Here Comes Jackie 3rd in $115,000 Sophomore Fillies

Here Comes Jackie closed with a rush, missing second place by a neck but still posting her first stakes-placed finish in the $115,000 Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies Stakes as part of Florida Cup Day at Tampa Bay Downs yesterday.

At odds of 13-1, the 3-year-old daughter of Handsome Mike sat a good trip along the rail while stalking the leaders down the backstretch, and she got clear heading for home. It took a little time for Jose Ferrer to get her in gear at the top of the stretch, but when he did, Here Comes Jackie made a strong late surge and if the wire had come up one jump later, she would have been second. The filly bred by Joe and Helen Barbazon collected $10,000 for third and raised her career total to $63,700.