subject: Horse Racing Picks A Look At The 2011 Fountain Of Youth Stakes [print this page] Horse Racing Picks A Look At The 2011 Fountain Of Youth Stakes
while things are really just getting started in the world of online horse betting, whose players will have the Fountain of Youth Stakes on Saturday afternoon at Gulfstream Park in Florida. This race has long attracted the best three-year-olds in the country as it serves as the final prep race for the Florida Derby, and it can also be a preview of some horses who will compete in the Kentucky Derby.
Soldat is a horse that most people are looking at as a definite favorite for the Kentucky Derby Odds, as he has finished either first or second in six straight races, including a second-place run in the Breeders Cup Turf race, and he romped to an 11-length victory in the allowance race for the Fountain of Youth Stakes. If he wins this race, look for him to be a favorite at Churchill Downs.
However, he'll have to hold off To Honor And Serve, who is running his first race of 2011 after ending 2010 with three straight wins. It wasn't just that To Honor And Serve won those races, it's that it was in a dominant fashion as he won by a combined 15 lengths. A few online horse betting experts already have To Honor And Serve as the favorite heading into the 2011 Kentucky Derby Odds, so he's under a lot of pressure to perform on Saturday. To Honor And Serve also has an advantage at jockey, as John Velazquez has won three of the last four Fountain of Youth Stakes.
Gourmet Dinner is another horse to watch out for if you're looking to bet 5dimes outside of the two favorites, and he is coming off a third-place run at the Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park at the end of January. He has won four of his last seven races, but he has taken a step back with results of third and fourth in his last two races, but still, Gourmet Dinner is a solid pick in your racebook on Saturday.
If you're looking for a bit of a darkhorse, Bowman's Causeway may be the best horse for you on Saturday. He already has a couple of races under his belt in 2011, both of which came at Gulfstream Park, although they both came in MSW races. Bowman's Causeway has a second and a first-place result, but he'll have to adjust to a massive leap in quality opposition. If Bowman's Causeway can manage to put on a good show on Saturday, he'll improve his Kentucky Derby odds, and he could be worth a shot when betting onlineHorse Racing Picks for the big race.
