Mid-season layoff worked well for Venezuelan Forever

As a 3-year-old in mid-2018, Venezuelan Forever was given a 5 1/2-month break from racing. Since then, the daughter of Treasure Beach has raced seven times and posted a record of three victories, three thirds and a fourth.

Victory No. 3 in that streak, and fourth of her career, came yesterday at Gulfstream Park, a sharp performance at a mile and one-sixteenth on the grass with red-hot Tyler Gaffalione in the irons. The filly bred by Orlyana Farm went to the lead at the start and was never headed, scoring by one-half length, earning a check for $17,300 and raising her lifetime total to $79,210. Venezuelan Forever became winner no. 11 this year for Treasure Beach.