Treasure Beach colt is a goodwill Ambassador

Ambassador Jim became Treasure Beach’s leading money-winner via a powerful performance in a $51,000 allowance race on the grass at Gulfstream Park yesterday. Paco Lopez broke the colt in mid-pack and settled him in fifth place on the rail down the backstretch of the 1 1/16th-mile test. Unable to find racing room on the turn, Lopez was content to wait until the top of the stretch, where he barreled through the middle of the field and won with speed to spare, reporting home by nearly two lengths for his third victory.

The $31,300 winner’s check for owner/breeder Patricia Generazio increased Ambassador Jim’s earnings to $160,662 and moved Treasure Beach into 10th place on Florida’s leading sire list for 2019. The son of Galileo has surpassed the $2 million mark in career progeny earnings.

Treasure Beach’s great success in Argentina also continues unabated. He gained two more winners on the same day last week, with the colt Milone and the filly Tapones de Punta both breaking their maiden at San Isidro.