Ky. Derby Works: 2 Southwest Entrants Drill for McPeek

Ky. Derby works: 2 Southwest entrants drill for McPeek

A pair of entrants in Friday's Grade 3 Southwest Stakes, a Kentucky Derby points race, worked Monday at Fair Grounds.Both are from the barn of Kenny McPeek. Liberty National, 10-1 on the morning line for the Southwest, worked four furlongs in 48.2 seconds. Most recently second behind Chip Honcho in the Gun Runner Stakes at Fair Grounds, Liberty National drew post 7 in the Southwest. Sleepingonfreedom, a 30-1 long shot from post 14 in the Southwe…

Liberty National could be value in Southwest off troubled trip last out

Liberty National might be the value play of the Grade 3, $1 million Southwest Stakes on Friday at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. He's listed at 10-1 on the morning line for the Kentucky Derby points race, one start after finishing a troubled second as the favorite in the Gun Runner at Fair Grounds.