Charlotte the Brit adds name to tote board exploders

While the president may be having problems with various members of the United Kingdom hierarchy, Treasure Beach fanciers had no such problems with the 3-year-old filly Charlotte the Brit in Gulfstream Park’s 11th race yesterday.

Runners by Treasure Beach and Handsome Mike have been lighting up various tote boards lately, including South Pass paying $115.20 at Gulfstream and Silver Beach $55.80 at San Isidro, and Charlotte the Brit added her name to the list. After stalking the pace in third through the backstretch in the 7 1/2-furlong turf race run in the rain, Jairo Rendon shot the filly past the leaders heading for home and she was three lengths in front and widening at the wire. She paid a generous $44.

The victory for owner Patricia Generazio’s filly in the $48,400 maiden special was worth $28,900, gave Treasure Beach his 25th winner this year, and helped boost the stallion’s progeny earnings to $907,069. Included was a juicy breeder’s award of more than $5,000 for Joe and Helen Barbazon.

Six races previously, Ms. Generazio saw her Treasure Beach colt, Ambassador Jim, finish a fast-closing third in the $75,000 Mecke Stakes, also with Rendon aboard. The 4-year-old colt split horses at the top of the stretch in the 1 1/16-mile turf race, and missed getting up for second by one-half-length. He earned $7,425 and raised his lifetime total to $168,587, best among Treasure Beach’s runners.