Wildcat Red edges General a Rod in Fountain of Youth Stakes

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Wildcat Red edged General a Rod by a head Saturday in the $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park after they battled for the lead almost the entire race.

Top Billing, the 2-1 favorite, finished third by two lengths in the 1 1/16 mile race for 3-yearolds.

Wildcat Red, at 9-2, was ridden by Luis Saez and won in 1:41.85. He is trained by Jose Garoffalo.

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qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby, and is virtually assured a spot in the race on May 3 at Churchill Downs. General a Rod earned 20 points, which could be enough for one of the 20 Kentucky Derby spots.

Saturday’s victory reversed the outcome of the Gulfstream Park Derby on Jan. 1. General a Rod beat Wildcat Red by a head after a lengthy stretch duel in that mile race.

Onlyforyou remained unbeaten in four career starts by defeating House Rules by 2 1/4 lengths in the Grade 2 Davona Dale Stakes at 1 1/16 miles on dirt for 3-year-old fillies.

Javier Castellano rode Onlyforyou, who led almost the entire race and won in 1:43.71.

It was one of six wins for Castellano on the 12-race card.

Intense Holiday wins Risen Star

NEW ORLEANS — Intense Holiday rallied along the outside and narrowly edged Albano to win the Grade II Risen Star Stakes at the Fair Grounds Race Course on Saturday night.

The Risen Star is Fair Grounds’ final prep for the $1 million Louisiana Derby on March 29, and the race featured several horses that could wind up in the Kentucky Derby on May 3.

The victory all but assured that Intense Holiday, trained by Todd Pletcher, would qualify for the Triple Crown’s opening race at Chuchill Downs.

Ridden by jockey Mike Smith, Intense Holiday covered the 1 1/16-mile course in 1:43.86 and paid $12, $6 and $4.

Albano returned $12.20 and $6.80. Vicar’s in Trouble, which won the Fair Grounds’ Grade III Lecomte Stakes on Jan. 18, earned $3.40 for third place.

Ambitious Brew victorious at Santa Anita

ARCADIA, Calif. — Ambitious Brew upset 4-5 favorite Lakerville to win the $100,000 Sensational Star Stakes at Santa Anita by 1 1/2 lengths on Saturday.

Ridden by Brice Blanc, the 4-year-old gelding covered 6 1/2 furlongs down the hillside turf in 1:12 and paid $8, $3.40 and $2.60.

He was the 3-1 second choice in a field of six older horses bred in California and now has four wins and three seconds from seven starts.

Jordan Spieth wipes his head after losing the 17th hole against Ernie Els in the quarterfinals of the Match Play Championship on Saturday.