Code of Honor bounces to win 2019 Youth Fountain Award

The code of honorThe fourth goal of his season debut led Shug McGaughey, the Hall of Fame coach, to improve the colt's training over the past few weeks. This decision paid off on Saturday when W.S. Farish Homebred roared past odds on favorite Hidden Scroll to win the 2nd year, $ 400,000 fountain of Youth.

Under the jockey John Velazquez, the son of Noble Mission remained near the rail running from the inside pole and had withstood the three-fourths of the rallying Bourbon War in the 2019 Kentucky Derby preparation.

The last time Code of Honor scored 1 1/16 miles was 1: 43.85.

With this win, McGaughey, who won the 2013 Derby with Orb, qualified for this year's renewal scheduled for May 4th. La Fontaine de la Jeunesse awarded 50-20-10-5 points to the first 4 places.

Running for the first time with Lasix and after a period of dismissal dating back to November, Vekoma took third place, defeating the horse flying Hidden Scroll, after slipping his head and establishing fractions. 22.80 and 45.69 before getting tired.

"They were going too fast to the front," said Velazquez, "and I was comfortable where I was … We worked a lot on him, and he showed today what kind of horse he was. "

Hidden Scroll faced a short run up to the first round and first fought against the long sighted Gladiator King before placing it in the round. Global Campaign, previously 2-in-2, was in the game but did not offer any late race. It is those who come from farther that have finally taken the first places.Other notables in the field of 11: World Campaign (fifth), Signalman (seventh) and Everfast (eighth).

McGaughey said the Florida Derby of March 30 was his "first choice" among the final preparations for the Derby for the Code of Honor.The colt made his fourth career start Saturday at 9-1. He made his debut with a Saratoga winner on August 18 and returned to second place in the Champagne Championship (G2) as he was awkwardly away from the door.

"It was a kind of horse from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," McGaughey said. "It started well, the champagne was good, then he got sick and that sort of thing, and today it's all gone, so we're happy."

Scratched the morning of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Code of Honor returned on January 5th in the Mucho Macho Man of Gulfstream Park. Again, he failed to establish a fast position and did not take into account.

It has changed in the fountain of youth.

"It worked as we had written," McGaughey said. "We had the single pole, spare some ground, stay patient, he ran away today, I was sitting there with my wife, I said that he was gone in What does it mean? I do not know, but Johnny did a good job, work to be patient with him, and we are really happy.