Kyle Major (Odds: 6-1)
Bay colt by Art Major – So Clear – Die Laughing
BREEDERS: Robert Hamather, Exeter, ON
OWNERS: Robert Hamather, Exeter, ON
STATISTICS:
2010 8 4 2 1 $128,900
2009 7 2 1 1 $122,233
Totals 15 6 3 2 $251,133
LIFETIME MARK: 3, 1:50, Meadowlands
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS & NOTES:
At two:
• Broke maiden at Mohawk on August 30 in 1:52.4
• Finished third at 98-1 to All Speed Hanover and Sportswriter in Breeders Crown October 24 at Woodbine
At three:
• Won Berrys Creek elimination, defeating European Union and Rock N Roll Heaven, in a career best 1:50 on May 1
• Finished third to Rock N Roll Heaven, one and three-quarter lengths behind, in Berrys Creek final on May 8 at the Meadowlands
• Won Burlington division June 12 at Mohawk in 1:50.1
• Finished second, beaten a nose by Rock N Roll Heaven, in first and fastest Cup elim on June 19, after setting all the fractions
ELIMINATION QUOTES: Jody Jamieson, Driver
“I raced him hard last week (in the Burlington Stakes) to make sure people stood up and took notice and give him a little respect. He got the respect tonight (in his elim) but he had to go the trip of his life and to get beat like that just on the line was disappointing.”
“He raced awesome and was great throughout. He hooked the right line a little bit on the last turn, which he hasn’t done this year, maybe in his career. It was just enough where I couldn’t shake loose from Sportswriter on the last turn. If I get a half length to a length lead on Sportswriter at the top of the stretch I think we win, but it’s just one of those things.”
“Tell All was a great horse in a year where he was pretty dominant. This is a wide open division, with a bunch of nice colts. I’m very confident in my colt but we need a good draw, of course.”
Trainer – Shawn Robinson
Career wins through June 21, 2010: 919
Career earnings through June 21, 2010: $17,074,103
• Shawn Robinson is a second generation horseman who grew up in the business under the guidance of his father Bill, who has won the North America Cup on four occasions; Precious Bunny (1991), Presidential Ball (1993), Cams Card Shark (1994) and Red River Hanover (2002).
• Shawn has won the North America Cup himself as a trainer, sending out Straight Path to a monumental upset in 1998 under the guidance of Mike Lachance. The colt lit up the board at odds of 30-1, making him one of the longest-priced winners in North America Cup history.
Driver - Jody Jamieson
Age: 33
Career wins through June 20, 2010: 5,316
Career earnings through June 20, 2010: $69,046,655
• A third generation horseman, Jody Jamieson has already accomplished much in the sulky at an early age.
• He represented Canada in the 2001 World Driving Championship in Finland and Sweden and won the competition. He was also runner-up in the 2003 competition, hosted by Canada. In 2004, Jamieson recorded his 2,000th win, won the Battle of Waterloo with Banner Yankee at Grand River Raceway and led the country with 505 wins.
• The Dundas resident was nominated for an O’Brien Award as Canada’s Driver of the Year in 2004, but was edged out by Luc Ouellette. In 2006, he won the $1-million Metro Pace with Yankee Skyscaper (conditioned by Chris Ryder) and the $754,500 Shes A Great Lady Stakes with Appleoosa Hanover (trained by father, Carl).
• He also got much attention driving pint-sized Doonbeg, who was the O’Brien Award winner and WEG’s Three-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year, winning three OSS Gold Finals, the Super Final and Canadian Breeders division, as well as a Pepsi N.A. Cup elim. Also in 2006, Jamieson hooked up with WEG’s Pacing Horse of the Year, Primetime Bobcat, to notch a then world record 1:47.2 mile at Woodbine on May 13 before capturing the Spring Pacing Championship and Gold Cup.
• He was voted the United States Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA) ‘Rising Star of the Year’ in 2006.
• At Woodbine, Jamieson’s first pari-mutuel win came with O’Brien Award winner Elegant Killean. He reached new heights in 2007 when he won the $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup with the Blair Burgess-trained Tell All. That victory catapulted Jamieson to his first O’Brien Award as Canada’s Driver of the Year.
• In 2008, he captured his first WEG title with 282 wins and led all drivers in Canada with over $8.7 million in purses. His big horse was Two-Year-Old Colt Trotter O’Brien Award winner Federal Flex, which he also co-owns.
• Last season, he broke the single-season Canadian dash-winning record of 692 victories. He finished the year with 787 wins and another O’Brien Award as the nation’s top driver.