Two Emmys Makes Chicago Return in Outbound Ike

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Two Emmys holds off Domestic Spending to win the 2021 Mr. D. Stakes at Arlington Internatioanl Racecourse

Two Emmys , who pulled off a frontrunning upset in the Mr. D. Stakes (G1T) last summer at Arlington International Racecourse, makes his Chicago-area racing return June 25 as the favorite in the $75,000 Outbound Ike Stakes June 25 at Hawthorne Race Course.

The Outbound Ike, a 1 1/16-mile turf race, comes on closing day of Hawthorne's spring Thoroughbred meet before the track readies for a Standardbred meet. There is no summer Thoroughbred racing in Chicago this year after the closure of Arlington.

Last year, Wolfe Racing and Hugh Robertson's Two Emmys outlasted Domestic Spending  in the Mr. D., which had a name change last year from the Arlington Million and a purse reduction to $600,000. This year, the Arlington Million is scheduled to be run for $1 million Aug. 13 at Churchill Downs. Turf racing at Churchill has not taken place over the past two weeks due to issues with its new grass course.

Two Emmys is 1-for-5 since the Mr. D. last August, taking the Muniz Memorial Classic Stakes Presented by Horse Racing Nation (G2T) at Fair Grounds Race Course in Slots March 26. Most recently, he weakened to seventh in the April 23 Elkhorn Stakes (G2T) at Keeneland.

Marcelino Pedroza Jr. rides Saturday for Robertson, who also trains Two Emmys. The 6-year-old English Channel  gelding carries high weight of 125 pounds, spotting his rivals three to seven pounds.

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The seven-horse Outbound Ike also includes graded winners Current , Bizzee Channel , and Captivating Moon 


Entries: Outbound Ike S.

Hawthorne Race Course, Saturday, June 25, 2022, Race 6

  • STK
  • 1 1/16m
  • Turf
  • $75,000
  • 3 yo's & up
  • 5:08 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Two Emmys (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Marcelino Pedroza, Jr. 125 Hugh H. Robertson 9/5
2 2Betwithbothhands (KY) Rocco Bowen 118 Armando Hernandez 6/1
3 3Current (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Christopher A. Emigh 120 Brittany A. Vanden Berg 5/2
4 4Bizzee Channel (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Jareth Loveberry 122 Larry Rivelli 5/1
5 5Temper Tantrum (IL) E. T. Baird 118 Armando Hernandez 10/1
6 6Captivating Moon (KY) Orlando Mojica 118 Chris M. Block 6/1
7 7Lavender Earl (KY) Chel-C Bailey 120 Leonard M. Slager 20/1