Emmanuel didn’t need a perfect trip to win the $150,000 Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup Stakes at Penn National on Friday. But when jockey Jomar Torres flew up the rail and cut the corner aboard the 1-5 favorite, the result was no longer in question.  Coming off a fourth-place finish in the $200,000 Texas Turf Classic at Lone Star Park, trainer Mike Maker wanted to find a softer spot to get Emmanuel back to his winning ways. Before traveling to Penn National, the 6-year-old had not finished in the money in 10 straight starts going back to April 2024.  Emmanuel had spent most of that rough patch against graded stakes company, which gave him a class edge in the Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup that proved insurmountable. He won by 3 1/4 lengths and paid $2.60 to win.  Boat’s a Rockin, an 8-year-old gelding trained by Brandon Kulp, set the early fractions with a clear lead, completing the opening quarter-mile in 24.35 seconds. He quickened slightly to maintain a 1 1/2-length advantage through a half-mile in 47.61 seconds. :: Access the most trusted data and information in horse racing! DRF Past Performances and Picks are available now. Emmanuel was not the only one to come calling on the far turn, as Boat’s a Rockin was hounded by several late challengers entering the stretch. Spellcast and Boltage made moves outside of him, creating a three-horse duel down the center of the track and leaving a massive gap on the rail. Emmanuel didn’t need a second invitation, rocketing through to take command and complete the 1 1/16-mile race in 1:40.46.  Spellcast, a 4-year-old gelding trained by Tim Hamm, made the most of a comfortable stalking trip to finish 1 1/2 lengths ahead of Boat’s a Rockin for second.   Marshall Jenney Stakes  After five years of cultivating a blazing gate-to-wire style, Fore Harp showed wildly unexpected versatility to win the $75,000 Marshall Jenney Stakes at Penn National on Friday.  He may have only run behind one horse in the early going, but for Fore Harp, winning from that position was literally unprecedented. In 34 career starts before the Marshall Jenney, the 7-year-old gelding had never won from off the pace, earning all seven of his prior victories on the front end for trainer Butch Reid.  It’s unlikely that the connections were considering a stalking trip for Fore Harp on Friday, but jockey Frankie Pennington had to quickly adjust aboard the hard-knocking gelding. He stumbled slightly out of the gate, and that was all it took for Tarsus Warrior, a 4-year-old gelding trained by Brandon Kulp, to jump out to a 1 1/2-length lead on the backstretch.  Coming off a gate-to-wire win in a Penn National allowance earlier this month, Tarsus Warrior was predictably unyielding on the front end and completed the opening quarter-mile in 22.05 seconds. Fore Harp settled into third and moved up to second on the far turn while his speedy rival ran the half-mile in 44.23 seconds, carrying his 1 1/2-length advantage into the stretch of the five-furlong sprint. Fierce and Strong, the 3-5 favorite trained by Michael Salvaggio Jr., was one of several deep closers spinning their wheels at the top of the stretch, leaving Fore Harp as the sole challenger capable of running down the loose leader.   Tarsus Warrior was tiring on the front end, but he was still far out in front and dug in when Fore Harp pulled alongside in the final strides. It took a prolonged closing bid for Fore Harp to get by, but the 7-year-old pulled off the new trick flawlessly, prevailing by a half-length and completing the five furlongs in 55.88 seconds. He paid $10.40 to win.   Smooth B, Reid’s other runner in the Marshall Jenney, made a delayed move from the back of the pack, flying home to finish third behind Tarsus Warrior by a half-length. Reid said that his plan was for the two runners to start on opposite ends of the field, and he came within a few strides of a 1-2 finish with the fastest pair at the wire. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.