Greatest Honour outruns Clock in Fountain of Youth
Feb 28, 2021 Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com
Courtlandt Farms’ homebred Greatest Honour continued his ascent as a major Kentucky Derby (G1) contender in Saturday’s $300,000 Fountain of Youth S. (G2) at Gulfstream Park. Following up on his dominant display in the Jan. 30 Holy Bull (G3) at the same track and 1 1/16-mile trip, the even-money favorite swept past pacesetter Drain the Clock and to the top of the Derby points leaderboard.
Under regular rider Jose Ortiz, Greatest Honour stopped the clock in 1:44.02 and banked 50 Derby points. Combined with his 10 from winning the Holy Bull, he now leads with 60 points.
The winner of three straight, Greatest Honour is on a trajectory reminiscent of McGaughey’s 2013 Kentucky Derby winner, Orb, who also took the Gulfstream road to Louisville. Orb turned the Fountain of Youth/Florida Derby (G1) double. Greatest Honour will probably try to further the parallel in the Mar. 27 Florida Derby, at a 1 1/8-mile distance that would suit him well.
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