Treasure Beach adds another $100,000-plus earner

Venezuelan Forever added her name to the list of Treasure Beach’s $100,000-plus earners with a strong come-from-behind victory at Gulfstream West yesterday.

Paco Lopez guided the 4-year-old filly to her sixth victory, and second in her last three starts, and the winner’s check of $12,800 boosted her career total to $112,310 on a record of 6-1-5 in 22 starts.

The filly bred by Orlyana Farm sat near the back of the pack for most of the 7 1/2 furlongs over the turf course, but when Lopez asked her to run, Venezuelan Forever made up 5 1/2 lengths in the stretch and won by three-quarters, paying $4.80. Beach Dreaming almost made it a Treasure Beach exacta, closing well to get up for third, and missing second by a head at odds of 12-1.