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Wood Memorial analysis: 4 win contenders, 1 pick

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Wood Memorial analysis: 4 win contenders, 1 pick

The Wood Memorial is one of the only five remaining qualifying races on the road to the 2021 Kentucky Derby. A field of nine 3-year-olds will go 1 1/8 miles at Aqueduct on Saturday looking to pick up points available to top four finishers (100-40-20-10). Weyburn has 50 qualifying points and has a spot locked up in the Derby field. Four of eight horses have recorded a victory on Kentucky derby trail.

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