Jitter in Rome quickly gained command after stumbling at the start of her racing debut, opened a 14-length lead in early stretch, and posted a dominant 11 1/2-length victory in the second race on Friday at Mountaineer Race Track to become the first career winner for Grade 1 winner Burning Roma.

Heather Marino owns and trains Jitter in Rome, who won the six-furlong maiden special weight race in 1:13.57 on a track rated as fast. The two-year-old filly is one of two winners from as many starters out of the unraced Tactical Advantage mare Twitch and Jitter.

Burning Roma, the winner of the 2000 Futurity Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park, stood the for $7,500 in '08 at Hidden Point Farm in Ocala. A ten-year-old by Rubiano out of the winning Overstake mare While Rome Burns, Burning Roma has 24 two-year-olds in his first crop.

Burning Roma concluded his five-year racing career in 2004 with $1,500,200 in earnings and 13 wins in 36 starts for owner Harold Queen, the breeder of Jitter in Rome. Bred in Kentucky by William S. Farish, Burning Roma earned three of his wins in graded stakes, including a victory in the 2000 Futurity for trainer Tony Dutrow.