Shuvee Stakes
The Shuvee Stakes is an American race Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Run in July, it is open to fillies and mares, age three and up, who are willing to race one mile on the dirt. The race is a Grade III event (downgraded from a Grade II) and it currently offers a purse of $200,000. The Shuvee is one of the first prep races for the Breeders' Cup Distaff.
Grade III race | |
Location | Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1976 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | Shuvee |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $200,000 |
Inaugurated in 1976 as a one-mile race, it was run at a mile-and-a-sixteenth from 1977 to 1992, and again in 1994. In 1995 the distance reverted to its original one mile. In 2013, however, the distance was upped to a mile-and-an-eighth.
Originally the event was run at Belmont Park but since 2013 has been held at Saratoga Race Course.
The race was named after the great U.S. Racing Hall of Fame filly, Shuvee, winner of the 1969 Fillies Triple Crown.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:34.23 - Society Selection (2005) 1 mile
- 1:40.40- Dance Number 1 1⁄16 miles
- 1:49.37- Stopchargingmaria 1 1⁄8 miles
Largest Winning Margin:
- 32 1/2 lengths - Paid Up Subscriber (2017)
Most wins:
- No horse has won this race more than once.
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - John Velazquez (1998, 2004, 2013, 2016, 2017)
- 4 - Richard Migliore (1990, 1997, 1999, 2001)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - H. Allen Jerkens (1992, 1994, 2002, 2005, 2007)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Ogden Phipps (1983, 1988)
- 2 - Eugene V. Klein (1985, 1986)
- 2 - Ogden Mills Phipps (1995, 2004)
Winners
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time | |||
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2018 | Farrell | 4 | Channing Hill | Wayne Catalano | Coffeepot Stables | 1:49.35 | |||
2017 | Paid Up Subscriber | 5 | John R. Velazquez | Chad C. Brown | Allen Stable, Inc. & Peter M. Brant | 1:51.31 | |||
2016 | Curalina | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners | 1:49.85 | |||
2015 | Stopchargingmaria | 4 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Town and Country Farms | 1:49.37 | |||
2014 | Antipathy | 4 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Kiaran McLaughlin | Godolphin Racing | 1:52.80 | |||
2013 | Authenticity | 6 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Padua Stables | 1:52.33 | |||
2012 | Race not held | ||||||||
2011 | Awesome Maria | 4 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Robsham Stables LLC | 1:35.19 | |||
2010 | Funny Moon | 4 | Alan Garcia | Christophe Clement | Mrs. C Wilson McNeely III | 1:36.70 | |||
2009 | Seattle Smooth | 4 | Ramon Dominguez | Anthony W. Dutrow | Mercedes Stable | 1:35.94 | |||
2008 | Cowgirl's Don't Cry | 4 | Mike Luzzi | Kiaran McLaughlin | Jeff Singer | 1:37.31 | |||
2007 | Teammate | 4 | Cornelio Velasquez | H. Allen Jerkens | H. Joseph Allen | 1:38.19 | |||
2006 | Take D' Tour | 5 | Cornelio Velasquez | David Fawkes | Alice Muller | 1:36.10 | |||
2005 | Society Selection | 4 | Eibar Coa | H. Allen Jerkens | Irving & Marjorie Cowan | 1:34.23 | |||
2004 | Storm Flag Flying | 4 | John Velazquez | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | 1:36.10 | |||
2003 | Wild Spirit | 4 | Javier Castellano | Robert J. Frankel | Sumaya Us Stable | 1:34.51 | |||
2002 | Shiny Band | 4 | Robbie Davis | H. Allen Jerkens | Bohemia Stable | 1:34.95 | |||
2001 | Apple of Kent | 5 | Richard Migliore | John C. Kimmel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:35.16 | |||
2000 | Beautiful Pleasure | 5 | Jorge Chavez | John T. Ward Jr. | John C. Oxley | 1:35.65 | |||
1999 | Catinca | 4 | Richard Migliore | John C. Kimmel | Robert K. Waxman | 1:34.38 | |||
1998 | Colonial Minstrel | 4 | John Velazquez | Mark A. Hennig | Edward P. Evans | 1:36.20 | |||
1997 | Hidden Lake | 4 | Richard Migliore | John C. Kimmel | R. N. Clay/Tracy Farmer | 1:35.27 | |||
1996 | Clear Mandate | 4 | Julie Krone | George R. Arnold II | Pamela H. Firman | 1:35.01 | |||
1995 | Inside Information | 4 | José A. Santos | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | 1:35.10 | |||
1994 | Sky Beauty | 4 | Mike E. Smith | H. Allen Jerkens | Georgia E. Hofmann | 1:40.60 | |||
1993 | Turnback The Alarm | 4 | Chris Antley | William V. Terrill | Valley View Farm | 1:43.11 | |||
1992 | Missy's Mirage | 4 | Eddie Maple | H. Allen Jerkens | Middletown Stable | 1:40.74 | |||
1991 | A Wild Ride | 4 | Mike E. Smith | D. Wayne Lukas | Zeyna Yoshida | 1:42.40 | |||
1990 | Tis Juliet | 4 | Richard Migliore | D. Wayne Lukas | Calumet Farm | 1:43.00 | |||
1989 | Banker's Lady | 4 | Angel Cordero Jr. | Philip M. Hauswald | Edward A. Cox Jr. | 1:40.80 | |||
1988 | Personal Ensign | 4 | Randy Romero | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1:41.60 | |||
1987 | Ms. Eloise | 4 | Robbie Davis | Philip G. Johnson | Margaret E. Grimm | 1:41.80 | |||
1986 | Lady's Secret | 4 | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:41.80 | |||
1985 | Life's Magic | 4 | Jorge Velásquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:42.40 | |||
1984 | Queen Of Song | 5 | Sam Maple | C. R. McGaughey III | Parrish Hill Farm | 1:43.00 | |||
1983 | Dance Number | 4 | Angel Cordero Jr. | Angel Penna Sr. | Ogden Phipps | 1:40.40 | |||
1982 | Anti Lib | 4 | Jacinto Vasquez | David A. Whiteley | Pen-Y-Bryn Farm | 1:41.60 | |||
1981 | Chain Bracelet | 4 | Ruben Hernandez | James W. Maloney | Shirley H. Taylor | 1:42.80 | |||
1980 | Alada | 4 | Jeffrey Fell | Robert G. Van Wert | Meadow Stable | 1:43.00 | |||
1979 | Pearl Necklace | 5 | Jeffrey Fell | Roger Laurin | Reginald N. Webster | 1:41.40 | |||
1978 | One Sum | 4 | Ruben Hernandez | Luis Barrera | Charles T. Wilson Jr. | 1:44.00 | |||
1977 | Mississippi Mud[nb 1] | 4 | Jacinto Vasquez | Charles Peoples | Mary Sharp | 1:43.60 | |||
1976 | Proud Delta | 4 | Jorge Velasquez | Peter M. Howe | Montpelier Stable | 1:35.00 |
Notes and references
- In 1977, Secret Lanvin finished first but was disqualified and set back to third.