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Fountain of Youth Stakes Morning Line Odds & Entries
| Post | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | ML Odds |
|---|
1 | Jackson Hole | John Velazquez / Todd Pletcher | 8-1 |
2 | Rockies Balboa | Luis Saez / Dale Romans | 20-1 |
3 | Talkin | Joel Rosario / Danny Gargan | 15-1 |
4 | Commandment | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Brad Cox | 2-1 |
5 | Bravaro | Tyler Gaffalione / Saffie Joseph, Jr. | 10-1 |
6 | Chief Wallabee | Junior Alvarado / Bill Mott | 9-2 |
7 | Napoleon Solo | Kendrick Carmouche / Chad Summers | 7-2 |
8 | Bull By the Horns | Micah Husbands / Saffie Joseph, Jr. | 30-1 |
9 | Global Aviator | Joe Bravo / Rohan Crichton | SCR |
10 | Solitude Dude | Flavien Prat / Saffie Joseph, Jr. | 5-1 |
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2026 Fountain of Youth Stakes Results
| Post | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Win / Place / Show |
|---|
4 | Commandment | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Brad H. Cox | $6.80 / $3.20 / $2.40 |
6 | Chief Wallabee | Junior Alvarado / William I. Mott | $3.80 / $2.60 |
10 | Solitude Dude | Flavien Prat / Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. | $3.20 |
5 | Bravaro | Tyler Gaffalione / Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. | |
7 | Napoleon Solo | Kendrick Carmouche / Chad Summers | |
1 | Jackson Hole | John Velazquez / Todd A. Pletcher | |
8 | Bull By the Horns | Micah J. Husbands / Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. | |
11 | Lost Money | Javier Castellano / Juan D. Arias | |
2 | Rockies Balboa | Luis Saez / Dale L. Romans |
Exotic Payoffs:
- $1.00 Exacta (4-6) Paid: $11.00
- $0.50 Trifecta (4-6-10) Paid: $18.10
- $0.10 Superfecta (4-6-10-5) Paid: $12.55
Watch the 2026 Fountain of Youth Stakes
History of the Fountain of Youth Stakes
The first real major test for 3-year-olds on the Road to the Kentucky Derby is the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2). The race is run annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, FL just North of Miami Beach. The race is open to 3-year-olds going a distance of 1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs). It currently offers a purse of $425,000 and is the final stakes prep to the Florida Derby. The Fountain of Youth serves as an official prep race for the Kentucky Derby, and the top-5 finishers are awarded Derby qualifying points (50-20-15-10-5). The winner earns a spot in the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby.
What makes the Fountain of Youth such an important race is not only does the winner get to run in the Kentucky Derby, but historically speaking it is a proven foundation for race horses that go on to be stallions. A typical stallion impregnates 100-125 mares a year, and a proven stallion can collect stud fees upwards of 10-plus years.
The race was named for the mythical Florida spring that granted eternal youth. The race was inaugurated in 1945, and the 1 1/16 mile race record holder is 1978 winner Sensitive Prince (1:41.00). In 2005 the race was changed to a distance of 1 1/8 miles, and Eskenderaya (2010) set the record with a time of 1:48.87. In 2012, it was changed back to the 1 1/16 mile distance.
Jockey John Velazquez has won the race a record five times (2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, and 2019), and trainer Todd Plecher has won the race a record four times (2007, 2010, 2015, 2023).
Two Fountain of Youth winner have gone on to win the Kentucky Derby in the last 30 years. The first being Thunder Gulch, who won the Fountain of Youth, Kentucky Derby (25-1) and the Belmont Stakes in 1995, followed by Orb (2013). Both Union Rags (2012) and Dornoch (2024) have won the Belmont Stakes.
All-Time Results of Fountain of Youth Stakes
| Year | Winner | Jockey / Trainer | Dist. (Miles) (Furlongs) / Time |
|---|
2026 | Commandment | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Brad H. Cox | Sample Data |
2025 | Sovereignty | Junior Alvarado / William I. Mott | 1-1/16 M / 1:43.12 |
2024 | Dornoch | Luis Saez / Danny Gargan | 1-1/16 M / 1:43.64 |
2023 | Forte | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Todd A. Pletcher | 1-1/16 M / 1:43.12 |
2022 | Simplification | Jose L. Ortiz / Antonio Sano | 1-1/16 M / 1:44.04 |
2021 | Greatest Honour | Jose L. Ortiz / Claude R. McGaughey III | 1-1/16 M / 1:44.02 |
2020 | Ete Indien | Florent Geroux / Patrick Biancone | 1-1/16 M / 1:43.02 |
2019 | Code of Honor | John Velazquez / C. R. McGaughey III | 1-1/16 M / 1:43.85 |
2018 | Promises Fulfilled | Irad Ortiz Jr. / Dale Romans | 1-1/16 M / 1:44.17 |
2017 | Gunnevera | Javier Castellano / Antonio Sano | 1-1/16 M / 1:44.25 |
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