South African star Beach Bomb is one of six runners carded to contest the G2 Beverly D Stakes at Colonial Downs on Saturday.
Owned by Cayton Park Stud and trained by Graham Motion, Beach Bomb is by Lancaster Bomber , out of Beach Beauty. Already this season, she has visited the winner’s circle after a 1/38-mile tour of Gulfstream Park‘s lawn in the March 1 The Very One Stakes (G3T) and a subsequent 1 1/2-mile journey there, annexing the March 29 Orchid Stakes (G3T). She has run strong seconds since in the Sheepshead Bay Stakes (G3T) at 1 3/8 miles and in the New York Stakes (G1T), missing by just a half-length to She Feels Pretty  in that effort, also at 1 3/16 miles.

“She has really come around,” Motion noted. “She is extremely determined, yet is the kindest mare to train. She is very talented, and I give (regular rider) Luis Saez credit for that, because he has really figured her out. Beach Bomb is relatively small, but beautifully put together. The key to a distance horse is its ability to relax. They must have that in their disposition, or else they’re going to be in trouble.