Tigerbeach gets 6th victory, most for Treasure Beach’s runners

With his sharp score in a $35,000 allowance race on the grass at Lone Star Park yesterday, Tigerbeach (1) became Treasure Beach’s first runner to reach six career victories, (2) moved into second place behind Saratoga Treasure among his sire’s money-winners with $179,637 in the bank, and (3) became winner No. 19 this year for Treasure Beach, continuing a highly-successful month of June that has moved him up to ninth place on the Florida general sire list.

David Cabrera broke out quickly with Tigerbeach from the No. 9 post, and the 5-year-old gelding raced down the backstretch just off the two leaders in the three path. They went up to battle 9/5 Mister Kelly on the turn and the two were nose-to-nose the entire length of the stretch. At the wire, Tigerbeach was a neck ahead of the favorite, and a head in front of fast-closing Bob’s Bad Boy, who got up for second.

Tigerbeach, bred by John Pereira, raced the five furlongs in :56.30 and earned a check for $20,600, while raising his record to 6-11-4 in 33 starts.