TVG, America's horse racing network, will offer fans enhanced coverage of Saturday's $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) as part of the network's ongoing "Chasing the Derby" campaign.
TVG's Todd Schrupp, Simon Bray, Caton Bredar and Gabby Gaudet will lead coverage and analysis of the key Kentucky Derby prep and the full card from Gulfstream Park, including exclusive news, features and interviews.
In addition to in-depth coverage of all of the day's stakes races, TVG will air an extended segment on trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. who will saddle Chance It in the Fountain of Youth Stakes. The up and coming trainer from Barbados is chasing a multi-generational family dream to get one of his horses to the Kentucky Derby.
As part of "Chasing the Derby", TVG will be on site at 26 Kentucky Derby prep races this spring from coast to coast featuring enhanced coverage, analysis and interviews from TVG talent at tracks including Gulfstream, Oaklawn Park, Fair Grounds, Turfway, Tampa Bay Downs, Santa Anita and more.
The remaining "Chasing the Derby" prep races are as follows:
Sat. 2/29-Fountain of Youth (Gulfstream Park)
Sat. 3/7-Tampa Bay Derby (Tampa Bay Downs); San Felipe Stakes (Santa Anita)
Sat. 3/14-Rebel Stakes (Oaklawn Park); Jeff Ruby Steaks (Turfway)
Sat. 3/21- Louisiana Derby (Fair Grounds)
Sun. 3/22- Sunland Derby (Sunland)
Sat. 3/28-Florida Derby (Gulfstream Park); UAE Derby (Meydan)
Sat. 4/4-Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (Keeneland); Santa Anita Derby (Santa Anita)
Sat. 4/11-Arkansas Derby (Oaklawn Park); Stonestreet Lexington Stakes (Keeneland)