by Jeff Renton, media/communications, Woodbine Entertainment Group

Toronto, ON — She had displayed her dominance through the opening legs of the Lifetime Dream Trotting Series and Monday evening (Jan. 15) at Woodbine, Spare Time Rozie ($2.70, $2.60, $2.20) continued her torrid trend by recording a 2-3/4 length victory in 1:57 in the C$54,300 final.

With her trainer, Rick Zeron, obligated to drive Gyration Hanover due to ownership, Spare Time Rozie picked up the services of catch-driver Jody Jamieson and the duo instantly clicked.

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Spare Time Rozie (pictured here in winning the second leg of the Lifetime Dream Series) was a 1:57 winner in the final.

Sent away the heavy post time favorite, Jamieson and Spare Time Rozie left from post six and occupied the pocket through opening quarter and half-mile fractions recorded in :28.4 and :58, respectively, by Classical Girl and driver Mark MacDonald.

When Jamieson tipped his mount out on the final turn it was simply just lights out. The daughter of Earl hadn’t gotten up on Classical Girl by the time the 1:28 third quarter lit up, but was ahead by no less than three lengths at the head of the lane.

Coming home with a final panel timed in :29, the John Cowan and Darryl Laver-owned bay didn’t lower her own personal best time (1:55.3, recorded during the series’ opening leg), but did re-write the stakes mark with the 1:57 mile.

“She was just the best in the race,” Jamieson said about Spare Time Rozie, who is out of the Mr Lavec mare Northern Francoise. “I think if someone would’ve gotten close to her that she would’ve gone a lot more.”

In notching her fourth victory in a row, Spare Time Rozie swept the 2007 instalment of the Lifetime Dream (for 4-year-old trotting mares), as she rang up a 7-1/2 length victory in the opening leg and a whopping 13-1/2 length margin in the second round.

Even though he wasn’t driving his victorious pupil, Rick Zeron was heard from late, as he steered Gyration Hanover ($5.40, $3.20) to a second place finish, bottoming the $12.70 exactor. Freeze Frame ($4.30) and driver Luc Ouellette finished third, completing the $59.20 triactor.

Spare Time Rozie is eligible to Woodbine’s upcoming Don Mills Series.