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War Pass runs at Gulfstream Park later on Sunday. (AP Images)

After the Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park is finished Sunday we suggest you stick around to watch Race 10, a $60,000 allowance race, named the Silver Series Purse, where War Pass will be making his first start since his victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile four months ago. War Pass is best known for his four victorious starts in 2007 and also being named the Eclipse Award-winning 2-year-old male.

War Pass has been in constant training this winter at the Palm Meadows training center, 45 minutes northwest of Gulfstream Park. Other than a brief touch of colic last month, which trainer Nick Zito said War Pass recovered from very quickly, the horse has had a smooth transition from age 2 to 3.

"He looks really good," Zito said. "He's a real sight to see."

The Silver Series, at one mile, filled Zito's desire of bringing back War Pass in a one-turn race and against soft competition.

Zito wants War Pass to have three starts before the Kentucky Derby on May 3. Sunday's race is designed to move him along to next month's Grade 3, $300,000 Tampa Bay Derby. After that, War Pass will head to either the Grade 1, $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct on April 5, or the Grade 1, $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland on April 12.

"I just want him to have a good experience coming back," Zito said. "To me, that's the most important thing. Then we can evaluate where we stand."

Two of the five entered horses have won stakes, but none have ever raced in a graded stakes.

War Pass 2007 Stats are: Starts 4; 1st-2nd-3rd 4-0-0; Earnings $1,397,400; Rank 10.

The Fountain of Youth scheduled post time is 5:15 p.m. ET and the Silver Series Purse Race 10 post time is 5:44 p.m. ET.

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