Fountain of Youth Stakes
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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.
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Grade II race | |
Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida |
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Inaugurated | 1945 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8+1⁄2 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | 124 lbs. with allowances[1] |
Purse | $400,000 (since 2011)[2] |
Bonuses | Usually run in late February |
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