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Jordan's Jewell draws post 3 for Hopeful filly final

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March 10, 2009

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Jordan's Jewell, 9-for-9 in her young career, is the 9-5 early choice for Yonkers Raceway $47,700 final of the Hopeful Pacing Series for 3-year-old fillies, set for Friday night at Yonkers Raceway.

Jordan's Jewell, a daughter of Mantese, won both of her Hopeful legs right after a six-month hiatus. She drew post position three for the final and retains the services of driver Jason Bartlett.

"She's just a gritty filly and really likes her job," Bartlett said. "She was a bit steppy in the first leg, had trouble in the first turn, so we added a Murphy blind on her inside (left) and tightened the hobbles, and that helped in her second start."

Jordan's Jewell, who has a pair of 1:55 freshman miles to her credit (at Yonkers and Plainridge), is trained by Matt Medeiros for co-owners Gary and Beverly Paganelli, John MacLean and Michael Daddario.

Bartlett had the option of driving Jordan's Jewell or McGibson. Brent Holland got the assignment to drive McGibson, who will start from post seven.

"She didn't cost much ($18,000) at the end of the Harrisburg sale," trainer Linda Toscano said. "I didn't even realize at the time that she was a half sister to ($378,000 winner) Rudy Rednose...and he never even made the races at two."

The daughter of McArdle, co-owned by Bay's Stable, Camelot Stables and William Jacobowitz, made a half-dozen starts as a freshman--primarily against Jersey-breds--before being shut down with breathing problems.

"She had surgery, and we're obviously very pleased to way she's responded," Toscano said. "I've always liked the half-mile tracks, and we trained her back with the Hopeful in mind."

Trainer Robbie Siegelman has more than a passing interest in Friday's festivities, with Gordyyy't Pet (Cat Manzi, post four) and Cheyenne Margie (Jordan Stratton, post five) starting side-by-side.

Both fillies--leased by The Cheyenne Gang--have shown they are competitive. "They're very green and very different," Siegelman said. "Gordyyy's Pet is big and poweful, a strapping filly, and Margie is much smaller and feminine. Neither was ready last season. They were, and are, very immature, sort of like fifth- or sixth-graders, but they've shown me good things in this series."

In a true testament to the open draw, Riches To Rags and driver Ryan Anderson, who turned in the fastest (1:57.3) mile in the preliminary legs, wound up behind the eight-ball for the final.

The complete field for the Hopeful filly final--which is the ninth race on the card--is as follows:

Post--Horse (Driver, Odds)

1-Pinnacle Portia (Pat Berry, 12-1)

2-Dream's Bar (Bill Vandervort Jr., 8-1)

3-Jordan's Jewell (Jason Bartlett, 9-5)

4-Gordyyy's Pet (Cat Manzi, 6-1)

5-Cheyenne Margie (Jordan Straton, 6-1, coupled with Gordyyy's Pet in the wagering)

6-Dingle Bay (Chris Ryder, 5-1)

7-McGibson (Brent Holland, 3-1)

8-Riches To Rags (Ryan Anderson, 6-1)

(Yonkers Raceway)

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