Penn National · Friday, August 14, 2026 · Race 3 of 9

PA Governor's Cup S.

turf, firmAbout One And One Sixteenth MilesPurse $150,0007 ranPost 2026-08-14 19:06:00Final time 1:39.47Pool $55,399

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Bartlett
pace,clear,held late
F Pennington111111—0.80105A
E1 128 · LP 118
25Spellcast
ins,tip 2w,closed well
R Bowen223222¼7.3090A
E1 124 · LP 119
33Crisper
gain inside,willingly
J A Hernandez6666532½7.6097A
E1 117 · LP 120
41Versus
asked 4w,evenly lane
L R Rivera, Jr.5554444¼6.5088A
E1 120 · LP 117
54Idratherbeblessed
2nd flight 3w,weakened
A R Rodriguez4443355¼2.6060A
E1 123 · LP 115
66Mister Woodford
stalk 3-2w,tired
W Corujo33256621½48.1041A
E1 126 · LP 106
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How the race unfolded (position at each call; hover a line to follow one runner)

123456start1/41/23/4stretchfinish5Spellcast3Crisper1Versus4Idratherbeblessed6Mister Woodford2Bartlett

Fractional times

Call 122.59
Call 246.12
Call 31:11.26
Call 41:33.39
Final1:39.47

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$3.60—
place ($2)2$2.60—
show ($2)2$2.10—
exacta ($1)2-5$8.30$34,599
place ($2)5$5.40—
show ($2)5$3—
trifecta ($0.50)2-5-3$11.80$16,318
show ($2)3$3—
Pick 3 ($0.50)5$9.65$10,132
daily double ($1)8-2$6.80$7,353
superfecta ($0.10)2-5-3-1$5.83$11,798

Chart notes

BARTLETT sent for the early lead, took command and set a decent pace to the backstretch, dictated terms to the far turn, kicked clear into upper stretch, kept to task to the final sixteenth, felt late pressure from SPELLCAST and held at the wire over the oncoming runner-up. SPELLCAST forwardly placed, got shuffled back a bit into the first turn, settled along the inside to the backstretch then tracked the solid pace to the far turn, tipped out to upper stretch, ran in pursuit of BARTLETT into the lane, finished well but missed for the win while besting the rest. CRISPER unhurried to the backstretch, weaved through foes into the far turn then chased from the inside to upper stretch, closed willingly to the final sixteenth, couldn't reel in the leading pair into deep stretch but was a clear third. VERSUS settled off of the early pace then caught a bit in tight along the rail approaching the first turn, settled to the backstretch, moved to the outside of runners into the far turn, asked for run four wide into the stretch, lacked a final response and finished evenly. IDRATHERBEBLESSED settled in the second flight, tracked the decent pace two to three wide into the backstretch, bid three then two wide into the far turn, was outkicked to upper stretch and weakened in the final stages. MISTER WOODFORD close up to the early pace, went up to stalk three then two wide into the backstretch run, chased between rivals heading to the far turn then lost ground nearing the quarter marker, trailed to upper stretch and tired in the drive.