Maxim Hanover hopes to continue winning ways in Governor’s Cup

At 0h01, on November 23, 2023 • By Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager

The connections of Maxim Hanover hoped to see their 2-year-old male pacer develop as this season progressed, and after watching the colt win four of his past five races, it looks as though the plan is coming to fruition.

Maxim Hanover, who had three second-place finishes among six winless starts to begin his career, captured the Matron Stakes on Nov. 2 and heads to Saturday’s $454,000 Governor’s Cup final for freshman male pacers at The Meadowlands off a lifetime-best-equaling 1:52 victory in one of last week’s two eliminations.

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