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The Grade 2, $400000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes is one of the first few races which are part of the Kentucky Derby Championship Series that award 50 points to the winner, which historically has been enough to give that horse a spot in the starting gate on the first Saturday in May. Leading the full field of 12, plus one also-eligible, is…

Early Voting won the 147th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday. However, the Chad C. Brown-trained horse might not be the favorite next month to win at the Belmont Stakes in Belmont, New York. Early Voting held off pushes from both Epicenter and Creative Minister to capture the victory in Baltimore. That…

Overcoming traffic problems in the run down the backstretch and avoiding a two-horse spill on the stretch turn, Tami Bobo's Simplification rallied wide for a 3 1/2-length win in Saturday's Grade 2, $400000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla. Ridden by Jose Ortiz for trainer Antonio Sano, the 3-year-old…