Independence Hall splashes away with Grade 2 Fayette
Independence Hall won the Grade 2 Fayette Stakes by 6 3/4 lengths. The horse is trained by Michael McCarthy and ridden by Javier Castellano. Sleepy Eyes Todd was scratched before the race. The 4-year-old Constitution colt was bred by Woodford Thoroughbreds of Kentucky and sold at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale for $100,000. He was transferred last spring from East Coast trainer Mike Trombetta to McCarthy.