The Shuvee Stakes is a

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American

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for

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and

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that are four years old or older over a distance of miles on the dirt track scheduled annually in August at

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. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000.

History

The race was named after the great U.S. Racing Hall of Fame filly,

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, winner of the 1969 Fillies Triple Crown. The inaugural running of the event was on 16 May 1976 at

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as the Shuvee Handicap as a one-mile event. The winner Proud Delta made an immediate impact for the event as she continued her winning ways to be crowned US Champion Older Dirt Female Horse. The following year the distance for the event was increased to miles and for the third running in 1978 the event was classified as a

. The event was upgraded to Grade I in 1986, the year Lady's Secret won the event en route to a

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victory at

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and U.S. Horse of the Year honors. In 1995 the distance for the event reverted to its original one mile. In 1997 the event was downgraded to Grade II and in 2012 the event was not held. NYRA moved the event to Saratoga for 2013 as they expanded the number of racing dates at that track. The event was downgraded to Grade III for its first running at the new track and the event holds this classification to date. Also that year the distance was increased to a mile-and-an-eighth. Other notable mares to have won this race are 1995 winner

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who won the event as the

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trained entry with Regal Solution defeating the short favorite and 1994 winner

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and US Champion Older Dirt Female Horse. Later that year

would win the

and be crowned US Champion Older Dirt Female Horse. The 1997 winner Hidden Lake would also later that year be voted US Champion Older Dirt Female Horse.

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, in 2015, was the last Shuvee winner to go on to win the

. In 2022, the

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upgraded the event back to Grade II.

Records

Speed record: *1 mile: 1:34.23 – Society Selection (2005) * miles: 1:40.40 –

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(1983) * miles: 1:48.94 – Letruska (2020) Largest Winning Margin: * lengths – Paid Up Subscriber (2017) Most wins: * No horse has won this race more than once. Most wins by a

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: * 5 –

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(1998, 2004, 2013, 2016, 2017) Most wins by a trainer: * 6 –

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(2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2023, 2025 Most wins by an owner: * 2 –

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(1983, 1988) * 2 – Eugene V. Klein (1985, 1986) * 2 –

Ogden Mills Phipps Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps (September 18, 1940 – April 6, 2016) was an American financier, Thoroughbred racehorse industry executive, and horse breeder. Widely known by the nickname "Dinny," he was chairman of the family's Bessemer Trust until r ...

(1995, 2004) * 2 – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (2016, 2023)

Winners

''Notes:''
§ Ran as an entry
† In the 1977 running, Secret Lanvin finished first but was disqualified for interference and was placed third. Mississippi Mud was declared the winner.

References

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History

Records

Winners

See also

References