Odds Rising for Hunka Burning Love in Governor's Cup

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Photo: Dustin Orona Photography/Remington Park
Hunka Burning Love wins the 2020 Governor's Cup at Remington Park

The nation's second-leading trainer by wins in 2021, Karl Broberg, has entered the $175,000 Governor's Cup defending champion, Hunka Burning Love , back in the race opening night Aug. 20 at Remington Park.

Despite winning the Governor's Cup last year by more than six lengths, the 7-year-old gelded son of Into Mischief   is 8-1 odds on the morning line after going 1-for-7 this year for Broberg's End Zone Athletics.

"That doesn't bother me," Broberg said. "I'm surprised he's not 20-1 off his current form."

That doesn't mean he is ready to concede the race to his competition in the eighth event on a nine-race card Friday night, scheduled for a post time of 10:23 p.m. CT. Among the other leading contenders are stakes winners Tenfold , Rated R Superstar , and Plainsman .

"(Hunka Burning Love) has been very unlucky this year on off tracks," Broberg said. "He hates wet tracks and he's just gotten wet after wet after wet after wet racetracks. When it has rained and the track is sealed, he's OK. But if it's loose and muddy, he can't stand it. He has only had one fast track to run on all year."

The veteran is 3-for-3 in dirt races at Remington Park in which he has run around two turns. The Governor's Cup is 1 1/8 miles on the dirt, fitting that description. He races with blinkers off.


Entries: Governor's Cup S.

Remington Park, Friday, August 20, 2021, Race 8

  • STK
  • 1 1/8m
  • Dirt
  • $175,000
  • 3 yo's & up
  • 10:23 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Tenfold (KY) Stewart Elliott 118 Steven M. Asmussen 5/1
2 2Guided Missile (KY) Curtis Kimes 118 Boyd Caster 8/1
3 3Trident Hit (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate David Cabrera 122 Ron Moquett 6/1
4 4Box Seat (KY) Iram Vargas Diego 124 Boyd Caster 20/1
5 5Rated R Superstar (KY) Ramon A. Vazquez 118 Federico Villafranco 9/2
6 6Baozun (TX)Keeneland Sales Graduate Weston Hamilton 118 Juan Jose Gomez 30/1
7 7Plainsman (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Francisco Arrieta 124 Brad H. Cox 2/1
8 8Popularity (KY) Richard E. Eramia 118 Joe S. Offolter 15/1
9 9Tapit Wise (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Leandro D. Goncalves 118 Steven M. Asmussen 10/1
10 10Hunka Burning Love (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Reylu Gutierrez 124 Karl Broberg 8/1