Whitham Thoroughbreds LLC's Burnham Square (Liam's Map), who won the GIII Holy Bull Stakes Feb. 1 but finished fourth Saturday as the 9-5 choice in the GII Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park, will most likely skip Gulfstream's GI Florida Derby Mar. 29 and instead ship to Keeneland for the GI Blue Grass Stakes Apr. 5.
“He'll probably go to the Blue Grass,” said trainer Ian Wilkes. “I've got to ship sometime.”
Wilkes also noted the extra week between the Florida Derby and the Blue Grass “won't hurt him.”
Burnham Square ran off the pace in the Fountain of Youth and finished well, but missed third by a neck.
“He made some mistakes in the race, but he did some good things, too,” said Wilkes. “He came running down the lane and galloped out good.”
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