Treasure Beach closes out month with two winners

Treasure Beach closed in on $100,000 in progeny earnings for the month of January with the wire-to-wire Gulfstream Park victory of El Pillo, who became his sire’s fourth winner.

Edgard Zayas put the 4-year-old gelding on the lead in the one-mile grass race and he held off several challenges to win by a head in 1:35.78, paying $7.80 and collecting a check for $14,700. The gelding bred by Orlyana is 2-1-4 in 14 starts with earnings of $62,710.

Earlier, Beachtreasuregirl became Treasure Beach’s third winner with a 1 1/8th-mile romp at Camarero Race Track in Puerto Rico. The 5-year-old mare bred by Joe and Helen Barbazon raced well off the pace for half a mile, then made a strong outside move under Juan Diaz to take over the lead heading for home. She opened up by eight lengths in mid-stretch and won by nearly 10, paying $5.50. In the land of minute purses, she’s 3-4-4 in 23 starts with earnings of $43,343.