Treasure Beach hits on two continents

Total Treasure benefitted from the considerable expertise of Luca Panici to post her second career victory in the first race at Gulfstream Park yesterday. The 4-year-old filly was the first of two Treasure Beach winners spanning two continents that Gulfstream bettors were able to cash in on.

Racing “about” 7 1/2 furlongs on the grass, Total Treasure was nursed along on the rail by Panici, who, unlike many of his colleagues, has learned the value of the inside on the Gulfstream turf. He slipped his filly through on the hedge turning for home and picked up several lengths, swung out to mid-track as they straightened out for home, then swept by the two remaining rivals nearing the wire.

Total Treasure became her sire’s 37th winner this year and collected $12,910, bumping her career total to $53,505. She paid $12.80.

After the 12-race Gulfstream program wound up, the TV action switched to San Isidro in Argentina, where Perfect Beach added to a season filled with a great many Treasure Beach successes. The bay colt won a seven-furlong off-the-grass race for maiden 4-year-old colts and geldings with Eduardo Ortega Pavan aboard.

Perfect Beach sat second early down the backstretch, dropped back to third on the turn, then rallied with a strong surge to win by a neck over 9/5 favorite El Carolo in a driving three-horse finish. The colt was clocked in 1:23.82 and rewarded his followers to the tune of $18.80, $5.20 and $5.20.