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Union Rags Breezes Bullet Half

Union Rags Breezes Bullet Half

Champagne winner has solid tune-up for 3-year-old debut in Fountain of Youth

 6 days ago
Union Rags Continues His Work

Union Rags Continues His Work

Union Rags, one of the top early season Triple Crown contenders, worked for the fourth time this month, breezing five furlongs in 1:02 3/5 Jan. 31 at Palm Meadows.

 Tuesday, January 31, 2012

No Race-Day Medication Phaseout at Gulfstream

Gulfstream Park has backed off plans to try to start a phase-out of race-day medications with the 2011-2012 race meet that runs Dec. 3 through April 8 at the Hallandale Beach, Fla., track.

 Thursday, August 25, 2011
Gulfstream Announces 2011-12 Stakes Schedule

Gulfstream Announces 2011-12 Stakes Schedule

Gulfstream Park's meet, which will run from Dec. 3-April 8 will have 53 stakes. A second finish line has been added to allow for races at 1 1/16 miles. The Florida Derby (gr. I) to be run Saturday, March 31.

 Friday, August 05, 2011
Ky. Derby Trail: Dis and Dat

Ky. Derby Trail: Dis and Dat

It took only a week for the Derby picture to get muddled again, as To Honor and Serve's disappointing effort left a log jam at the top of the list.

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 Monday, February 28, 2011
Derby Threat: Soldat

Derby Threat: Soldat

A winner on turf, dirt, and slop, Fountain of Youth (gr. II) winner Soldat has versatility on his side.

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 Monday, February 28, 2011
Soldat Wire-to-Wire in Fountain of Youth

Soldat Wire-to-Wire in Fountain of Youth

Soldat ran away from To Honor and Serve and held off Gourmet Dinner to win the $400,000 Fountain of Youth (gr. II) Feb. 26 at Gulfstream Park.

 Saturday, February 26, 2011
Soldat Taking Next Step Toward Derby

Soldat Taking Next Step Toward Derby

Soldat has blossomed into a prominent candidate for the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), especially if he can win the $400,000 Fountain of Youth (gr. II) Feb. 26 at Gulfstream.

 Thursday, February 24, 2011

Fountain of Youth: It's Upside vs. Experience

The field for the Grade II Fountain of Youth Stakes could be divided into two camps, with four of the entries having a fair amount of starts under their belts and four having limited experience and thus more upside potential.

 Thursday, February 24, 2011
Triple Crown Insider - 02/23/2011

Triple Crown Insider - 02/23/2011

Triple Crown Insider tracks the top 3-year-olds, rating the 20 best contenders in the weeks leading up to Kentucky Derby 137. Presented by Taylor Made Stallions.

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 Wednesday, February 23, 2011
To Honor and Serve Takes Center Stage in FOY

To Honor and Serve Takes Center Stage in FOY

To Honor and Serve will make his much-anticipated 3-year-old debut against a well-rounded field in the $400,000 Fountain of Youth (gr. II) Feb. 26 at Gulfstream Park.

 Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Fountain of Youth Coming Up Strong

Fountain of Youth Coming Up Strong

Gourmet Dinner worked a strong half-mile in :47 3/5 Feb. 16 at Gulfstream Park for trainer Steve Standridge in preparation for the $400,000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) on Feb. 26.

 Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Florida Derby Back up to $1 Million

Florida Derby Back up to $1 Million

Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino announced Sept. 2 its richest stakes schedule ever for 3-year-olds, highlighted by the $1 million Florida Derby (gr. I).

 Thursday, September 02, 2010
$5.5 Million Bonus Program Tied to Preakness

$5.5 Million Bonus Program Tied to Preakness

MI Developments Inc. announced Aug. 27 a bonus program involving tracks owned by the company that could result in a $5.5 million bonus for the winner of the 2011 Preakness Stakes (gr. I).

 Friday, August 27, 2010

Devil Eleven's Florida Farm in Foreclosure

Basketball star Bobby Hurley's Devil Eleven Farm is in foreclosure for the non-payment of nearly $3 million in loans from PNC Bank.

 Friday, May 14, 2010
Is Buddy's Saint Still a Derby Threat?

Is Buddy's Saint Still a Derby Threat?

Trainer Bruce Levine said the colt would have to run well in the Wood to continue on the Derby trail.

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 Friday, March 05, 2010
Zayat to Keep Control of Stable

Zayat to Keep Control of Stable

Thoroughbred owner Ahmed Zayat will keep control of his stable for the time being as Fifth Third Bank has decided not to seek a trustee to run Zayat Stables.

 Monday, February 22, 2010
Separating the Men From the Boys

Separating the Men From the Boys

With five 3-year-old stakes on the docket, this is easily the most important weekend of the Triple Crown prep season so far.

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 Thursday, February 18, 2010
THS: Fountain of Youth & Risen Star

THS: Fountain of Youth & Risen Star

Jason, Tom, and James Scully of brisnet/twinspires.com preview the Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) and the Risen Star (gr. II).

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 Thursday, February 18, 2010
HRTV To Air Onsite Coverage of Derby Preps

HRTV To Air Onsite Coverage of Derby Preps

HRTV's Gary Stevens and Scott Hazelton will provide onsite coverage of the Risen Star at Fairgrounds; Caton Bredar and Jay Privman will cover the Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park.

 Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Fasig-Tipton Ramps Up Gulfstream Sponsorship

Fasig-Tipton Ramps Up Gulfstream Sponsorship

Fasig-Tipton has ramped up its race sponsorship at Gulfstream Park as the Lexington sales company and Florida racetrack unveiled the new "Fasig-Tipton Filly Festival" to be run during the 2010 meet.

 Thursday, January 07, 2010
Five Questions: Bruce Levine

Five Questions: Bruce Levine

Trainer Bruce Levine, currently at Gulfstream with a string of a dozen horses, took some time out from his Monday morning to answer five questions.

 Monday, January 04, 2010
Buddy's Saint Targets Fountain of Youth

Buddy's Saint Targets Fountain of Youth

Buddy's Saint, open-length winner of the Nashua Stakes (gr. II) and Remsen Stakes (gr. II) at Aqueduct in November, is being pointed toward the $250,000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park.

 Sunday, January 03, 2010

Florida Derby Preps Undergo Minor Changes

There will be slight modifications this year to the Fountain of Youth (gr. II) and Holy Bull Stakes (gr. III), two preps for the Florida Derby (gr. I) that will be run March 27 at Gulfstream Park.

 Wednesday, August 26, 2009
HRTV: Pursuit of the Crown March 6

HRTV: Pursuit of the Crown March 6

HRTV's weekly series analyzing the pursuit of the Triple Crown. This week's episode includes recaps of the Fountain of Youth and Sham, a focus on Stardom Bound - comparing her to Winning Colors, a look at the Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes, and a preview of the Gotham.

 Friday, March 06, 2009
Continuing Down a Quality Road

Continuing Down a Quality Road

PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter

Foals from the first Elusive Quality crop conceived after Smarty Jones's heroics have come to hand earlier. Even though they've only just turned 3, five of their number are stakes winners. Prominent among them is Fountain of Youth winner Quality Road.

 Thursday, March 05, 2009
Ky. Derby Trail: Road to the Roses

Ky. Derby Trail: Road to the Roses

The last Saturday in November is NYRA's farewell to grade I and grade II racing, with the running of the Cigar Mile (gr. I) and the grade II Remsen and Demoiselle Stakes for 2-year-olds. But last year, there was a buzz in the air that had nothing to do with any of those three races.

 Monday, March 02, 2009
Quality Road Rolls in Fountain of Youth

Quality Road Rolls in Fountain of Youth

Despite making just the third start of his career and facing stakes company for the first time, Edward Evans' homebred Quality Road romped to a resounding 4 1/4-length victory in the $250,000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 28 at Gulfstream Park.

 Saturday, February 28, 2009

Fountain of Youth Analysis

Triple Crown Talk blog, with host Jason Shandler, offers Fountain of Youth Analysis and Selections.

 Friday, February 27, 2009
THS: Fountain of Youth (Video)

THS: Fountain of Youth (Video)

Tom and Evan analyze the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth (gr. II) at Gulfstream on February 28. The Wizard's Spotlight Play is Race 8 at Fair Grounds on Saturday.

 Thursday, February 26, 2009

Fountain of Youth: Pace Makes the Race

Our core premise in the one-mile, grade II Fountain of Youth Stakes is that if Notonthesamepage breaks well, he's going to shoot for the lead, and almost all the others will struggle to, well, stay on the same page with him. The question thus becomes whether there's anything in the race that will overtake him.

 Thursday, February 26, 2009
Loaded Fountain of Youth Has it All

Loaded Fountain of Youth Has it All

A deep and talented field has been entered for the $250,000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II),and when the dust finally settles on the Gulfstream Park oval Feb. 28, the still muddled Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) picture should become a little bit clearer.

 Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Big Drama Back to Work

Big Drama Back to Work

Harold Queen's 3-year-old Florida homebred Big Drama breezed an easy half-mile in :50-flat Feb. 22 at Calder, his first workout since Jan. 18 as the colt's training schedule was interrupted by a bone bruise that required surgery after kicking himself in a shin in his stall.

 Sunday, February 22, 2009
F-T to Sponsor Fountain of Youth Stakes

F-T to Sponsor Fountain of Youth Stakes

Fasig-Tipton is teaming with Gulfstream Park to sponsor the $250,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II). The 63rd running of the race, which will called the "Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes," is scheduled for Feb. 28 in South Florida. The Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training will be held March 3.

 Thursday, January 22, 2009
Gulfstream Banking on 2009 Meet Changes

Gulfstream Banking on 2009 Meet Changes

Gulfstream Park is hoping that a move to a five-day race week will help produce larger fields and attract more live fans and other bettors on days that have proven more popular than its newly-dark Mondays.

 Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Z Humor Works at Churchill Downs

Z Humor Works at Churchill Downs

Prepping for a run in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), Zayat Stables' Z Humor worked four furlongs in :47.50 at Churchill Downs April 17.

 Thursday, April 17, 2008
Cool Coal Man Sharp in Churchill Work

Cool Coal Man Sharp in Churchill Work

Robert LaPenta's Cool Coal Man, a major contender for the May 3 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), prepped for a planned run in the April 12 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland with a sharp half-mile work at Churchill Downs April 3.

 Thursday, April 03, 2008
Adriano Impresses in Lane's End S.

Adriano Impresses in Lane's End S.

Adriano gave trainer Graham Motion plenty to think about with an impressive win in the $500,000 Lane's End Stakes (gr. II) at Turfway Park March 22.

 Saturday, March 22, 2008
Elysium Fields Works Toward Fla. Derby

Elysium Fields Works Toward Fla. Derby

In his first workout since his strong runner-up performance in the $350,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 29, Robert Evans's Elysium Fields posted a half-mile breeze March 6 at Gulfstream Park.

 Friday, March 07, 2008
Fountain of Youth Timing Adjusted

Fountain of Youth Timing Adjusted

The fractions and final time for the Feb. 24 Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) have been adjusted, with Gulfstream Park's official final time for the 1 1/8-mile race now to be listed as 1:50.07.

 Monday, February 25, 2008
Ky. Derby Trail: Breakheart Pass

Ky. Derby Trail: Breakheart Pass

There's just no escaping it. You can question his pedigree and his running style all you want, but War Pass is simply in a class by himself right now, and until someone figures out how to beat him or his pedigree catches up to him, he has to be the top dog.

 Monday, February 25, 2008
Zito's Cool Coal Man Takes FOY

Zito's Cool Coal Man Takes FOY

Cool Coal Man took over at the top of the stretch and then held off a stubborn Elysium Fields by a half-length to take the $350,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 24 at Gulfstream Park.

 Sunday, February 24, 2008

Downey Profile: Weird Times in FOY

The old Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times," ably describes the many odd goings-on in Sunday's running of the Grade II Fountain of Youth Stakes. While there is intent and purpose to everything we're seeing, and there is nothing new under the sun, this race has some odd features.

 Friday, February 22, 2008
Fountain of Youth Full of Stars

Fountain of Youth Full of Stars

A star-studded field of 12 3-year-olds, highlighted by a pair of starters for trainers Bill Mott and Nick Zito, will contest the $350,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 24 at Gulfstream Park.

 Thursday, February 21, 2008
Zito Leads Fountain of Youth Noms

Zito Leads Fountain of Youth Noms

Four runners trained by Nick Zito, all potential contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), lead the list of 52 3-year-olds nominated for the $350,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park Feb. 24.

 Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Kentucky Derby Trail: Get Your Future Derby Prep Results Right Here

The strangest thing happened while in Florida this past week. I came upon a crystal ball that amazingly revealed the winners of all the major Derby preps this year, although some images were clearer than others. To obtain this privileged information, just continue reading.

 Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Three Derby Preps Impact Graded Earnings List

With three major Triple Crown prep races run over the March 3-4 weekend, the respective winners were elevated in the rankings of TC nominees based on earnings in graded stakes races.

 Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Scat Daddy's Late Scamper Wins Fountain of Youth

Scat Daddy, somewhat overlooked in trainer Todd Pletcher's rich stable for this year's Triple Crown trail, stormed from far back to tag the tough-luck loser Stormello by a nose in the final stride of Saturday's $350,000 Fountain of Youth (gr. II) for 3-year-olds at Gulfstream Park.

 Saturday, March 03, 2007

Stormello Tests Gulfstream After Frantic Flight

The trip from California to South Florida behind him, Alvin Eisman and Bill Currin's Stormello tried the Gulfstream Park main track Friday morning for the first time ahead of his challenge in Saturday's $350,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II).

 Friday, March 02, 2007

Steve Haskin's Weekend Analysis: It's Showtime

In one of the best weekend's for 3-year-olds seen in quite a while, racing fans in Florida and Southern California will be treated to an array of top-class 3-year-olds and a number of budding stars in allowance and maiden races.

 Friday, March 02, 2007
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