Fountain Of Youth Stakes 2020
| Bay 2011 - 16.0hh, By Oasis Dream - Attraction | |||||||||||||||||
| Group Winning Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||
| By European Champion Sprinter and leading sire influence OASIS DREAM | |||||||||||||||||
| Out of European Champion 2YO and five-time Group 1 winnerATTRACTION | |||||||||||||||||
| “Strong colt: smart performer” Timeform | |||||||||||||||||
| Rated 111 by Timeform at 3 years, higher than Oasis Dream’s son Showcasing | |||||||||||||||||
| Cost 420,000gns as a yearling | |||||||||||||||||
| “Fountain of Youth was all speed which is not surprising considering how fast his parents were. His form over 5 furlongs was excellent. At 2 he won his maiden by 4 lengths and was beaten less than a length in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot while at 3 he beat older horses in the Sapphire Stakes-Gr.3 at the Curragh.” Aidan O’Brien | |||||||||||||||||
| “Fountain Of Youth’s progeny have a strong potential of inheriting a superior combination of performance-related genes, and at least fifty per cent of them will be earlier-maturing C:C sprint types.” Equinome Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||
Successful first crop sire standing at a stud which produces Group 1-winning sprinters | |||||||||||||||||
| His best runners include GRAVITY FORCE 4th Horris Hill Stakes, Gr.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| His yearlings have sold for up to 55,000gns (Clive Cox) | |||||||||||||||||
| Click Here To View His Latest Winners | |||||||||||||||||
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Sire ReferenceOASIS DREAM (GB) Champion 2yo in Europe in 2002, Champion 3yo Sprinter in Europe in 2003. 4 wins at 2 and 3 years and £433,737, including Middle Park Stakes Gr.1, July Cup Gr.1, Nunthorpe Stakes Gr.1, 2nd Stanley Leisure Sprint Cup Gr.1, 3rd King's Stand Stakes Gr.2. Sire of AQLAAM (Gr.1), ARCANO (Gr.1), CHARMING THOUGHT (Gr.1), GOLDREAM (Gr.1), JWALA (Gr.1), LADY JANE DIGBY (Gr.1), MIDDAY (Gr.1), MUARRAB (Gr.1), MUHAARAR (Gr.1), NAAQOOS (Gr.1), OPINION (Gr.1), POLYDREAM (Gr.1), POWER (Gr.1), PROHIBIT (Gr.1), QUERARI (Gr.1), TUSCAN EVENING (Gr.1), APPROVE (Gr.2), CLADOCERA (Gr.2), ERTIJAAL (Gr.2), FOLEGA (Gr.2), FREE PORT LUX (Gr.2), FROZEN POWER (Gr.2), HARD DREAM (Gr.2), IMAGING (Gr.2), MISHEER (Gr.2), MONITOR CLOSELY (Gr.2), PEACE AT LAST (Gr.2 ), PRETTY POLLYANNA (Gr.2), QUIET OASIS (Gr.2), SHINE SO BRIGHT (Gr.2), SHOWCASING (Gr.2), SRI PUTRA (Gr.2), WELWITSCHIA (Gr.2-SAF), etc. Racing Career HighlightsAt 2: Won a 5f maiden at Tipperary by 4 lengths and beaten only three-parts of a length by Extortionist in the Windsor Castle Stakes LR at Royal Ascot | |||||||||||||||||
Since moving to a qualifying system in 2013, the Fountain of Youth Stakes awards 50 Kentucky Derby points to the winner, 20 for second, third receives 10 and five for hitting the finish line fourth. Fifty-points will be more than enough for Fountain of Youth champ to Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2020. Fountain of Youth Stakes horse race at Gulfstream Park. Bet on Fountain of Youth, get free pps, race entries, results, Fountain of Youth horse racing news. Code of Honor (winner 2018). Dennis ' Moment is the key contender to watch.
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Tweets by @BearstoneStudGulfstream Park hosts the Grade 2, $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes this Saturday, February 29. Valuable prep points for the 2020 Kentucky Derby will be on the line in this one as 50 points will be awarded to the winning horse, 20 will be awarded to second place, 10 will be awarded to third place, and five will be awarded to fourth place.
The 1 1/16 mile dirt race has a post time of 6:04 p.m. ET and will be televised on Fox Sports and TVG. Dennis’ Moment is the morning-line favorite in this 12-horse field.
Contenders for the 2020 Fountain of Youth Stakes
1. Candy Tycoon (15-1) – Trainer: Todd Pletcher – Jockey: Manuel Franco – Record (5): 1-1-2
Candy Tycoon broke his maiden last month with a victory on this track at this same distance. The competition will be a lot tougher on this trip.
2. Makabim (50-1) – Trainer: Daniel Hurtak – Jockey: Junior Alvarado – Record (7): 2-0-2
After narrowly winning a $16,000 claiming race last month, Makabim finished 5th in his most recent outing in the American Fabius Stakes and is a clear long shot in this one.
3. Masterday (30-1) – Trainer: Gilberto Zerpa – Jockey: Cristian Torres – Record (3): 1-1-0
Masterday earned a second-place finish at this surface and distance in his last race; improving on that performance will be difficult in this field.
4. The Falcon (50-1) – Trainer: Anthony Quartarolo – Jockey: Marcos Meneses – Record (2): 0-1-1
This is quite an ambitious spot for a horse that hasn’t been able to break its maiden against significantly weaker opponents.
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5. Dennis’ Moment (2-1) – Trainer: Dale Romans – Jockey: Flavien Prat – Record (4): 2-0-0
Dennis’ Moment is perhaps the most intriguing horse in this race. The three-year-old has had two strong wins sandwiched between two ugly losses, most recently finishing in eighth place at the Breeder’s Cup Juvenile (G1) at Santa Anita last November. The colt has the pedigree (sired by Tiznow) and potential to win, but there are an awful lot of question marks for a morning-line favorite.
6. As Seen On TV (9-2) – Trainer: Kelly Breen – Jockey: Paco Lopez – Record (4): 2-2-0
As Seen On TV has never finished worse than second place. In his last trip in the Mucho Macho Man Stakes, As Seen On TV lost by a head to Chance It. He’ll have a shot at revenge this Saturday.
7. Country Grammer (15-1) – Trainer: Chad Brown – Jockey: Javier Castellano – Record (2): 1-0-0
Country Grammer enters this race off of a maiden victory by 3 ¼ lengths at Aqueduct last November. It will be interesting to see how he handles this test.
8. Gear Jockey (20-1) – Trainer: George Arnold II – Jockey: Julien Leparoux – Record (5): 0-1-2
Despite still being a maiden, Gear Jockey has shown some potential with third-place finishes in the Bourbon Stakes (G3) and the Breeder’s Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) last year.
9. Liam’s Lucky Charm (15-1) – Trainer: Ralph Nicks – Jockey: Edgard Zayas – Record (7): 3-1-2
Liam’s Lucky Charm has three wins to date including a victory over Chance It in the Florida Sire Affirmed Stakes. All three of those wins have come at distances of seven furlongs or less, however; he still needs to prove himself at longer distances.
10. Shotski (10-1) – Trainer: Jeremiah O’Dwyer – Jockey: John Velazquez – Record (5): 2-1-0
Shotski’s two most recent trips are a win at the Remsen Stakes (G2) in December and a runner-up finish in the Withers Stakes (G3) earlier this month.
11. Ete Indien (8-1) – Trainer: Patrick Biancone – Jockey: Florent Geroux – Record (4): 2-1-0
Ete Indien has shown plenty of skill in two career first-place finishes and a runner-up finish to Tiz the Law in the Holy Bull Stakes (G3) earlier this month. Can he claim the early lead from this unfavorable post position?
12. Chance It (7-2) – Trainer: Saffie Joseph – Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione – Record (6): 4-2-0
Fountain Of Youth Stakes 2020 Entries
Like Ete Indien, Chance It could have his early jump hampered by a bad post position draw. But even from this post position, it will be hard not to respect Chance It as he is the four-time winner is the most consistent performer in this field.