North America Cup harness race a family affair for driver Jody Jamieson
CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. — The $1-million Pepsi North America Cup will be a family affair for Jody Jamieson.
The Moffat, Ont., resident will drive St Lads Neptune in Canada’s richest harness race Saturday at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Jamieson co-owns the horse with his father, Carl, while Jamieson’s wife, Stephanie, is the trainer.
Jamieson is a two-time Cup champion (’07 with Tell All, 2011 with Up The Credit), his second coming with a Carl Jamieson horse. But a third win Saturday would be a career highlight because of the family ties with St Lads Neptune.
“I won the 2011 North America Cup with my dad’s horse the day before Father’s Day and it was all him,” Jamieson said. “He picked out the horse at the sale, trained it and did everything with him.