Sunshine Treasure vaults sire into 4th nationally

Red-hot Treasure Beach gained his fifth winner and vaulted over the $200,000 mark in progeny earnings yesterday when first-time starter Sunshine Treasure, at odds of 6-1, scored a game head victory in a $50,000 maiden special at Gulfstream Park. Sensational young rider Tyler Gaffalione was aboard the filly, and he broke her out on top from the rail in the 7 1/2-furlong grass test. As the field started down the backstretch, Gaffalione was content to give up the lead, and dropped Sunshine Treasure back to fourth. On the turn, he slipped her through on the rail, swung into the No. 2 path, and she rallied down the lane to win by a head in a furious finish. The victory was worth $34,000 to long-time Pleasant Acres client Patricia Generazio, who bred the filly in partnership with the farm’s owners, Joe and Helen Barbazon. With $203,387 in earnings, Treasure Beach is sitting in fourth place on the national freshman sire list.