Pleasant Acres connections sweep Gulfstream Park’s finale

If ever the connections of one farm dominated a particular race it happened to Pleasant Acres in the 12th at Gulfstream Park yesterday.

The six-furlong race contested over a sloppy track was won by Lalali, a 4-year-old filly by Pleasant Acres stallion Handsome Mike who was bred by long-time partners Ed Seltzer, Beverly Anderson and Pleasant Acres owners Joe and Helen Barbazon.

Finishing second was Cookie Cove, another daughter of Handsome Mike owned and bred by long-time Pleasant Acres client Patricia Generazio, who has benefited from a slew of winners by the farm’s stallions over the years.

The third-place finisher was Miss Over There, owned by Troy Levy’s Tropical Racing, another Pleasant Acres client boasting of a good number of winners by the farm’s stallions.

Cookie Cove was right up near the lead for the entire three-quarters, while Lalali sat a comfortable fourth on the rail, and Miss Over There was content to come from off the pace. Everybody moved on the turn, and the trio was 1-2-3 heading down the stretch, with Lalali in mid-track winning by 1 3/4 lengths, and Cookie Cove second on the rail, 3 1/2 lengths ahead of Miss Over There.

Lalali earned $10,400 and raised her total to $50,280; Cookie Cove collected $3,400 and jumped to $44,990 – and both were claimed out of the race.