Rosie Jeeks hasn’t raced often during her career – and only three times in the past 18 months prior to this start – but the 4-year-old filly is making the wait worthwhile.

Moved off the rail early in the stretch by jockey Samy Camacho to get clearance for a late run, Rosie Jeeks passed three horses in the final sixteenth of a mile on the way to a 1¼-length victory in Saturday’s $102,000 Goldwood Stakes at Monmouth Park.

The victory was her third in five career starts for trainer Chad Brown, with the Florida-bred daughter of World of Trouble winning her seasonal debut following a 15-month layoff in a turf sprint at Monmouth Park on May 25.

The winning time for the 5½-furlongs over a turf course listed as firm was 1:02.74.

“She just needed a little break to run the right way,” said Luis Cabrera, who oversees Brown’s division at Monmouth Park. “She came out very good after the last race, you can see she was very happy, so I think it was a good race and came at the right time.”

Etrurian led the field through opening half with 3-5 favorite Epona’s Hope in pursuit and just off her flanks. But as the field wheeled out of the turn, neither of those two had any late punch. Rosie Jeeks, fourth then, was moved outside to make her stretch run.

In her two previous career wins she was either just off the lead or on it.

“Well, Chad’s instructions were that way (to come off the pace), said Cabrera. “When there’s a lot of speed outside and you draw inside (post 1) let them go. Sitting behind the speed worked out perfectly.”

Camacho, who has now won both times this year with Rosie Jeeks, said the change in tactics was necessary in the speed-filled race of fillies and mares 3 and up.

“Her last race I think I was chasing the leader a little bit,” said Camacho. “I put too much pressure on her in the beginning because the favorite was in front, so I didn’t want to be too far back. But today, this race had more speed, so she was more relaxed and when I swung her outside early in the stretch she exploded and won.”

Owned by Team Hanley and Thirty Year Farm, Rosie Jeeks returned $10.80 to win.

Drifaros rallied for second, a half-length ahead of the tiring Epona’s Hope.

For Brown, the victory was his meet-leading 10^th. He is two wins ahead of Jorge Delgado in the race for leading trainer.