2020 Fountain Of Youth Stakes

Fountain of Youth Stakes

Feb 26, 2021 An improving son of Tapit, Greatest Honour has made steady progress under the care of Shug McGaughey, a two-time winner of the Fountain of Youth with Orb (2013) and Code of Honor (2019). The Fountain of Youth, a tradition-rich 1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-olds, will anchor Saturday's blockbuster 14-race program with nine stakes, including the $200,000 Davona Dale Stakes (G2), featuring the 2021 debut of Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) heroine and Eclipse champion Vequist.

Spectacular Bid, Tim Tam, Kauai King, Bet Twice, Forty Niner, Proud Truth, Thunder Gulch—you might assume any race with such an illustrious roster of winners is a Triple Crown race, or at least a Grade 1. In actuality this decorated list of champions belongs to the Fountain of Youth (G2), a historic Kentucky Derby prep race held at Gulfstream Park.

First run in 1945 and currently contested over 1 116 miles, the Fountain of Youth has been producing Derby contenders for generations. It was Calumet Farm’s Tim Tam who first put the race on the map by completing the Fountain of Youth/Kentucky Derby double in 1958, a feat subsequently replicated by Kauai King (1966), Spectacular Bid (1979), Thunder Gulch (1995), and Orb (2013).

Few Fountain of Youth winners have been more spectacular than Spectacular Bid. A Horse of the Year and Hall of Fame inductee, Spectacular Bid crushed his rivals by 8 12 lengths and stopped the timer in 1:41.20, just 0.20 off the stakes record set by Sensitive Prince in 1978.

2020 fountain of youth stakes replay

Beaten Fountain of Youth runners have also enjoyed strong success in the Kentucky Derby, a testament to the quality of competition the race attracts. Derby winners Carry Back (1961), Forward Pass (1968), Dust Commander (1970), Cannonade (1974), Pleasant Colony (1981), Swale (1984), Unbridled (1990), and Go for Gin (1994) all came up short at Gulfstream before reaching the winner’s circle on the first Saturday in May.

The Fountain of Youth produced just one Kentucky Derby winner during the first two decades of the 21st century, though the race remained deeply relevant as a steppingstone toward the Triple Crown. Derby runners-up Ice Box (2010), Good Magic (2018), and Code of Honor (2019) all contested the Fountain of Youth, as did Preakness (G1) winner Shackleford and Belmont Stakes (G1) champions Jazil (2006) and Union Rags (2012).

As part of the Kentucky Derby Championship Series, the Fountain of Youth awards 50 Derby qualification points to the winner, essentially making the race a “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Derby.

By J. Keeler Johnson

ResultsWinPlaceShow
8 Greatest Honour 1-1$4.00$2.60$2.20
1 Drain the Clock 5-2$3.60$3.20
10 Papetu 18-1$5.60
Payouts
Double3/8$12.30
Exacta8/1$6.00
Pick 31/3/8$347.50
Pick 42,3/1/3,8,11/8$782.25
Pick 54/2,3/1/3,8,11/8$23.50
Pick 54/2,3/1/3,8,11/8$4,694.70
Pick 6$457,196.28
Pick 65/4/2,3/1/3,8,11/8$5,356.68
Quinella1/8$8.40
Super High Five8/1/10/7/5$1,837.00
Superfecta8/1/10/7$15.85
Trifecta8/1/10$15.90
Entries
Ridden by Edgard J. Zayas
Owned by Slam Dunk Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Wonder Stables and Nentwig, Michael
Fountain of Youth Stakes
Grade II race
LocationGulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida
Inaugurated1945
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
Websitewww.gulfstreampark.com
Race information
Distance1116 miles (​812 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight124 lbs. with allowances[1]
Purse$400,000 (since 2011)[2]
BonusesUsually run in late February

The Fountain of Youth Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida in late February. A Grade II event open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt, it currently offers a purse of $300,000. It is the final stakes prep to the Florida Derby and is an official prep race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

History[edit]

The race was named for the mythical Florida spring that granted eternal youth. It was sought by Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon who searched throughout the southeastern United States for it without success.

The race has long been a major prep for the Kentucky Derby, with multiple horses being victorious in both races. Four colts, Tim Tam (1958), Kauai King (1966), Spectacular Bid (1979) and Thunder Gulch (1995), won this race then went on to become 'Dual Classic Winners,' the first three winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, while the last won the Derby and the Belmont Stakes. The 1985 winner, Proud Truth, won that year's Breeders' Cup Classic. More recently, the race has been used as a prep for Derby winner Orb in 2013 and Belmont Stakes winner Union Rags in 2012.[3][4]

Records[edit]

Speed record:

  • 1.41.00 @ 1-1/16 miles: Sensitive Prince (1978)
  • 1:48.87 @ 1-1/8 miles: Eskendereya (2010)

Most wins by an owner:

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  • 3 - Calumet Farm (1957, 1958, 1961)
  • 3 - Michael Tabor (1995, 2000, 2007)

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 5 - John Velazquez (2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2019)

2020 Fountain Of Youth Stakes Payouts

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 3 - Jimmy Jones (1957, 1958, 1961)
  • 3 - D. Wayne Lukas (1992, 1995, 2000)
  • 3 - Todd A. Pletcher (2007, 2010, 2015)

Winners[edit]

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist.
(Miles)
(Furlongs)
Time
Win $
Gr.
2020Ete Indien3Florent GerouxPatrick BianconeL. Shanahan, S. Bacon, Dream With Me Stable, Horse France America, D P Racing, P. Biancone Racing1-1/16 M1:43.02$235,600G2
2019Code of Honor3John VelazquezC. R. McGaughey IIIWilliam S. Farish III1-1/16 M1:43.85$233,120G2
2018Promises Fulfilled3Irad Ortiz Jr.Dale RomansRobert J. Baron1-1/16 M1:44.17$238,080G2
2017Gunnevera3Javier CastellanoAntonio SanoPeacock Racing Stables1-1/16 M1:44.25$235,300G2
2016Mohaymen3Junior AlvaradoKiaran McLaughlinShadwell Stable1-1/16 M1:42.84$245,520G2
2015Itsaknockout †3Luis SaezTodd A. PletcherStarlight Racing (Jack Wolf, m.p.)1-1/16 M1:46.28$240,560G2
2014Wildcat Red3Luis SaezJose GaroffaloHonors Stable Corp. (Salvatore Delfino & Josie Martino)1-1/16 M1:41.85$255,000G2
2013Orb3John VelazquezC. R. McGaughey IIIStuart S. Janney III & Phipps Stable1-1/16 M1:42.24$240,000G2
2012Union Rags3Julien LeparouxMichael MatzChadds Ford Stable (Phyllis Mills Wyeth)1-1/16 M1:42.68$240,000G2
2011Soldat3Alan GarciaKiaran McLaughlinHarvey Clarke & W. Craig Robertson III1-1/8 M1:50.23$240,000G2
2010Eskendereya3John VelazquezTodd A. PletcherZayat Stables1-1/8 M1:48.87$150,000G2
2009Quality Road3John VelazquezJames A. JerkensEdward P. Evans1 M1:35.01$150,000G2
2008Cool Coal Man3Kent DesormeauxNick ZitoRobert V. LaPenta1-1/8 M1:50.07$210,000G2
2007Scat Daddy3John VelazquezTodd A. PletcherJames T. Scatuorchio & Michael Tabor1-1/8 M1:49.11$180,000G2
2006First Samurai †3Edgar PradoFrank L. BrothersBruce Lunsford & Lansdon B. Robbins III1-1/8 M1:49.00$180,000G2
2005High Fly3Jerry D. BaileyNick ZitoLive Oak Racing (Charlotte Weber)1-1/8 M1:49.70$180,000G2
2004Read the Footnotes3Jerry D. BaileyRichard VioletteKlaravich Stables1-1/16 M1:42.71$120,000G2
2003Trust n Luck3Cornelio VelásquezRalph ZiadieE. Paul Robsham1-1/16 M1:43.33$120,000G1
2002Booklet3Jorge ChavezJohn T. Ward Jr.John C. Oxley1-1/16 M1:44.49$120,000G1
2001Songandaprayer3Edgar PradoJohn F. DowdBobby Hurley1-1/16 M1:43.48$120,000G1
2000High Yield3Pat DayD. Wayne LukasMichael Tabor & Bob & Beverly Lewis1-1/16 M1:42.56$120,000G1
1999Vicar3Shane SellersCarl NafzgerJames B. Tafel1-1/16 M1:45.64$120,000G1
1998Lil's Lad3Jerry D. BaileyNeil J. HowardLillian Durst, William S. Farish III, Centennial Farm (Donald Little)1-1/16 M1:42.63$120,000G2
1997Pulpit3Shane SellersFrank L. BrothersClaiborne Farm1-1/16 M1:41.86$120,000G2
1996Built For Pleasure3Gary BoulangerTommy Heard Jr.Tommy Heard Jr.1-1/16 M1:43.64$120,000G2
1995Thunder Gulch3Mike E. SmithD. Wayne LukasMichael Tabor1-1/16 M1:43.21$120,000G2
1994Dehere3Craig PerretReynaldo NoblesDue Process Stable1-1/16 M1:44.70$120,000G2
1993-1Duc d'Sligovil3Julie KroneJeremy McNeillRay McNeill1-1/16 M1:45.16$113,094G2
1993-2Storm Tower3Rick WilsonBenjamin W. Perkins Jr.Charles Hesse1-1/16 M1:44.98$113,094G2
1992Dance Floor3Chris AntleyD. Wayne LukasOaktown Stable1-1/16 M1:45.32$150,268G2
1991Fly So Free3José A. SantosScotty SchulhoferTommy & Elizabeth Valando1-1/16 M1:44.30$73,737G2
1990Shot Gun Scott3Dave PennaRonald J. SarazinJean Friedberg & A. Scott Hamilton1-1/16 M1:44.60$77,427G2
1989Dixieland Brass3Randy RomeroCharles PeoplesBayard Sharp & William S. Farish III1-1/16 M1:44.60$130,000G2
1988Forty Niner3Eddie MapleWoody StephensClaiborne Farm1-1/16 M1:43.20$98,991G2
1987Bet Twice3Craig PerretWarren CrollBlanche P. Levy & Cisley Stable1-1/16 M1:43.40$100,482G2
1986-1Ensign Rhythm3Julio PezuaLeo Azpurua Jr.Lushland Farm1-1/16 M1:45.60$57,210G2
1986-2My Prince Charming3José A. SantosNewcomb GreenDon Aronow1-1/16 M1:45.00$58,060G2
1985Proud Truth3Jorge VelásquezJohn M. VeitchDarby Dan Farm1-1/16 M1:43.60$106,860G2
1984Darn That Alarm3Mike VeneziaGeorge GianosRobert N. Caporella1-1/16 M1:43.00$73,200G2
1983-1Highland Park3Don BrumfieldAnthony L. BasileBwamazon Farm1-1/16 M1:44.60$45,338G2
1983-2Copelan3Laffit Pincay Jr.Mitch GriffinFred W. Hooper1-1/16 M1:43.60$44,888G2
1982Star Gallant3Sandy HawleyLeonard ImperioBuckram Oak Farm (Mahmoud Fustok)1-1/16 M1:43.20$54,630G2
1981Akureyri3Eddie MapleWoody StephensHickory Tree Stable1-1/16 M1:44.40$47,697G3
1980Naked Sky3Jerry D. BaileyNeal WinickMaribel G. Blum1-1/16 M1:43.80$29,820G3
1979'Spectacular Bid3Ron FranklinBud DelpHawksworth Farm (Harry & Teresa Meyerhoff)1-1/16 M1:41.20$35,880G3
1978Sensitive Prince3Mickey SolomoneH. Allen JerkensTop the Marc Stable1-1/16 M1:41.00$22,170G3
1977Ruthies Native3Craig PerretEugene JacobsRuth A. Perlmutter1-1/16 M1:42.00$26,010G3
1976Sonkisser3Braulio BaezaStephen DiMauroHarold Snyder1-1/16 M1:43.80$22,770G3
1975Greek Answer3Mickey SolomoneFrank H. Merrill Jr.W. Preston Gilbride1-1/16 M1:42.80$22,650G3
1974Green Gambados3Chuck BaltazarJohn W. JacobsHarbor View Farm1-1/16 M1:42.40$46,440G3
1973Shecky Greene3Braulio BaezaLou M. GoldfineJoseph Kellman1-1/16 M1:43.80$22,590G3
1972Gentle Smoke3Walter BlumDavid SazerForus Stable1-1/16 M1:42.00$43,020
1971Authorize3Jacinto VasquezJohn W. RussellFred W. Hooper1-1/16 M1:42.60$20,160
1970Corn off the Cob3Angel Cordero Jr.Arnold N. WinickFence Post Farm1-1/16 M1:44.60$24,950
1969Al Hattab3Ray BroussardWarren A. Croll Jr.Pelican Stable (Rachel Carpenter)1-1/16 M1:42.60$13,925
1968Wise Exchange3Eddie BelmonteHirsch JacobsIsidor Bieber1-1/16 M1:43.80$14,925
1967In Reality3Earlie FiresMelvin CalvertFrances A. Genter1-1/16 M1:44.40$15,125
1966Kauai King3Don BrumfieldHenry ForrestFord Stable (Michael Ford)1-1/16 M1:43.20$11,550
1965Maribeau3Sam BoulmetisJoseph W. MerglerBriardale Farm (Anthony Imbesi)1-1/16 M1:44.60$11,275
1964Dandy K3Mickey SolomoneRobert E. WingfieldCecil Carmine1-1/16 M1:44.80$11,075
1963Cool Prince3Jimmy CombestNick CombestWilliam G. Helis Jr.1-1/16 M1:45.80$10,725
1962Sharp Count3Bill ShoemakerLester G. JoffrionReverie Knoll Farm (Freeman Keyes)1-1/16 M1:43.20$10,400
1961Beau Prince3Eddie ArcaroJimmy JonesCalumet Farm1-1/16 M1:43.20$10,575
1960Eagle Admiral3Manuel YcazaCharles E. WhittinghamLlangollen Farm Stable1-1/16 M1:41.80$10,675
1959Easy Spur3Bill HartackPaul L. KelleySpring Hill Farm1-1/16 M1:41.80$10,400
1958Tim Tam3Bill HartackJimmy JonesCalumet Farm1-1/16 M1:42.80$9,850
1957Gen. Duke3Bill HartackJimmy JonesCalumet Farm1-1/16 M1:44.00$11,695
1956Oh Johnny3Hedley WoodhouseNorman R. McLeodWallace Gilroy1-1/16 M1:44.20$12,765
1955Nance's Lad3John ChoquetteHilton A. DabsonHilton A. Dabson & Chester J. Caithness1-1/16 M1:43.20$13,550
1954Sea O Erin3John H. AdamsHarry TrotsekHasty House Farm1-1/16 M1:48.60$11,800
1953-1Ram o' War3Douglas DodsonJerome J. Sarner Jr.Bruce S. Campbell1-1/16 M1:42.60$12,150
1953-2Tribe3Bennie GreenJames W. HealyVera S. Bragg1-1/16 M1:43.40$12,300
1952Race not held
1951Alerted3William M. CookJames PenrodHampton Stable (Frank Stout)7 F1:24.20$3,250
1950Black George3Kenneth ChurchR. Earl BarnettWilliam H. Veeneman7 F1:23.40$3,250
1949Count-a-Bit3Jack RobertsonGeorge E. RobertsFred A. Blaser1-1/16 M1:44.20$3,200
1948Race not held
1947-1Tight Squeeze2Rocco SistoMerritt C. BuxtonRarco Stable (Mary Robinson)6 F1:11.80$7,150
1947-2Atomic Power3Merritt A. BuxtonMerritt C. BuxtonRarco Stable (Mary Robinson)1 M, 70 yds.1:40.60$6,050
1946Race not held
1945Twenty Thirty2Robert WatsonCecil HowardHarry C. Hatch1-1/16 M1:45.20$3,200
  • † 2015: Upstart finished first but was disqualified to second for impeding Itsaknockout in the stretch run.
  • † 2006: Corinthian finished first but was disqualified to third for interference against both First Samurai and Flashy Bull.

External link[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^'Chart of the 2020 Fountain of Youth'. Equibase. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^'Stakes profile for the Fountain of Youth'. Equibase. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ^Johnson, J. Keeler. 'Using History to Handicap the 2020 Fountain of Youth'. www.americasbestracing.net. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. ^'Tim Tam Paved Fountain of Youth's Path to Derby Success'. BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

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