Bourbon War, who finished second to Code of Honor in the Fountain of Youth Stakes on Saturday at Gulfstream Park, will be pointed to the Florida Derby on March 30 following a performance that delighted his trainer, Mark Hennig.

"It was nice to see him go forward, considering what lies ahead," Hennig said at his Gulfstream Park barn on Sunday morning.

Hennig said Bourbon War "looks great, came out it unscathed, cold and tight."

"He ate pretty much everything, left a little bit, but it was a hot, humid day," Hennig said.

Hennig said Bourbon War seemed to take the race well.

"The way he cooled out, the Florida Derby makes sense," he said.

Hennig said that if Bourbon War doesn't bounce back quite as quickly as he believes he will, the Wood Memorial on April 6 at Aqueduct would be the back-up plan.

"He's won at Aqueduct, so that's comforting," he said.