Jenna's Choice takes final

Jenna's Choice surged off a three-wide move on the turn for home and scored a 3 1/4-length victory over 2-1 favorite Gryffindor in the $104,450 Matt's Scooter Series final Friday night at the Meadowlands. You Tell Gordy was third by 7 1/2 lengths.



Jenna's Choice, driven by Brian Sears, paced the mile in 1:50.1, a stakes record, chipping four-fifths of a second off the previous mark of 1:51 set by Four Starzzz King in 2004. Jenna's Choice, a 3-year-old gelded son of Jenna's Beach Boy, captured his second straight series title. He won the $95,000 Junior Trendsetter Final Feb. 26 at the Meadowlands with a front-end trip.



"He was really fired up that night, but tonight we looked for a trip," said Sears. "We had dull cover, but the horse responded well and it turned out okay. He was real good, and I let him drift (in the final turn). He's versatile as long as he behaves."



"Actually the race went real well," said Tammy Silva, who trains in partnership with her husband, Mark. "When he trains, he likes to come from off the pace. I saw Brian duck in and then they started to roll on the front and I knew it was good for us. He came home great. I was just thrilled."



Breaks in stride have marred the pacer's career but he now has three wins in 10 starts this year and six in 21 lifetime for a career bankroll of $104,450. He was purchased this year by his trainer, Mark Silva, Clifford Pattick and Daniel Borgo. He is eligible to the Suslow Series and the Berry's Creek this spring.

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