This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Fountain of Youth Stakes, an American Grade 2 race for three-year-olds at 1-1/8 miles on dirt held at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. [1] (List 1973-present)
Year | Winner | Second | Third | Starters |
2018 | Promises Fulfilled | Strike Power | Good Magic | 10 |
2017 | Gunnevera | Practical Joke | Three Rules | 10 |
2016 | Mohaymen | Zulu | Fellowship | 6 |
2015 | Itsaknockout* | Upstart | Frammento | 8 |
2014 | Wildcat Red | General A Rod | Top Billing | 12 |
2013 | Orb | Violence | Speak Logistics | 9 |
2012 | Union Rags | News Pending | Discreet Dancer | 8 |
2011 | Soldat | Gormet Dinner | To Honor and Serve | 9 |
2010 | Eskendereya | Jackson Bend | Aikenite | 10 |
2009 | Quality Road | Theregoesjojo | Beethoven | 10 |
2008 | Cool Coal Man | Elysium Fields | Court Vision | 12 |
2007 | Scat Daddy | Stormello | Nobiz Like Shobiz | 9 |
2006 | First Samurai* | Flashy Bull | Corinthian | 10 |
2005 | High Fly | Bandini | B. B. West | 9 |
2004 | Read the Footnotes | Second of June | Silver Wagon | 8 |
2003 | Trust n Luck | Supah Blitz | Midway Cat | 8 |
2002 | Booklet | Harlan's Holiday | Blue Burner | 8 |
2001 | Songandaprayer | Outofthebox | City Zip | 11 |
2000 | High Yield | Hal's Hope | Elite Mercedes | 11 |
1999 | Vicar | Cat Thief | Certain (racehorse) | 10 |
1998 | Lil's Lad | Coronado's Quest | Halory Hunter | 4 |
1997 | Pulpit | Captain Bodgit | Blazing Sword | 9 |
1996 | Built For Pleasure | Unbridled's Song | Victory Speech | 9 |
1995 | Thunder Gulch | Suave Prospect | Jambalaya Jazz | 12 |
1994 | Dehere | Go for Gin | Ride the Rails | 6 |
1993 # | Duc d'Sligovil | Bull In the Heather | Silver of Silver | 9 |
1993 # | Storm Tower | Great Navigator | Kissin Kris | 9 |
1992 | Dance Floor | Pistols and Roses | Tiger Tiger | 11 |
1991 | Fly So Free | Moment of Truth | Subordinated Debt | 10 |
1990 | Shot Gun Scott | Smelly | Unbridled | 13 |
1989 | Dixieland Brass | Mercedes Won | Triple Buck | 13 |
1988 | Forty Niner | Notebook | Buoy | 9 |
1987 | Bet Twice | No More Flowers | Gone West | 9 |
1986 # | Ensign Rhythm | Jig's Haven | Regal Dreamer | 10 |
1986 # | My Prince Charming | Mykawa | Papal Power | 10 |
1985 | Proud Truth | Stephan's Odyssey | Do It Again Dan | 14 |
1984 | Darn That Alarm | Counterfeit Money | Swale | 8 |
1983 # | Highland Park | Thalassocrat | Chumming | 9 |
1983 # | Copelan | Current Hope | Blink | 8 |
1982 | Star Gallant | Distinctive Pro | Cut Away | 9 |
1981 | Akureyri | Pleasant Colony | Lord Avie | 9 |
1980 | Naked Sky | Joanie's Chief | Gold Stage | 8 |
1979 | Spectacular Bid | Lot o' Gold | Bishop's Choice | 6 |
1978 | Sensitive Prince | Believe It | Kissing U | 11 |
1977 | Ruthies Native | Steve's Friend | Fort Prevel | 15 |
1976 | Sonkisser | Proud Birdie | Archie Beamish | 7 |
1975 | Greek Answer | Decipher | Gatch | 8 |
1974 | Green Gambados | Judger | Eric's Champ | 15 |
1973 | Shecky Greene | Twice a Prince | My Gallant | 6 |
A # designates that the race was run in two divisions in 1993, 1986 and 1983. A * designates the horse was official winner due to a DQ of apparent winner.
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