Two Emmys (red cap) holds off Domestic Spending (red and white cap) to win the Mr. D Stakes at Arlington.
Wolfe Racing and Hugh Robertson’s Two Emmys, winner of the Grade 1 Mr. D. at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Ill., in his most recent start, headlines a field of 12 runners entered Sunday for Friday’s 27th running of the $150,000 Grade 3 Sycamore for 3-year-olds and up going 1½ miles on the grass at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky.
The Sycamore will go as the eighth race with a 4:44 p.m. ET post time on the 10-race program that begins at 1 p.m.
Two Emmys has been a model of consistency in his past four starts that began with a runner-up finish in the Grade 2 Muniz Memorial Classic at Fair Grounds in New Orleans, La., in March. Following a short layoff, Two Emmys returned at Arlington Park with a runner-up finish in an allowance/optional claiming test and next was second in the Grade 3 Arlington Stakes.
James Graham, who was aboard for the front-running victory in the Mr. D., has the mount Friday and will depart post position 12.
The field for the Sycamore, with riders and weights from the inside, is: Glynn County (Tyler Gaffalione, 121 pounds), Ajourneytofreedom (Corey Lanerie, 121), Hierarchy (Reylu Gutierrez, 121), Ry’s the Guy (Chris Landeros, 121), Yamato (Joe Talamo, 121), Spooky Channel (Julien Leparoux, 123), Sole Volante (Florent Geroux, 121), Breakpoint (CHI) (Ricardo Santana Jr., 121), Bama Breeze (Brian Hernandez Jr., 121), Another Mystery (Adam Beschizza, 121), Kentucky Ghost (Rafael Bejarano, 121), Two Emmys (Graham, 123).
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