| Grade II race | |
| Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
- ^ "Chart of the 2020 Fountain of Youth". Equibase. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Stakes profile for the Fountain of Youth". Equibase. Retrieved 26 May 2020.