$50,000 Governor’s Stakes-Press Kit

The Press

$50,000 GOVERNOR’S STAKES
3-YEAR-OLDS & UP-78th RUNNING-6 FURLONGS
SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2017

Track & World Record: 1:06.86, Kaabraaj (4), April 23, 2016
Stakes Record:* 1:13.59, O B Harbor (4), May 22, 2016

Most Wins
Horse: 4-Handy N Bold (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003)
Trainer: 4-tie Charles Essex (Handy N Bold, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003)
Howard Belvoir (Red Eye Express, 1974; Wasserman 2007 & 2008; Assessment, 2010)
Jockey: 4-tie Gary Baze (Red Eye Express, 1974; Trooper Seven, 1980-81; Chinook Pass, 1982) Chris Loseth (Travelling Victor, 1984, 1985; Bedside Promise, 1986; Lucky Baba, 1991)Gallyn Mitchell (The Wicklow Man, 1998; Salt Grinder, 2004; Assessment, 2010; Noosa Beach, 2011)
Owner: 4-Doris Orr (Handy N Bold, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003)

Governor’s Stakes @ Emerald Downs (1996-2016)
Favorites: 6-for-21; Odds-On: 3-for-8
Gate-to-Wire: 9-for-21
Biggest $2 Win: $81.40, Fleet Eagle (2015)
Smallest $2 Win: $3.40, Noosa Beach (2011)
Winner bred: Washington 7, Kentucky 6, British Columbia 5, California 2, Oregon 1

OWNERS HOMETOWNS
1: Prime Engine (2) Dr. Mark Dedomenico, Redmond, WA
2: Mach One Rules (7/2) REV Racing LLC (Roy Schaefer, Port Orchard, WA)
3:Togrammashousewego (15) Shirley MacKenzie, Renton, WA; Derek MacKenzie, Bellevue, WA; Don MacKenzie, Snoqualmie, WA
4: Barkley (3) Rising Star Stable (Vicki Potter, Auburn, WA); Howard Belvoir, Auburn
5: The Press (15) Howard Belvoir, Auburn, WA
6: Distinctiv Passion (5/2) Peter Redekop, Vancouver, BC
7: Sabado Alegre (8) Copper West Thoroughbred Co. (Chad Joe, Vancouver, BC)

LONGACRES MILE SERIES
May 21: $50,000 Governor’s Stakes, 6 Furlongs
June 18: $50,000 Budweiser Stakes, 6 ½ Furlongs
July 16: $50,000 Mt. Rainier Stakes, 1-1/16 Mile
Aug. 13: $200,000 Longacres Mile (G3), 1 Mile
Aug. 27: $50,000 Muckleshoot Tribal Classic (S), 1-1/16 Mile

NOTES: The Governor’s Stakes has been shortened a half-furlong for 2017 as the older handicap division now features two sprints instead of one. . .O B Harbor set a stakes record 1:13.59 winning last year’s Governor’s en route to Horse of the Meeting honors. . . Noosa Beach in 2011 is the last favorite to win the Governor’s while Wasserman in 2008 is the last horse to win the Governor’s Handicap and Longacres Mile in the same year. . .Distinctiv Passion, scratched last weekend at Hastings Racecourse, is a $1,250 supplemental entry to the Governor’s. . .David G. Lopez, rider of Canadian invader Sabado Alegre, currently tops the standings with 10 wins at Hastings Racecourse.

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