AUBURN, Wash. (July 16, 2025) – Win machine Clovisconnection and graded-stakes placed fellow California-breds Positivity and Hockey Dad are entered in Sunday’s $50,000 Governor’s Stakes at Emerald Downs.
Clovisconnection is by Vronsky, out of the Perfect Mandate mare Seasontoperfection, was bred by William & Judy Hedrick, is owned by William Hedrick and is trained by Blaine Wright. He has 12 wins in 20 starts, earnings of $491,300 and is coming off a win in the June 22 Budweiser Stakes. Nine of his wins are stakes.
Positivity is by Paynter, out of the City Zip mare Sam’s Sunny City, was bred by Allen Farm, is owned by Rakoczy Racing and trained by Justin Evans. He has eight wins in 31 starts, earnings of $564,034 and is coming off an eighth in a June 15 optional claimer.
Hockey Dad is by Nyquist, out of the Yankee Victor mare Ann Summers Gold, was bred by Reddam Racing, is owned by Rockingham Ranch and trained by Justin Evans. He has three wins in 13 starts, earnings of $210,450 and is coming off a fifth in a June 28 optional claimer.