Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted 3 hours ago Journalists Posted 3 hours ago Civil Liberty (Independence Hall), third-place finisher in last summer's GI Del Mar Futurity and a maiden of four career starts, will look to graduate in the GII Wood Memorial S. at Aqueduct Apr. 4. The 1 1/8-mile Wood Memorial offers 100-50-25-15-10 Kentucky Derby qualifying points. “That's definitely our goal,” trainer Chief Stipe O'Neill said of the Wood Memorial. “He acts like the distance won't be a problem for him at all. It wasn't a problem for his pops–his dad could run the distance. We're excited about him.” Carrying the colors of Great Friends Stables and Mark Davis, Civil Liberty was a close second behind 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Crude Velocity (Beau Liam) going 6 1/2 furlongs at Santa Anita Mar. 7. “It was a great effort,” O'Neill said. “It was a strong field of maidens, and he ran a winning race. I'm very proud of him. He came out of it in great shape.” The post Maiden of Four Career Starts Civil Liberty Aiming for Wood Memorial appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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