Julie Miller has joined the field of female drivers that will compete in Monticello Raceway’s Lady Godiva Pace on Monday, February 15.

Miller is an outstanding conditioner and the trainer of Lucky Jim, the Dan Patch Award winner as the United States Harness Writers' Association’s Older Trotter of the Year which will be honoured at the scribes' upcoming banquet at Yonkers Raceway.

Miller’s training percentage during the 2009 season was a lofty .409, and her charges collectively earned over $3.6 million on the strength of 151 winners in 535 starts.

Though she is very happy leaving the driving to her hubby, Andy Miller, Julie knows her way around the racetrack, too. Though she only drove in 10 pari-mutuel races last season, she won three times and had three seconds and one third for a UDR of .500.

When asked if she’d like to compete in this year’s Lady Godiva Pace, Julie wasted no time in saying yes.

“I appreciate being asked and I would love to drive in the Lady Godiva Pace,” she told the 'Mighty M’s publicity department. “We (she and Andy) probably won’t have too many of our own racing that day, and all I need to know now is what is post time and when do I have to be there.”

First-race post time on February 15 is 12:25 p.m.

Last season’s Lady Godiva Pace winner, Doreen Dailey; two-time LGP winner Jody Riedel; previous LGP winners Betsy Philips and Terry Donnelly have all given notice that they plan to return to compete once again. Stacy Chiodo, Jennifer Lappe and Danielle Beaulieu are also said to have been confirmed for the event.

The Mighty M’s Lady Godiva Pace will be the first leg of Ann Curran’s Mildred Williams International Womens' Driving Series, which will continue until the late fall with contests in both the United States and Canada. The second leg of the Mildred series will be hosted by Yonkers Raceway on February 20.

(With files from Monticello)