It Could Be a Day at the Buccaneer Beach

Buccaneer Beach, who was claimed for $8,000 a little more than a year ago, will try for his second Grade I victory of 2004 in tonight’s $141,400 Vessels Maturity at 400 yards.

Trained by Chuck Treece, the 4-year-old was the fastest qualifier for the Vessels. In his trial July 16, Buccaneer Beach won by 2 3/4 lengths while completing the 400 yards in 19.38 seconds.

No worse than third in nine starts since being claimed by his current connections, the California bred has five victories during that span. His Grade I victory came in the Los Alamitos Winter Championship on Feb. 28.

The picks: 1. Some Gave All. 2. Vampira. 3. Lettis All. 4. Dacapo. 5. Pal Of Mine. 6. Power Failure. 7. Corona Too. 8. Buccaneer Beach. 9. Splashn Joe. 10. Futurer.

Four! Some Gave All and All The Difference in the first, Vampira and Cave Creek Queen in the second, Lettis All, Impeccable Timing and Famous Way To Fly in the third and Dacapo and Twotimesthirtyseven in the fourth.

Shot in the dark: Doudd debuts for trainer Dean Frey in the fifth.

Post time: 7 p.m.

On the Net: For entries and results, visit: www.latimes.com/horseracing/