ELMONT, N.Y.—K and R Racing Stable and Town Branch Racing’s Two of a Kind garnered a 76 Beyer Speed Figure for his gate-to-wire score in Thursday’s $150,000 Tremont, a 5 1/2-furlong sprint for juveniles, at Belmont Park.
Trained by Brian Lynch and perfectly handled by Luis Saez, the Overanalyze bay powered his way to the lead and fought off all challengers to post a two-length score.
“He’s certainly game. I thought he would be tough and it’s a good stepping stone at this point in his career,” Lynch said. “He’s come out of the race in good order.”
Two of a Kind, who entered from a sharp gate-to-wire maiden score on May 4 at Churchill Downs with Saez up, will now point to the six-furlong Grade 3, $175,000 Sanford on July 16 at Saratoga Race Course.
“I don’t think he’ll have any trouble getting six furlongs, that’s for sure,” Lynch said. “He’s a well-made and very mature 2-year-old. He’s very athletic and muscular – just a well-built horse.”
Lynch said Amerman Racing’s Admission Office, a 7-year-old Point of Entry gelding, will target the Grade 2 Wise Dan on July 2 at Churchill Downs after capturing the Grade 3 Arlington on June 4 in his seasonal debut.
“He’ll probably run in the Wise Dan down here at the beginning of July,” Lynch said. “He might be pointed towards the Arlington Million that’s going to be run here at Churchill. He could surface at Saratoga.”
Lynch also reported that Silverton Hill’s multiple-stakes winner Red Danger will be turned out following a fourth-place finish in the Grade 2 Penn Mile contested over soft turf on June 3 at Penn National.
“He was starting to tail off at the end of a long campaign, so we’ll give him a little freshening,” Lynch said.
The Orb sophomore boasts a record of 11-3-2-0 with purse earnings of $509,462. Last year, he captured the Juvenile Sprint at Kentucky Downs and the Pulpit at Gulfstream Park.
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Photo Two for two for two happy winners: Two of a Kind is 2-for-2 in starts and Luis Saez celebrated back-to-back wins on the day after their Tremont victory on June 10. (Susie Raisher)
