Rare Indiana-bred filly romps on home grounds

Treasure Beach solidified his hold on sixth place on Florida’s general sire list when Sydney’s Treasure went wire-to-wire under Emmanuel Esquivel in a $34,500 allowance race at Indiana Grand yesterday.

Esquivel sent the 3-year-old filly to the front in the mile and 70-yard race and she held a short lead over stalking favorite Shy Money until the top of the stretch. In the lane, Sydney’s Treasure said goodbye to the field and cruised to the wire for a 4 1/4-length score in 1:45.15.

The filly bred in Indiana by Larry Rivelli and Richard Ravin earned a check for $20,700 and paid $12.80, while getting her second victory in seven starts.