Love Appeals

Sent off at overlaid odds of 13-1 from a 5-1 morning line, Ironhorse Racing Stable's Beauty of the Sea (Bucchero) was given a perfect ride by Jairo Rendon and held off My Sweet Affair (Twirling Candy) and Love Appeals (Speightstown)--each scratched out of Friday's rained-off Coronation Cup S.--to become the first black-type winner for her Florida-based stallion, also campaigned by Ironhorse. Nicely drawn in gate two, the Florida-bred broke with them, but eased back to sit just behind a strong pace set by Coronation Cup entrant Bosserati (Holy Boss) with...

1st-Gulfstream, $70,000, Msw, 2-16, 3yo, f, 7 1/2fT, 1:30.12, fm, neck. LOVE APPEALS (f, 3, Speightstown--Gioia Stella, by Medaglia d'Oro) just got the better of a final-furlong struggle with fellow first-starter and fellow 7-2 chance Delahaye (Medaglia d'Oro) in the Thursday opener from Gulfstream Park. The late money came for the well-tried Penumbras Maker (Empire Maker), who jumped as the 9-5 chalk, and showed the most early interest,  while Love Appeals relaxed kindly enough for Joel Rosario on the back of the front-runner. Full of run, but lacking room as...