot Muscle Jack in the harness racing co-feature.

Jamieson was unfazed by Muscle Jack’s 35-1 billing and ordered the gelding to take the front, which he did. Muscle Jack held the top spot through the opening quarter mile in :27, but Cafe Americano (Tyler Moore) stormed up on the backstretch and asserted himself on the lead.

Cafe Americano took the field through the half in :56.4 unopposed, but Jamison rallied Muscle Jack off the pylons turning for home and challenged the leader at three-quarters in 1:26.1. Muscle Jack quickly cleared and kicked away from his nine foes at the top of the stretch. Jamieson had to work little down the lane as Muscle Jack glided to a 1:55.2 victory.

Up And Ready finished second despite a vigorous effort by driver Doug McNair, and Lexus Kody (Trevor Henry) rolled past horses late for show. The winner blew up the toteboard as he returned $78.30.

MUSCLE JACK REPLAY

Muscle Jack, a three-year-old Muscle Mass gelding, is now two-for-eight lifetime with $15,860 in earnings. His Tuesday win was his first top-three finish since his most recent win at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Apr. 7, a gap of four races. Blake Macintosh and co-owns with Hutt Racing Stable of Malvern and Mortgage Boys Stable of Fayetteville.

Tealicious, who was driven by Louis-Philippe Roy, charged first-over from three-eighths in the second co-feature and stayed strong in the late stages for the victory.

Roy allowed five opponents to swoop past Tealicious entering the first turn and settled the filly in sixth. Modern Mass (Roger Mayotte) set a :27.4 quarter before No Pay No Way (Rick Zeron) brushed to the front. Roy moved Tealicious on the backside prior to the half in :58, and the filly made staggering headway in the third panel.

Tealicious reached second and was in the leader’s vision as they passed three-quarters in 1:27.3. No Pay No Way held her ground in midstretch, but an unshakeable Tealicious got past under the light of the wire to prevail in 1:56.2. No Pay No Way held second over a late-closing Magic Wanda (Chris Christoforou).

The win price was $4.30.

TEALICIOUS REPLAY

Tealicious, a sophomore daughter of Kadabra, was making her 2021 debut. She’s won two of 10 career tries and earned $27,148. Meg Crone trains her for W J Donovan of Monument Beach and Stephen Michaels of Naples.

Jamieson’s other three wins came in races one with Sunny Bo (1:53.4), three with Queso Relleno (1:55.1), and seven with Turning The Table (1:56). Macintosh recorded a training triple as two more of his pupils, Queso Relleno (1:55.1) and A Better Game (1:52.3), also won.

Woodbine Mohawk Park continues racing on Thursday, Jun. 17 with 10 dashes. First post is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. EDT.

For full race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink