A pair of promising 2-year-olds kept their records spotless Saturday at Colonial Downs with stakes wins in Virginia-restricted company, as Just Philtored held off a determined challenger in the $100,000 Keswick Stakes for fillies and Trendsetter came flying late to capture the $100,000 Hickory Tree Stakes.

Privately purchased following a sharp debut win at Laurel Park in May, Just Philtored showed her new connections immediate returns with a game neck victory in the five-and-a-half furlong Keswick. Ridden confidently by Mychel Sanchez for trainer Mike Trombetta, the daughter of Great Notion tracked the pace in the clear, launched a three-wide move leaving the turn, and edged clear at the furlong marker before digging in late to repel the fast-closing Slewperstitus. The final time was 1:03.82 over a fast track.

“I was expecting her to break like she did today,” Sanchez said. “She can be on the lead or sit. I just wanted to be in front of the three [Slewperstitus].”

It was the three, Slewperstitus, who came running late, just as she had in winning her debut. But today Just Philtored had enough to hold her at bay.

Sent off as the 1.10-1 favorite, Just Philtored returned $4.20 to win. Slewperstitus completed a chalky $1 exacta worth $3.10, while Smooch Up, who led early, settled for third but eight lengths behind Slewperstitus. Snow Bella trailed throughout.

Just Philtored is owned by Red White and Blue Racing LLC and London Reid Thoroughbreds.

A half-hour later in the Hickory Tree, Midway Racing’s Trendsetter showed off a powerful late kick to overcome a poor break and win for the second time in as many starts. Breaking slowly from the rail, the gelded son of Modernist trailed early but steadily picked off rivals on the turn, came five wide into the stretch, and surged late to wear down Power Grid by three-quarters of a length in 1:04.88 for 5 ½ furlongs.

“It’s not too different from his maiden win. He did everything wrong and still won,” said Midway’s Davant Latham. “He broke poorly again. He didn’t want to eat dirt.”

Trained by Ben Colebrook and ridden by Ben Curtis, Trendsetter paid $4.00 as the even-money favorite. Power Grid, who pressed and briefly led in the lane, settled for second, while G Q Worthy finished a solid third. Cool Customer, who set the pace, faded to fifth.

Latham had purchased Trendsetter, then a colt, for $130,000 at Ocala in April. Then he made an important change: gelding him.

“We bought him as a colt in April, but he just mentally wasn’t that mature,” Latham said. “So I think the gelding has certainly helped, but he’s got a lot of education still to come.”

Each of the winners earned their connections $60,000. Notably, the fillies completed the 5 ½ furlongs on a fast main track a full second faster than the boys.