Just Rosas Luck cashed in on a little skill and a little luck Monday, April 27 to win the featured $9,000 Fillies and Mares Open Pace at Monticello Raceway. The Indiana mare took a chance on a big move in the final half that paid off in a big way for the win in 1:55.3. Just Rosas Luck began from post six and floated over to the inside as several horses rallied out to get the early lead. Catie Faye Hanover and Ralph Silvestri III were the longest shots on the board and took over the lead with race favorite Jillian Jiggs and Jim Taggart Jr. on the outside past the quarter in :27.3. Catie Faye Hanover would not surrender the lead, leaving Jillian Jiggs on the outside at the half in :56.1. Horses from the back of the pack began to move and so did Just Rosas Luck, who sat right on the back of Jillian Jiggs. At the three-quarter pole, Just Rosas Luck and driver Michael Merton made the decision to flip three wide heading into the final turn. Once they were in full stride, they went right on by their opponents and at the head of the lane, Just Rosas Luck was on top of the field by three. Her lead increased to the wire for the win by six and one-quarter lengths with a final quarter in :29.2. Wish I Had Thyme closed for second with Don’t Chip Me, another Indiana sired mare by Hypnotic Blue Chip, finding room on the outside to advance after traveling inside during the mile for Bruce Aldrich Jr. Just Rosas Luck paid $9.48 for the win. The six-year-old Luck Be Withyou mare is owned by Go For Glory Stable and trained by Rob Harmon. Misty Ridge Stables bred the mare, who scored her third win of the year. Overall, she has 18 wins and more than $214,000 in earnings with a career best time of 1:51.4 taken as a five-year-old at Plainridge. Just Rosas Luck began under the direction of trainer Melanie Wrenn at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. She has had several owners over her career and this is the second time that Go For Glory Stable has owned her in the past year. Her dam, Goddess’s Rosa, took a mark of 1:51.0 and made $189,000 before becoming a brood mare. Just Rosas Luck is the richest of her foals, but she has two others, Rosas Image, and Don’t Tell Rosa, who are also six figure winners. In the very next race, it was two Vel horses fighting for the win at the wire in the photo with Vel Miss Taylor and Michael Merton getting the win in the conditioned pace. She took over after the quarter in :28.0 and maintained her position all the way to the wire to win by a length and a quarter. Obsessed with Lou and Bruce Aldrich Jr. closed in for second, just a neck ahead of Vel Quick Daisy and Kyle Dibenedetto for third. Vel Miss Taylor was the favorite, paying $2.98 for the win. The six-year-old daughter of Ponder is now owned by Cliff Grundy and trained by Tammy Sowers. She began her career under the direction of Larry King on the Indiana Sired Fair Circuit and now has 36 career wins and more than $138,000. Her career best time was taken at three at Harrah’s Hoosier Park in 1:54.3 before she relocated to the East Coast.

Photo by Dean Gillette Several new series got underway Wednesday, April 29 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park with some surprise winners in the first round. Bluebird Hill and Marcus Miller were one of those pairs, scoring a longshot win in the $12,000 Expression Series for Indiana sired trotters. Bluebird Hill began from post five and got away in mid pack as Hawt Yoga and Kiwon Waldron took over the lead position before the quarter in :28.4. They continued to lead the way through the half in :59.4 with the field staying in single file behind him. In the final turn. Movement began to form on the outside that included Bluebird Hill. In the stretch, Bluebird Hill took flight, traveling home in :27.4 to reach the front position by the wire in 1:58.3. Let’Em, also a longshot, moved up for second for Lamar Wingard while Yawt Yoga held on for third in the 1:58.3 mile. Bluebird Hill paid $28.20 for the win. The sophomore son of You Know You Do is owned by Matthew Miller and John McGill. Miller signed the ticket for the trotter at the Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale for $26,000. He is a half brother to the standout mare Bluebird Dove, who established a world champion mark during Little Brown Jug Week in a division of the Buckette. She took a mark of 1:52.2 and completed her racing career as a multiple Indiana Sires Stakes winner with more than $226,000 in earnings. The family also includes six-figure winner Bodelicious. Robert Wyman trains Bluebird Hill, who is now two for three this season after only scoring one win last year. He began on the Indiana Sired Fair Circuit and later worked his way up into stakes action at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Overall, he has more than $22,000. His mile Wednesday was a new lifetime mark for the gelding, beating his previous mark set last year by one fifth of a second. In the other division of the Expression Series, Marcus Miller guided that winner as well for trainer Jay Hochstetler. The Dover Dan sophomore moved from the three-hole into the final turn and rallied away from the field for the win by four and three-quarter lengths. Inverness Ave and Kevin Lambright finished second over Bravo Alpha and Doug Rideout for third. Sunday Swagger paid $4.20 for the win. He is owned by Connie and Homer Hochstetler, Robert Buddig, and Allen Schwartz. He is a home bred for the Hochstetler barn and was a winner in his first start of 2026 after scoring two wins last year, including his career best time of 1:54.3. Sunday Swagger now has more than $60,000 on his card.

Just Rosas Luck cashed in on a little skill and a little luck Monday, April 27 to win the featured $9,000 Fillies and Mares Open Pace at Monticello Raceway. The Indiana mare took a chance on a big move in the final half that paid off in a big way for the win in 1:55.3. Just Rosas Luck began from post six and floated over to the inside as several horses rallied out to get the early lead. Catie Faye Hanover and Ralph Silvestri III were the longest shots on the board and took over the lead with race favorite Jillian Jiggs and Jim Taggart Jr. on the outside past the quarter in :27.3. Catie Faye Hanover would not surrender the lead, leaving Jillian Jiggs on the outside at the half in :56.1. Horses from the back of the pack began to move and so did Just Rosas Luck, who sat right on the back of Jillian Jiggs. At the three-quarter pole, Just Rosas Luck and driver Michael Merton made the decision to flip three wide heading into the final turn. Once they were in full stride, they went right on by their opponents and at the head of the lane, Just Rosas Luck was on top of the field by three. Her lead increased to the wire for the win by six and one-quarter lengths with a final quarter in :29.2. Wish I Had Thyme closed for second with Don’t Chip Me, another Indiana sired mare by Hypnotic Blue Chip, finding room on the outside to advance after traveling inside during the mile for Bruce Aldrich Jr. Just Rosas Luck paid $9.48 for the win. The six-year-old Luck Be Withyou mare is owned by Go For Glory Stable and trained by Rob Harmon. Misty Ridge Stables bred the mare, who scored her third win of the year. Overall, she has 18 wins and more than $214,000 in earnings with a career best time of 1:51.4 taken as a five-year-old at Plainridge. Just Rosas Luck began under the direction of trainer Melanie Wrenn at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. She has had several owners over her career and this is the second time that Go For Glory Stable has owned her in the past year. Her dam, Goddess’s Rosa, took a mark of 1:51.0 and made $189,000 before becoming a brood mare. Just Rosas Luck is the richest of her foals, but she has two others, Rosas Image, and Don’t Tell Rosa, who are also six figure winners. In the very next race, it was two Vel horses fighting for the win at the wire in the photo with Vel Miss Taylor and Michael Merton getting the win in the conditioned pace. She took over after the quarter in :28.0 and maintained her position all the way to the wire to win by a length and a quarter. Obsessed with Lou and Bruce Aldrich Jr. closed in for second, just a neck ahead of Vel Quick Daisy and Kyle Dibenedetto for third. Vel Miss Taylor was the favorite, paying $2.98 for the win. The six-year-old daughter of Ponder is now owned by Cliff Grundy and trained by Tammy Sowers. She began her career under the direction of Larry King on the Indiana Sired Fair Circuit and now has 36 career wins and more than $138,000. Her career best time was taken at three at Harrah’s Hoosier Park in 1:54.3 before she relocated to the East Coast.