The Pennsylvania Governor's Cup Stakes is an American

Thoroughbred horse race Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...

held annually at Penn National Race Course since 1973. The race was run in two divisions in 1973. It was a Grade III event from 1982 through 1989. Race distances & surface: *1973–1979 : 1-1/16 miles on dirt *1979–2001 : 1-1/16 miles on turf *2002–2006 : 5 furlongs on turf *2007 : 5 furlongs on dirt *2008–present : 5 furlongs on turf

Records

Speed record:Penn National track records at Equibase
Retrieved July 29, 2018 * 5 furlongs on turf : 2002, Bop, 0:54.61 * 1-1/16 miles on turf : 1980, Told, 1:38 flat * 1-1/16 miles on dirt : 1978, A Letter To Harry, 1:41.20 Most wins: * 2 – Tightend Touchdown (2013, 2014) Most wins by a

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Javier Castellano Javier Castellano (born October 23, 1977) is a Venezuelan jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Castellano won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey four times in a row from 2013 to 2016. In 2023 he won two legs of the American Tripl ...

(2008, 2013, 2014) Most wins by a trainer: * 2 – Daniel Perlsweig (1973, 1974) * 2 –

H. Allen Jerkens Harry Allen Jerkens (April 21, 1929 – March 18, 2015) was an American thoroughbred race horse Hall of Fame horse trainer, trainer. Jerkens' father owned a riding academy on Long Island that led to his interest in horse racing, and in the spri ...

(1979, 1983) * 2 – Jason Servis (2013, 2014) * 2 – King T. Leatherbury (2007, 2011) * 2 – Michael J. Trombetta (2002, 2006) * 2 – Michael W. Dickinson (1990, 1996) Most wins by an owner: * 2 – Thomas G. McClay (2006, 2012) * 2 – Mr. Amore Stables (2013, 2014)

Winners

* *1976: Visier won race but was disqualified to third.

References

{{reflist Horse races in Pennsylvania Ungraded stakes races in the United States Open sprint category horse races Previously graded stakes races in the United States Horse races established in 1973 Grantville, Pennsylvania