Roll The Music Plays An Encore At Rosecroft

Harness racing at Rosecroft Raceway

It was a case of second verse, same as the first for Roll The Music on Thursday, Nov. 20 at Rosecroft Raceway.

In the night's $12,676 top conditioned pace for fillies and mares, even-money favourite and last week's winner Roll The Music and driver Russell Foster traveled uncontested on the lead through splits of :27.1, :56.3 and 1:25 before repelling a challenge from pocket rival Oh Ophelia (driven by Roger Plante Jr.) to prevail by three-quarters of a length in 1:53.3.

Katie Callahan trains Roll The Music, a five-year-old daughter of Roll With Joe - Puccini Blue Chip who returned $4.00 to win, for owner Brian Callahan.

Russell Foster drove three winners on the card, including the winners of the co-features.

In the $12,676 upper-level conditioned trot, carded as Race 11, Foster launched a first-over bid with 3-5 favourite I See A Star out of fifth before a :58.1 half, overpowered pacesetter Prince Of Royals (Tim Deaton) heading to the final turn, and evaded a late rally from runner-up Whoodle Hanover (Frank Milby) by 2-1/4 lengths to win in 1:56.4.

Brian Emerson owns and trains the four-year-old Bar Hopping mare, who paid $3.20 to win.

Live harness racing returns to Rosecroft on Monday (Nov. 24) with carryovers of $245.71 in the Pick-5 (races 3-7) and $1,711.43 in the Jackpot Hi-5 (race 10). First post is 7:15 p.m. (EST).

(with files from Rosecroft)

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