Despite being boxed early and going late, the 1st place winner Two Emmys found his way to a three-day win on June 25 with $75,000 Ike Staking Outbound at Hawthorne Racecourse.
Winner Mr. D. Stakes (G1T) 2021 ranked seventh in Elkhorn Stakes (G2T) April 23 at Keeneland for co-owners Wolfe Racing and Hugh Robertson, and gained the confidence needed Saturday in the 1/16-mile grass event. Sent off the field as an even-coin favorite in the seven-horse arena, he ran at his odds under the lead of Marcelino Pedroza Jr after finding room to move into the home leg.
“He slipped a little when he left the gate, said Marcelino, so the other horses passed him at the first turn,” said Robertson, who trains the 6-year-old. English Channel gelding. “He’s just sitting there with him in a good position. He can be a little tense, but he’s a good horse. He’s run some good races that have come from speed before. , so I didn’t” I wasn’t too interested in him. I just wanted to keep him at home for a race where he could run off his stall instead of transporting him out and running him like we did. “
Nice to see the Two Emmys are able to create a winning ride that comes from speed this time around. Very classy horse is dominating an extremely solid field.
– Joseph Wulffe (@Whtnbourbonguy) June 25, 2022
Although he often achieved racing success on or near the front finish, the Two Emmys were pleased about fourth place after breaking from first place as Betwithbothhands shown over a quarter: 23.59. He placed fifth on the track while that opponent ran a:48.10 half way. He is still in fourth place and is looking for space through 3/4 in 1:12.38, but has controversially moved 3 points wide around the 1/4 pole. Despite colliding with Channel Bizzee to get into his inner lap in the upper stretch, he continued to drive to spin in the treadmill and kicked in last sixteenth after 1:37.01 miles to finish at 1:43.31 on the pitch is considered certain.
“Even though the race was pretty tough, he was a bit more of a class horse than the rest, and that got him through,” said Robertson.
Robertson reports The Two Emmys have an excuse for his off-board performance in Elkhorn.
The coach said: “He got heatstroke when he ran down to Keeneland; it was their first hot day there (this spring),” said the coach. “He’s never had trouble with it before, but I think that explains his bad race. We got lucky today and had a nice cool day, we treat he was a little bit different and tried to give him electrolytes before the race, and he ran well.”
Two Emmys galloping under the rope in Outbound Ike Stakes
Two Emmys paid $4.20 on a $2 winning bet. Classified bet winners Charming Moon rallied to claim the spot, while Betwithbothhands held the third place. The ending order is completed by Current Bizzee Channel, Temper Tantrum and Earl’s Lavender .
Bred in Kentucky by Tottenwood Thoroughbreds from Buddha mare Miss Emmy , Two Emmys were purchased by Robertson for $4,500 from Vinery Sales shipment to Keeneland September Yearling Sale 2017. He improved his record to 6-8-1 from 22 starts, with earnings of 815,083 dollars. That record includes the classic 26 March Muniz Memorial Ceremony presented by Horse Racing Nation (G2T) at Fair Grounds & Slots, along with many stock rankings. He was the last reported pony to run away from Miss Emmy and her only rated winner.
Two Emmys will be joining soon Delaware Park chain son of Robertson, coach McLean “Mac” Robertson.
“I’ll go home to Nebraska for the summer and let Mac handle it,” he said. “There’s got to be something on the East Coast for this horse. In Delaware you can easily transport it from a variety of routes.”
Video: Outbound Ike S. (BT)
