Eskendereya shook off Jackson Bend rounding the final turn of the $250,000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park and romped home by 8 1/2 lengths under John Velazquez to register his first graded stakes win Feb. 20.
Buddy's Saint, the 9-5 favorite among 10 rivals in the 1 1/8-mile test for 3-year-olds, left his race on the first turn when he jostled with Aikenite
while attempting to advance through an opening at the rail for jockey Jose Lezcano.
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