Aiming for Upsets in the Fountain of Youth and Southwest
Aiming for Upsets in the Fountain of Youth and Southwest
26 February, 2021 12:49 AM
By J. Keeler Johnson ( Keelerman ) Twitter: @J Keelerman
The Road to the Kentucky
Derby continues on Saturday with a pair of major prep races at Gulfstream Park
and Oaklawn.
Gulfstream s
$300,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) is
theoretically the most important of the pair, awarding 50 qualification points
to the winner. But the
$750,000
Southwest (G3) has attracted a stronger field, even though the winner will
earn just 10 points.
Let s dig in and review both
races:
Fountain of Youth (G2)
Held over 1 1/16 miles with