King fillies claim $100K Ontario Golds
Date: 26 Jul 2026
Fresh off winning seven races in Ontario-sired stakes action on
Sunday, July 19, Jody Jamieson piloted both victors in the $100,000
Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold second-leg divisions for two-year-old
trotting fillies on Thursday, July 23 at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Jamieson also shares ownership of both Gold winners – Treasure King
and Major Contender – with his father, Hall of Famer Carl Jamieson, who
also trains both King Of The North fillies.
In the first division, Treasure King posted a 30-1 upset, defeating first-leg winner Queen Of Bs by a neck.
The longest shot in the field of eight, Treasure King (out of Vanity
Treasure) sat patiently near the back of the pack as Stormont Magenta
(Mark MacDonald) led the group through fractions of :27.4, :57.2 and
1:26.2 with Queen Of Bs (James MacDonald) on her back. In the stretch,
Jamieson had Treasure King on the move, and the filly passed three
horses and came home in :28 to break her maiden in 1:55.2 in her third
lifetime start. Northern Song (Bob McClure) was third.
On July 5, in her first Gold test of the year, Treasure King was fifth in the division won by Verily.
“She wasn't quite as good her first start,” Jody told Woodbine
broadcaster John Rallis. “She was off her feed that week, but had no
temperature, so we were able to race her. She was fifth in that first
Gold, and I knew she had more to offer. I knew that if I got a trip like
this, and she came off a helmet, she always tries hard. She never
really has been tired in a race.”
Treasure King, bred by Christ Beiler of Gordonville, Pa., was purchased by the Jamiesons for $59,155 at the 2025 Harrisburg sale.
“Dad and I are our only partners on her,” said Jody, who co-owns the
filly via 1140545 Ontario Ltd. “We couldn't find a partner for her all
winter, but, here we are in the winner’s circle for a Gold. So, we're
pretty happy."
The trotter is now 1-1-0 in three starts and has earnings of $58,134. Treasure King paid $62.50 to win.
In the second division, 8-5 favourite Major Contender raced sixth
through the early going, crept up to third by the head of the lane and
swept past Cold Breeze (James MacDonald) and Twin B Kingsley (Henry) in
the stretch to win by three lengths over another closer, Song From
Heaven (Tyler Borth), in 1:54.4. Twin B Kingsley led the field of eight
through fractions of :27.3, :57.1 and 1:26 before breaking stride down
the lane. Simea (McClure), who was in the hunt most of the mile, was
third.
“[Major Contender] has been a perfect filly from the day she came
home,” Jody said. “The people that sold her to us, I called them and
asked them if she was maybe broke before they put her through the sale
because she was so smart, and she's been so smart. I think that's a
trait with really good horses is that they're really smart. I'm really
hoping that she's a good horse.”
Major Contender broke her maiden in her second career start. She now
sports earnings of $66,008 and a record of 1-1-0 for Carl Jamieson of
Puslinch, Ont., Jody's 1140545 Ontario Ltd. of Guelph, Ont., Dave Lemon
of London, Ont. and George Harrison of Lancashire, England. She paid
$5.20.
Out of Major Muscle, Major Contender
was bred by Princeton Farms Inc. of Princeton, Ont., Mark Etsell of
Rockwood, Ont., Robert Newton of Walkerton, Ont. and Chuan Tan of
Cambridge, Ont. The trotter was purchased for $154,930 U.S. at the 2025
Harrisburg sale.
“We all want to give a shout out to Dave and Mary Lemon who are here
tonight,” Jody said. “[My dad and I] didn't have any partners on this
horse, and we paid $110,000 U.S., which was a big bite for us. We
usually don't do that, but Dave and Mary jumped in along with George
Harrison, with dad and I to be partners. So, we really appreciate them,
we're paying that back — the filly's going to pay it back, and so far
she's shown that she's going to.”
There were also four $30,000 OSS Grassroots divisions for two-year-old trotting fillies on Thursday’s card, one secured by Elusive Station
($22.20) in the final division in her debut as the daughter of King Of
The North-Elegant Mermaid stopped the clock in 1:57.3 for owner James
Crawford of Erieville, N.Y., trainer Chantal Mitchell and driver
Louis-Philippe Roy. Dreamtrade (Bob McClure) took second, with Lady Jag
(James MacDonald) third.
