7/28 (PEN): PA Governor's Cup, Mountainview, E. Hanover
 

4th (7:24) East Hanover S.

1 1/2 Miles (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 1 Andrew L Munar L H Smith Thomas R 116 L 10-1
2 2 Mythical Hero Boyce F White Alexandra 116 L 10-1
3 3 See Tobe Pimentel J Capuano Gary 116 L 8-1
4 4 Eversoul Caraballo J C Aro Michael C 116 L 12-1
5 5 Special Energy McManigell K Reese Darlene 116 L 20-1
6 6 David K Strunk-Micklos E Conner John D 116 L 12-1
7 7 Smart Bid Rose J Motion H Graham 120 L 2-1
8 8 Freud's Honour Carmouche K Sacco Gregory D 116 L 4-1
9 9 Saco River Rodriguez A R Houghton T Bernard 116 L 5-1
10 10 Distorted Appeal Garcia Luis Shuman Mark 116 L 10-1

Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 4-5-6)



5th (7:52) Pennsylvania Governor's Cup H.

5 Furlongs (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $200,000

1 1 Jack On the Rocks Acosta J D McMahon Hugh I 119 L 15-1
2 2 Blue Tick Hound McManigell K Malone Brian 119 L 50-1
3 3 Ben's Cat Pimentel J Leatherbury King T 122 L 9-5
4 4 Philly Bound Cora D Kreiser Timothy C 119 L 12-1
5 5 Varsity Carmouche K Clement Christophe 122 L 2-1
6 6 Great Mills Luzzi M J Asmussen Steven M 122 L 6-1
7 7 Cactus Son Rocco J S Jr Smith Kenny P 119 L 10-1
8 8 Super Chunky Russell S Cox Kenneth M 119 L 12-1
9 9 Kyma Whitney D G Kulp Brandon L 119 L 15-1
10 10 Car Thief Alvarado R Jr Hollahan Heather 119 L 12-1

Exacta / Trifecta / 1st Half of Mid Double / Pick 3 (Races 5-6-7) / Superfecta



7th (8:47) Mountainview H.

1 1/8 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $175,000

1 1 Ponzi Scheme Trujillo E Serey Juan 115 L 5-1
2 2 Marilyn's Guy Lopez C C Dutrow Anthony W 118 L 5-2
3 3 Unbridled Kimanchi Whitney D G Englehart Chris 112 L 12-1
4 4 Small Town Talk Cotto P L Jr Simon Charles 113 L 12-1
5 5 Not Abroad Petro N J Petro Michael P 116 L 9-2
6 6 Isn't He Perfect Luzzi M J Dutrow, Jr. R E 113 L 6-1
7 7 Toby's Corner Rose J Motion H Graham 117 L 3-1
8 8 I'm Steppin' It Up Carmouche K Pecoraro Anthony 114 L 10-1

Exacta / Trifecta / Pick 4 (Races 7-8-9-10) / Superfecta

Nice late run by Super Chunky to just miss in the Governor's Cup.

Looking at the chart for the Gov Cup, I noticed that the super payout was more than the pool total. Obviously a mistake. But in checking the figures, I was again reminded why it's not worth it to bet a Pennsylvania track.

The Penn National takeout on the super is 31 %, compared to 25 % at Delaware or 24 % at Saratoga. Assuming that the pool total figure as reported was correct for the Gov Cup, a winning ticket that took down the whole super pool (and that was possible, given the odds of the first three horses) would be worth around a grand and a half more at the Delaware or NYRA rates. PID and Parx are not much better than PEN, at 29 % and 30 % for the super, respectively.