Shuvee
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| Shuvee | ||
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| Sire: | Nashua | |
| Dam: | Levee | |
| Damsire: | Hill Prince | |
| Sex: | Filly | |
| Foaled: | 1966 | |
| Country: | USA | |
| Colour: | Chestnut | |
| Breeder: | Mrs. Whitney Stone | |
| Owner: | Whitney Stone | |
| Trainer: | Willard C. Freeman | |
| Record: | 44: 16-10-6 | |
| Earnings: | $890,445 | |
| Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards | ||
| Major Racing Wins | ||
| Frizette Stakes (1968) Selima Stakes (1968) Coaching Club American Oaks (1969) Mother Goose Stakes (1969) Acorn Stakes (1969) Alabama Stakes (1969) Cotillion Handicap (1969) Top Flight Handicap (1970) Beldame Stakes (1970) Diana Handicap (1970 & 1971) Jockey Club Gold Cup (1970 & 1971) |
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| Racing Awards | ||
| 2nd U.S. Filly Triple Crown Champion (1969) U.S. Champion Older Mare (1970 & 1971) |
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| Honours | ||
| United States Racing Hall of Fame (1975) Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame (1977) #70 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Shuvee Handicap at Belmont Park |
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Infobox last updated on: November 8, 2006. |
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Shuvee (1966-1986) was an American Thoroughbred Champion Hall of Fame racehorse who was the second filly to ever win the U.S. Filly Triple Crown. A daughter of Hall of Famer Nashua, a descendant of Nearco, Shuvee's damsire was another Hall of Famer Hill Prince who in turn was a son of the important sire Princequillo.
[edit] Beating the colts
In addition to winning the Triple Tiara, in 1970 Shuvee became the only filly to ever defeat colts in the grueling two-mile-long Jockey Club Gold Cup. Just to demonstrate how good she was, future Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, and 1973 Triple Crown winner aboard Secretariat, guided her to a seven-length repeat victory in 1971.
After winning her second straight Eclipse Award for Outstanding Older Female Horse, Shuvee retired at the end of the 1971 racing season having established a career earnings record for fillies. As a broodmare, she had only modest success.
In 1975, Shuvee was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame where her portrait by equine artist Richard Stone Reeves can been seen in the Museum's collection. On its creation in 1977, she was voted into the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum.
[edit] References
- Shuvee at the United States National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
- Shuvee's pedigree and racing stats
Categories: 1966 racehorse births | 1986 racehorse deaths | Thoroughbred racehorses | Racehorses bred in Virginia | American racehorses | Racehorses trained in the United States | Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing winners | Eclipse Award winners | United States thoroughbred racing Hall of Fame inductees | Famous horses
