$50,000 GOVERNOR’S STAKES
3YO & UP, 83rd RUNNING, 6 ½ FURLONGS
SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2024
Track Record: 1:12.94, I keep Saying (5), July 27, 2014
Stakes Record: 1:13.59, O B Harbor (4), May 22, 2016
2023 Winner: Slew’s Tiz Whiz (5) 6 ½-1:14.09-$5.60
2022 Winner: Slew’s Tiz Whiz (4) 6 ½-1:14.73-$20.40
Most Wins
Horse: 4, Handy N Bold (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003)
Trainer: 5, Howard Belvoir (Red Eye Express, 1974; Wasserman 2007 & 2008; Assessment, 2010, Barkley, 2017)
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 (1996-2023)
Favorites: 10-27 Odds-On: 5-11
Gate-to-Wire: 12-27
Biggest $2 Win: $81.40, Fleet Eagle (2015) Smallest $2 Win: $2.40, Anyportinastorm (2019)
Winner bred: Washington 10, Kentucky 7, British Columbia 5, California 2, Florida 1, Oregon 1, Ohio 1
To Winner: $27,500
OWNERS HOMETOWNS
1: Muncey (15) Rising Star VII (Vicki Potter, Auburn, WA)
2: Neiman (5/2) Mike Abraham, Albuquerque, NM; Leslie Amestoy, Albuquerque, NM; Pierre Amestoy Jr., Albuquerque, NM
3: Coastal Kid (15) Steve Haahr, Puyallup, WA; Letha Haahr, Puyallup, WA
4: Dirt Road Red (10) John Parker, Lake Bay, WA
5: Papa’s Golden Boy (5) Lusk Racing (Gary and Deborah Lusk, Puyallup, WA; Jeff Lusk, Puyallup, WA; Peyton Lusk, Puyallup, WA)
6: Deshambeau (12) Mike Hill, Kingman, AZ
7: Firewalker (20) Rising Star IX (Vicki Potter, Auburn, WA)
8: Mongolian Memory (10) Horseplayers Racing Club (Scott Gruender, Renton, WA); Three Kings Farm, The Vinery (Jerry Durand Thompson, Peoria, AZ)
9: Arma d’Oro (6) Justin Evans, Phoenix, AZ; Jeff Rakoczy, Scottsdale, AZ
10: Slew’s Tiz Whiz (3) Slew’s Crew Racing (Roy and Tammy Brewer, Yelm, WA; Tom and Melissa Wenzel, Tacoma, WA; Terry and Mary Lou Griffin, Buckley, WA; Jodee Snyder, Oak Harbor, WA)
2024 LONGACRES MILE SERIES
June 23: $50,000 Budweiser Stakes-Neiman ($39.86) 6F/107.98
July 21: $50,000 Governor’s Stakes, 6 ½ F
Aug. 11: $150,000 Longacres Mile, 1M
Sept. 15: $50,000 Muckleshoot Tribal Classic (s), 1 1/16 M
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