Miller trainees repeat in stakes action at Harrah’s Hoosier Park

Anderson, IN — After posting impressive debuts in the opening round of Indiana Sires Stakes action, trainer Erv Miller’s 2-year-old pacing fillies were back in the spotlight at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Wednesday (July 27) as they made another clean sweep of the stakes action on the card.

Two $68,000 divisions of Indiana Sires Stakes were featured on the evening’s card as the fillies squared off in the second round of their six round series. Fillies from Miller’s barn finished first and second in both divisions.

Beauty N Grace was a two length winner over Sleazy Mama. Dean Gillette Photography.

Beauty N Grace, with Atlee Bender in the bike, made her second trip to the winner’s circle in her second lifetime start in the opening division, scoring impressively in 1:51.1.

Beauty N Grace benefitted from a pocket trip while her stablemate Sleazy Mama, driven by Trace Tetrick, dictated fractions of :27.1, :56, and 1:24.1. When the field turned for home, Bender tipped Beauty N Grace from the pocket and stablemates battled all the way to the wire. Beauty N Grace was a two length winner over Sleazy Mama while Polks Image and Peter Wrenn rounded out the trifecta. Sent off as the 8-5 second choice, Beauty N Grace returned $5.20 at the betting windows.

The daughter of Tellitlikeitis-Safta Perry pushed her lifetime bankroll to $69,000. With the victory, Beauty N Grace is now undefeated in two lifetime starts and established a new lifetime best in the process. Beauty N Grace is owned by Rocco Ruffolo, Bowie Racing, Louis Willinger, and Rick Howles and was bred by Victory Hill Farm.

Not to be outdone by her stablemate, JKs Lucky Lou turned in an impressive performance of her own to capture the second split in a new lifetime best of 1:51.2 with Tetrick in the bike. JKs Lucky Lou is now undefeated in three starts this season.

Tetrick sent the 3-5 favorite to the front from post seven and she never looked back. JKs Lucky Lou utilized a :27.3 closing kick to hold off a late charge from her stablemate Tell’s On A Roll and driver Bender. Layallyourloveonme and John DeLong utilized a ground saving trip to finish third. JKs Lucky Lou returned $3.40 for the victory.

With the win, JKs Lucky Lou (JK Endofanera-Patsys Luck) has now bankrolled $74,000 lifetime from three starts. Owned in partnership by Douglas Overhiser, Rocco Ruffolo and Rick Howles, JKs Lucky Lou was bred by David Wayne Yoder and Daryl Lehman.

The stakes scores were two of three training victories on the program for Miller.

Indiana Sires Stakes action will continue at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Thursday (July 28) with two divisions for the 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings.

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