Although he had surgery of the soft palate twice and surgery of the hock once while still being at Jean-Pierre   Dubois, Gobernador was in the news when he was sold for FF2,400,000 to the Ecurie des Charmes last spring. In spite of health problems which delayed his development, he blossomed late in life with his new trainer, Pierre-Désiré Allaire who thinks highly of him. His path reminds one a little of that of Grandpré, who had an accident when still young, and who showed his talent late.

Of noble birth, Gobernador, a tough horse, fit and eager, a pacesetter at Vincennes, is half-brother to Camino 1'13, classic, by top stallion Buvetier d'Aunou 1'14.

The latter was the top stallion in France last year, already having produced many classics such as Ganymède 1'11, Hermès du Buisson 1'14, Hello Jo 1'13, Install 1'13, Juliano Star 1'14 as well as Gobernador 1'11, and the good Go Lucky 1'14, Hasting 1'14, lvilla Blue 1'14, etc...

Winner of Criteriums for 3- and 4-year-olds, 2nd to Ina Scot in the Grand Prix of the UET, Buvetier d'Aunou 1'14 did not run many races (34) before retiring young to the stud farm (4 years old), born of the American champion Royal Prestige (World Trotting Derby, 2nd place at the Hambletonian), a horse of noble birth (Speedy Crown and Rosemary,  winner of  Merrie Annabelle Trot and of the exceptional broodmare Nesmile 1'17 (dam of Défi d'Alinou 1'10, Buvetier d'Aunou has a blood affinity with Quioco.

This affinity is primarily expressed by brothers Ganymède and Halimède, as well as by Install, Génois de Pouline, Grande Lady and Gobernador.

As the granddam of the latest, Mangala 1'20 (winner atVincennes and Enghien at 5 years old) is in fact the daughter of Quioco 1'15. Quioco (Criterium for 4-year-olds, Prix de Vincennes) has become an outstanding sire of dams after being a great stallion.

Mangala 1'20 bred at the stud farm, foaling an excellent Abercrombie 1'12 (approximately 3,000,000 Francs in earnings), Game Jet 1'15, several times winner at Vincennes, Cindy Jet 1'16, also a winner in Paris and, of course, Tangala 1'23 (retired in the country at 3 years old) who foaled Gobernador.

Tangala 1'23 is daughter of the champion, Hymour 115 (Prix d'Amérique), a a very gifted horse, with great talent like his father Nonant le Pin, who is an interesting sire of broodmares. His first daughters have also produced the Univers du Trianon 1'14, Hialca Speed 1'l5, James d'Autan 1'17 (m), First du Pont 1'14, Gratifying 1'15 as well as Camino 1'12 and Gobernador 1'11.

Before Gobernador, Tangala produced Camino 1'12, classic, (male of Firstly) a small but very tough horse, with a long career in the Criterium des Jeunes (2^nd) at Prix d'Amérique (5th) followed by the Criterium for 5-year-olds (2nd), the European Championship of 5-year-olds (1st) in Norway and the Grand Prix continental (1st) at 4 in Italy, for a total of approximately FF7,000, 000 in earnings.

An excellent dam, Tangala has produced Ingala 1'14 (the sister of Gobernador) who was at top form last winter, obtaining three consecutive wins at Vincennes.

This female line goes back to Lada 1'20 (4th dam of Gobernador) from whom recently descended the exceptional Karengada 1'16, Canada 1'14 (stallion), Garda 1'16, etc...

Finally, we must mention that Gobernador has a very interesting inbreeding to his own brothers and sisters Jamin and Ninia. (the bred champion Alpha Barbes 1'13 has the same).