HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Hidden Scroll isn’t the only 3-year-old in the Fountain of Youth looking to make a huge leap Saturday in his stakes debut. Global Campaign also is one of those horses who “you don’t know what’s going to happen when you sit down and ride them,” said Stan Hough, who trains the colt for the partnership of Sagamore Farm and WinStar Farm. “It’s going to be very interesting, that’s for sure.” Indeed, a moment of truth is pending at Gulfstream Park, where a fascinating renewal of the Grade 2, $400,000 Fountain of Youth is being widely viewed as the deepest and most important race so far on the road to the 145th Kentucky Derby. Hidden Scroll, a spectacular winner of his Jan. 26 debut, surely will be favored in the 1 1/16-mile race, but a handful of his opponents have shown themselves to carry similar promise. :: DERBY WATCH: Top 20 Kentucky Derby contenders with comments from Jay Privman and Mike Watchmaker Global Campaign is one of those. As a half-brother to Bolt d’Oro – who at this time last year was one of the favorites for the Derby, ultimately won by Justify – Global Campaign not only has the pedigree to become a major Derby player, but also the talent and demeanor. “He’s fast, but he’s not a run-off, which is good when you’re talking about these longer races,” said Sagamore president Hunter Rankin. Global Campaign has had two starts, both at Gulfstream. After winning a Jan. 5 maiden race at seven furlongs, he won a Feb. 9 allowance at 1 1/16 miles. On neither occasion did Luis Saez, who has the mount back Saturday, persevere with the colt. “He’s a really neat horse,” said Rankin. “He’s never been asked to do much, so we’re going to find out a lot about him Saturday.” Rankin added with a laugh, “Like they say, you might not like what you find out, but, yes, we are going to find out.” Bred by WinStar, Global Campaign was purchased for $250,000 at the 2017 Keeneland September yearling sale by Sagamore, the landmark Maryland operation owned by Under Armour founder Kevin Plank. It wasn’t long thereafter that WinStar bought back in for a share, with Sagamore being the managing partner. Rankin said the colt will run under the white WinStar silks on an “every third race” basis, including Saturday, and under the predominantly black Sagamore silks for other starts. Rankin had picked out the name Curly Neal for the colt – the sire is Curlin and the dam is Globe Trot – but he was unable to obtain permission from Neal, the legendary former Harlem Globetrotter, as is required by The Jockey Club in the case of famous figures. “I was going through Curly’s brother and just couldn’t get it worked out,” said Rankin. Still, all that anyone has called Global Campaign so far is a winner. Hough, who returned last summer from a six-year hiatus from racetrack training, said he has been pleasantly surprised at how quickly the colt has risen to prominence. “He showed a lot of promise as a 2-year-old,” said Hough. Hough said he had hoped to run him at the Churchill Downs fall meet, but the colt incurred a minor foot bruise to delay his debut. “You don’t ever think about classic races with a horse that’s never run, but he’s come around pretty fast and here we are,” he said. “We never really planned on this, but he’s shown that kind of ability and we’re giving him a chance to take another step forward. We’re very aware that this is an outstanding bunch he’ll be up against, so this will tell us a lot.” A field of 11 was expected for the 72nd Fountain of Youth. In alphabetical order, they are Bourbon War, Code of Honor, Epic Dreamer, Everfast, Frosted Grace, Gladiator King, Global Campaign, Hidden Scroll, Signalman, Union’s Destiny, and Vekoma. The Fountain of Youth is the second prep with 85 qualifying points (50-20-10-5) toward the May 4 Kentucky Derby. It’s the highlight of a 14-race card and a three-hour broadcast (3-6 p.m. Eastern) anchored by Greg Wolf on the FS2 network. First post is 11:30 a.m., with mostly sunny skies and a high of 82 being forecast. Jaywalk looms a big favorite Eight graded stakes besides the Fountain of Youth will be run here Saturday, led by the Davona Dale, an 85-point qualifier toward the May 3 Kentucky Oaks. Jaywalk, the 2018 Eclipse Award winner for top 2-year-old filly, could be the heaviest favorite of the day when she makes her 3-year-old debut in the Grade 2, $200,000 Davona Dale, which goes at one mile. Also scheduled for Saturday are the Gulfstream Park Sprint and six turf stakes: the Mac Diarmida, The Very One, Canadian Turf, Honey Fox, Palm Beach, and Herecomesthebride. All five races scheduled for the turf here Wednesday were transferred to the main track following heavy overnight rain. More rain was scheduled for later Wednesday, but that was supposed to be the end of it for the remainder of the week.