Big Treasure gives Treasure Beach winner No. 39

Treasure Beach picked up his 39th winner of 2020 yesterday at Gulfstream West, where the weather was responsible for a great many scratches, and Big Treasure wound up facing just three others in a 1 1/16th-mile race that predictably came off the grass.T

Luca Panici, arguably the best rider at the track when it comes to getting horses to finish, was aboard the 3-year-old colt, who broke his maiden in his 13th try. Big Treasure was away fourth, and Panici kept him there down the backstretch and into the turn, where the colt went three wide. Then Panici did what he does best, urging Big Treasure to get up at the wire for a one half-length victory.

The colt bred by Ramon Murphy paid $11.40 and earned a check for $10,400.