Field could be small in $200,000 Shuvee Stakes (G2) Saratoga Race Track July 21, but the five mares and colts entered all have a chance to win to enhance their prestige.
In recent years, Shuvee has become a gathering place for top talents such as Letruska , Magnifying glass And Nest This proves to be an important local preparation step on the way to the Individual Flag Stakes (G1), which will be held on August 23 this year.
Coast always showed a lot of talent, but has yet to break through at the highest level while still running respectably. Her 4-year-old daughter Curlin received a big boost in this position from her start in the Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1) on June 8, where she finished fourth behind two champions and a dual Grade 1 winner.
Before the start, Raging Sea had a pair of Grade 3 wins for trainer Chad Brown and had earned $675,978 for owner and breeder Alpha Delta Stables.
Omar Aldabbagh and Jeff Ganje Hottie pistol had a rough start to his 5-year-old season at Arkansas but regained his top form as spring turned to summer.
After an impressive 5 3/4 length win Pimlico Race Track‘s Allaire du Pont Distaff Stakes on May 17, a daughter of Gunman supported his class with a narrow defeat to the tournament’s rising star, Scylla in the Fleur de Lis Stakes (G2) June 29 at Churchill Downs.
Shuvee’s win would be the second graded win for trainee Cherie DeVaux and seventh career win in 21 starts. Purchased by Ganje for $45,000 at the 2021 Ocala Breeders Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, Shotgun Hottie has recouped more than his investment of $1,025,657.
Resolute Racing by The Mist is as consistent as they come, hitting the board in seven of her last nine. The 6-year-old Tonality cross-bred mares Monmouth Park‘Molly Pitcher Stakes (G3) July 20, a race that will put her in contention with the 2023 champion older female Idioms .
If Misty Veil’s acquaintances decide to skip the meeting with the champion, this could be a great opportunity for the listed multiple tournament winner to claim her first career win with 39 starts, making her a millionaire at the same time.
Also eligible to break millionaire status with wins are NY Final Furlong Racing Stable and Parkland Thoroughbreds’ Valentine’s Day Price . Daughter of Shooting line has achieved most of its success in New York incorporated companies but has held its own in open companies with three times the share price.
RT Racing Stables Just Katherine entered the school with the least paperwork, so she weighed only 118 pounds. However, her daughter Align could be on the rise after his first ranked run when he finished second in the Bed o’ Roses Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack June 15.
Shuvee is the 5th race with a start time of 3:17 pm Eastern time.
Item: Shuvee S. (G2)
Saratoga Race TrackSunday, July 21, 2024, Race 5
- Level II
- 1 1/8 minutes
- Dust
- $200,000
- Mares and fillies 4 years and older
- 3:17 PM (local time)
