by Tammy Knox, publicity director, Hoosier Park

Anderson, IN — CJ’s Super Secret and Mark O’Mara polished off a lucrative series on Thursday, April 23, winning the $20,000 final of the Ralph and Dorothy Rose Series at Hoosier Park Racing and Casino. The victory for the masked trotting mare was her first career win after only three starts this season.

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CJ’s Super Secret rallied up the rail to win the Ralph and Dorothy Rose Series final.

Starting from post three in the 10-horse lineup, O’Mara got away well in mid-pack with CJ’s Super Secret. Ripken’s Red and Mike Peterson were the leaders until the half, setting fractions of :29.1 and :58.2 before being overtaken for the top spot. Nasty Secret and Don Eash surged to the lead and picked up the tempo, passing by the three-quarter marker in 1:28.3.

In the stretch, Nasty Secret didn’t appear to be an easy mare to chase down, but O’Mara never let CJ’s Super Secret give up, cutting through horses along the inside and rallying up just in time to win by a half-length over the heavily favored Nasty Secret. Cuda Boy, the other half of the Eash entry with Jay Cross driving, rounded out the trifecta.

CJ’s Super Secret is owned by Jerry Foulk and Connie Armstrong. Foulk also serves as the trainer. The 4-year-old daughter of CJ’s Secret earned her first career win in a time of 1:59.1. She also more than doubled her career earnings to $17,163 in the effort.

In other Thursday evening action, 2009 leading driver Peter Wrenn scored four more wins, putting his tally to 54 on the year in the first 23 nights of action. The Michigan native earned wins behind LF Moon Over Dixie in the fourth race followed by Lucifer Bluegrass in the night’s seventh race. Wrenn completed his four-win night with a victory behind Four Pack in the 11th race and Sharemylease in the nightcap. Driver Brad Hanners also earned multiple wins for the night, scoring a driving triple.