Govern (USA) Horse
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Govern is a 3yo dark bay/brown colt from the United States trained by Michael W. McCarthy. He is by stallion Independence Hall out of the mare Control. Govern has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in two starts. In his most recent outing at Keeneland on April 19, 2026, he was ridden by John R. Velazquez and finished eighth behind the winner Be The Light.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 19-Apr-26 1408m FIRM R11 Md (of $110,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:28.470, SP: 17.00 set the pace in the two path, vied with an outer pair turning for home, got headed at the five sixteenths pole then weakened. 1st Be The Light ( L Saez 120 ) 2nd Fast Gun ( T Gaffalione 120 ) 2.25L 3rd Miss Complicated ( L Machado 120 ) 3.50L 8th Govern ( J R Velazquez 120 ) 13.65L See full results | J R Velazquez 54.4kg 13.65L | 8 (10) |
| Santa Anita 21-Mar-26 1106m FIRM R5 Md $7,000 (of $70,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.220, SP: 26.00 showed brief speed between rivals then chased up the backstretch, rounded the bend three then four wide outside a rival, offered a mild response down the lane but got outkicked for second. 1st Weekend Princess ( F Geroux 122 ) 2nd Slice ( E Jaramillo 122 ) 6.25L 3rd Govern ( T Pereira 122 ) 6.50L See full results | T Pereira 55.3kg 6.50L | 3 (8) |