Greatest Honour Clocks Fountain of Youth Tuneup

Courtlandt Farms' Greatest Honour breezed an easy half-mile Feb. 21 at Payson Park Training Center in preparation for an anticipated start in the $300,000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) Feb. 27 at Gulfstream Park.

The 3-year-old son of Tapit , who captured the Jan. 30 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream by 5 3/4 lengths, was timed in :51 1/5 in his final work for the 1 1/16-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race. He worked in company with Or'effice on his outside.

Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey is hoping that Greatest Honour will follow the example set by Orb , whom he saddled for victories in the Fountain of Youth, Besilu Stables Florida Derby (G1), and Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) in 2013.

Courtlandt Farms' homebred colt launched his career with a pair of strong closing third-place finishes in maiden special weight sprints at Saratoga Race Course and Belmont Park before losing a photo finish in his first trip around two turns at Aqueduct Racetrack and completing his juvenile season with his 1 1/16-mile maiden breaker at Gulfstream.

Rodolphe Brisset-trained Tarantino, who finished second behind Greatest Honour and 3 3/4 lengths clear of third-place finisher Prime Factor in the Holy Bull, breezed a half-mile in :49.45 Sunday at Palm Meadows Training Center.

Drain the Clock, an impressive winner of the Jan. 30 Claiborne Farm Swale Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream, breezed five furlongs in 1:00.52 in company Sunday at Gulfstream Park for a start in either the Fountain of Youth or the Gotham Stakes (G3) March 6 at Aqueduct.

"It was a good work—a minute-and-change, last quarter I had in :22 and 4. He worked in company with Sound Machine, who is a very good work horse," trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. said. "He sat off her for a while and they finished head and head."

Joseph said a decision on the son of Maclean's Music 's next start will be made Monday.

Jesus' Team on Schedule for Dubai World Cup

Jesus' Team, who finished second behind Knicks Go in the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) Jan. 23 at Gulfstream, continues to train forwardly towards a scheduled start in the $12 million Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1) March 27 at Meydan Racecourse.

Trainer Jose D'Angelo reported Sunday that the 4-year-old son of Tapiture  exited Saturday's five-furlong work in 1:01.45 at Palm Meadows in good order.

"It was an easy work, a maintenance work," D'Angelo said. "Next week, he'll work six furlongs."

Luis Saez has been signed on to ride Jesus' Team in Dubai.

Jesus' Team broke his maiden for a $32,000 claiming price at Gulfstream last March and has won or placed in his last six starts, all stakes. He finished third in the Oct. 3 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course, second in the Nov. 7 Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Keeneland, and runner up in the Pegasus, which boosted his bankroll over the $1 million mark.