Fountain of Youth Stakes - wikipedia Fountain of Youth Stakes Fountain of Youth Stakes Grade II race Location Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida Inaugurated 1945 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website www.gulfstreampark.com Race information Distance ​ 1 ⁄ Miles ( 8 1 / 2 furlongs ) Surface Dirt Track left - handed Qualification Three - year - olds Weight Assigned Purse $400,000 Bonuses Usually 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 $400,000. It is the final stakes prep to the Florida Derby and is an official prep race for the Kentucky Derby. 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 south eastern United States for it but never found the fountain. 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 won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes the last won the Derby and the Belmont Stakes. The 1985 winner, Proud Truth, won that year 's Breeders ' Cup Classic. The Fountain of Youth Stakes was inaugurated in 1945 and run at various distances until 1953 when it was modified to ​ 1 ⁄ miles. In 2005, it was changed to a distance of ​ 1 ⁄ miles. In 2009, it was run at one mile. In 2012, Gulfstream added a second finish line so the Fountain of Youth and other dirt races could be contested at ​ 1 ⁄ miles. The race was run twice in 1947 ( at the beginning of the year for 3 - year - olds and at the end of the year for 2 - year - olds ). The race was run in two divisions in 1953, 1983, 1986 and 1993. Contents 1 Records 2 Winners of the Fountain of Youth Stakes since 1972 3 Earlier winners 4 Special Bonus 5 See also 6 References Records Speed record : ​ 1 ⁄ miles - 1.48. 87 - Eskendereya ( 2010 ) 1 mile - 1 : 35.01 - Quality Road ( 2009 ) ​ 1 ⁄ miles - 1.41. 00 - Sensitive Prince ( 1978 ) Most wins by an owner : 3 - Michael Tabor ( 1995, 2000 & 2007 ) Most wins by a jockey : 4 - John Velazquez ( 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013 ) 4 - Jerry Bailey ( 1980, 1998, 2004 & 2005 ) Most wins by a trainer : 3 - D. Wayne Lukas ( 1992, 1995 & 2000 ) Winners of the Fountain of Youth Stakes since 1972 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Gr 2017 Gunnevera Javier Castellano Antonio Sano Peacock Racing Stables ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 44.25 $400,000 II 2016 Mohaymen Junior Alvarado Kiaran McLaughlin Shadwell Stable ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 42.84 $400,000 II 2015 Itsaknockout DQ Luis Saez Todd A. Pletcher Starlight Racing ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 46.28 $400,000 II 2014 Wildcat Red Luis Saez Jose Garoffalo Honors Stable ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 41.85 $400,000 II 2013 Orb John Velazquez Shug McGaughey Janney / Phipps Stable ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 42.24 $400,000 II 2012 Union Rags Julien Leparoux Michael Matz Chadds Ford Stable ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 42.68 $400,000 II 2011 Soldat Alan Garcia Kiaran McLaughlin Clarke / Robertson ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 50.23 $400,000 II Eskendereya John Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Zayat Stables ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 48.87 $250,000 II 2009 Quality Road John Velazquez James A. Jerkens Edward P. Evans 1 mile 1 : 35.01 $350,000 II 2008 Cool Coal Man Kent Desormeaux Nick Zito Robert V. LaPenta ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 50.07 $350,000 II 2007 Scat Daddy John Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Scatuorchio & Tabor ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 49.11 $350,000 II 2006 First Samurai DQ Edgar Prado Frank L. Brothers Bruce Lunsford / Robbins ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 49.00 $300,000 II 2005 High Fly Jerry D. Bailey Nick Zito Live Oak Racing ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 49.70 $300,000 II Read the Footnotes Jerry D. Bailey Richard Violette Klaravich Stables ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 42.71 $250,000 II 2003 Trust n Luck Cornelio Velasquez Ralph Ziadie Paul Robsham ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 43.33 $200,000 2002 Booklet Jorge Chavez John T. Ward, Jr. John C. Oxley ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 44.49 $200,000 Songandaprayer Edgar Prado John F. Dowd Bobby Hurley ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 43.48 $200,000 2000 High Yield Pat Day D. Wayne Lukas M. Tabor & R & B Lewis ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 42.56 $200,000 1999 Vicar Shane Sellers Carl Nafzger James B. Tafel ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 45.64 $200,000 1998 Lil 's Lad Jerry D. Bailey Neil J. Howard Durst / Farish / Centennial ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 42.63 $200,000 II Pulpit Shane Sellers Frank L. Brothers Claiborne Farm ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 41.86 $200,000 II Built For Pleasure Gary Boulanger Tommy Heard, Jr. Tommy Heard, Jr. ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 43.64 $200,000 II 1995 Thunder Gulch Mike E. Smith D. Wayne Lukas Michael Tabor ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 43.21 $200,000 II Dehere Craig Perret Reynaldo Nobles Due Process Stable ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 44.70 $200,000 II 1993 # Duc d'Sligovil Julie Krone Jeremy McNeill Ray McNeill ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 45.16 $187,500 II 1993 # Storm Tower Rick Wilson Ben Perkins, Jr. Charles Hesse ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 44.98 $187,500 II Dance Floor Chris Antley D. Wayne Lukas Oaktown Stable ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 45.32 $250,000 II 1991 Fly So Free Jose A. Santos Scotty Schulhofer T. & E. Valando ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 44.30 $122,500 II Shot Gun Scott Dave Penna Ronald J. Sarazin Jean Friedberg / Sco. Hamilton ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 44.60 $130,000 II Dixieland Brass Randy Romero Charles Peoples Bayard Sharp / Will Farish ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 44.60 $130,000 II Forty Niner Eddie Maple Woody Stephens Claiborne Farm ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 43.20 $165,000 II Bet Twice Craig Perret Warren Croll Blanche Levy / Cisley Stable ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 43.40 $167,500 II 1986 # Ensighn Rhythm Julio Pezua Leo Azpurua, Jr. Lushland Farm ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 45.60 $130,000 II 1986 # MyPrince Charming Jose A. Santos Newcome Green Don Aronow ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 45.00 $130,000 II 1985 Proud Truth Jorge Velasquez John M. Veitch Darby Dan Farm ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 43.60 $175,000 II 1984 Darn That Alarm Mike Venezia George Gianos Robert N. Caporella ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 43.00 $95,000 II 1983 # Highland Park Don Brumfield Anthony Basile Bwamazon Farm ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 44.60 $75,500 II 1983 # Copelan Laffit Pincay, Jr. Mitch Griffin Fred W. Hooper ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 43.60 $75,500 II 1982 Star Gallant Sandy Hawley Leonard Imperlo Buckram Oak Farm ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 43.20 $91,000 II 1981 Akureyri Eddie Maple Woody Stephens Hickory Tree Stable ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 44.40 $80,000 III 1980 Naked Sky Jerry D. Bailey Neal Winick Maribel G. Blum ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 43.80 $50,000 III 1979 Spectacular Bid Ron Franklin Bud Delp Hawksworth Farm ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 41.20 $60,000 III 1978 Sensitive Prince Mickey Solomone H. Allen Jerkens Top the Marc Stable ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 41.00 $37,500 III 1977 Ruthies Native Craig Perret Eugene Jacobs Ruth A. Perlmutter ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 42.00 $45,000 III 1976 Sonkisser Braulio Baeza Stephen DiMauro Harold Snyder ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 43.80 $37,500 III Greek Answer Mickey Solomone Frank H. Merrill W. Preston Gilbride ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 42.80 $37,500 III Green Gambados Chuck Baltazar John W. Jacobs Harbor View Farm ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 42.40 $77,400 III 1973 Shecky Greene Braulio Baeza Lou M. Goldfine Joseph Kellman ​ 1 ⁄ miles 1 : 43.80 $37,650 III 1972 Gentle Smoke David Sazer Forus Stable ​ 1 ⁄ miles 0 : 00.00 $35,000 A # designates that the race was run in two divisions in 1993, 1986 and 1983. * DQ The horse won the race when the apparent winner was disqualified. Earlier winners 1971 - Authorize 1970 - Corn Off The Cob 1969 - Al Hattab 1968 - Wise Exchange 1967 - In Reality 1966 - Kauai King 1965 - Maribeau 1964 - Dandy K 1963 - Cool Prince 1962 - Sharp Count 1961 - Beau Prince 1960 - Eagle Admiral 1959 - Easy Spur 1958 - Tim Tam 1957 - Gen Duke 1956 - Oh Johnny 1955 - Nance 's Lad 1954 - Sea O Erin 1953 - Ram O War 1953 - Tribe 1952 - No race 1951 - Alerted 1950 - Black George ( Owner : William H. Veeneman ) 1949 - Count - A-Bit 1948 - No race 1947 - Atomic Power 1947 - Tight Squeeze ( Owner : Rarco Stables ) 1946 - No race 1945 - Twenty Thirty Special Bonus Paths to win the $5,500,000 Preakness Bonus : win Fountain of Youth Stakes + win the Florida Derby + win The Preakness Stakes Paths to $550,000 XpressBet Consolation Bonus : run in Fountain of Youth Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes See also Fountain of Youth Stakes top three finishers and starters Road to the Kentucky Derby References February 21, 1990 New York Times article on the creation of the Preview Stakes The Holy Bull Stakes at Pedigree Query The Fountain of Youth Stakes at the NTRA The Fountain of Youth Stakes at Pedigree Query Ten Things You Should Know About the Fountain of Youth Stakes at Hello Race Fans ! 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