Gray Beau Wins GP Feature; Majesto Finishes Fifth

Gray Beau took the lead in deep stretch and held on to beat late-running Prince Tito by a head in the featured seventh race at Gulfstream Park on Friday.

Chiseled finished third, another nose behind, in the 1 1/16-mile dirt race for 3-year-olds and up. It was a $25,000 optional claimer with a $43,000 purse.

Majesto, the 2-1 favorite, finished fifth in the seven-horse field as he returned to the races after an 11-month layoff.
Luca Panici rode Gray Beau, who won in 1:44.43 on the track listed as fast.  John Vinson trains and Elaine Vinson owns Gray Beau a 5-year-old gelded son of Imperialism.
The win was Gray Beau’s sixth in 28 career starts.

Only Gray Beau and Chiseled were in for the $25,000   tag. Neither was claimed out of the race.

Odds were 8-1 on Gray Beau and 7-2 on Prince Tito, who was ridden by Tyler Gaffalione.

Prince Tito and Majesto are both trained by Gustavo Delgado and owned by Grupo 7C Racing.

On Friday, Majesto was leading by a head over Hail to Victory after three-quarters of a mile.  Majesto, ridden by Edgard Zayas, faded and finished fifth.  Hail to Victory, ridden by Marcos Meneses, fell back and finished last.

Majesto, a colt now 4-years-old, is best known for finishing second behind Nyquist in last year’s Florida  Derby (Grade  1) at  Gulfstream.

In his next race, Majesto finished 18^th in the Kentucky  Derby (Grade 1) after encountering bumping  and traffic.

Majesto, a son of Tiznow, made his next start on July 2 in the 1 1/8 mile Curlin Stakes at Saratoga.  He finished seventh in the nine-horse field.

Veterinarians then discovered that Majesto was dealing with an upper respiratory infection, and Delgado decided to give him an extended break from racing.
--Jim Freer