5/15 (BEL): Shuvee H. (G2)

[Alan07]

4th (2:36) Shuvee H. (G2)

1 Mile | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $150,000

1 Seattle Smooth Rose J 122 L
2 Don't Forget Gil Maragh R 115 L
3 Milwaukee Appeal Husbands P 116 L
4 Funny Moon Garcia Alan 117 L
5 Solo Piano Lezcano J 114 L

[randallscott35]

Funny MOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! By daylight.

[Patrick333]

Another big field for Grade II race.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Patrick333

Another big field for Grade II race.

Seattle Smooth keeps scaring them off.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Funny MOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! By daylight.

[ateamstupid]

That is a bad group to say the least.

[NTamm1215]

There are very few good older fillies and mares on the east coast right now, that's not a revelation.

Would Rachel Alexandra, Unrivaled Belle, and Zardana made this a more interesting race? Sure, but the over-saturation of stakes during the time between the Derby and Belmont destroys races with smaller purses.

Be prepared for a small field in the Vagrancy in a couple of weeks and the Sheepshead Bay will probably be a bunch of glorified allowance horses given the 4 G2/G3 races for older fillies and mares on turf between 4/10 and 6/5.

NT

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

There are very few good older fillies and mares on the east coast right now, that's not a revelation.

Would Rachel Alexandra, Unrivaled Belle, and Zardana made this a more interesting race? Sure, but the over-saturation of stakes during the time between the Derby and Belmont destroys races with smaller purses.

Be prepared for a small field in the Vagrancy in a couple of weeks and the Sheepshead Bay will probably be a bunch of glorified allowance horses given the 4 G2/G3 races for older fillies and mares on turf between 4/10 and 6/5.

NT

I don't get it from an owner's standpoint. If you have a decent allowance filly (like say, D'wild Ride in today's 8th at BEL), why on earth wouldn't you try a race like this? Even if Seattle Smooth fires, it'll take maybe a 90 Beyer to run second and pick up $30,000 and black type. There aren't any fillies out there that ran run a 90 Beyer for $30,000 and black type? I'm not asking for superstars, just a deeper field.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

I don't get it from an owner's standpoint. If you have a decent allowance filly (like say, D'wild Ride in today's 8th at BEL), why on earth wouldn't you try a race like this? Even if Seattle Smooth fires, it'll take maybe a 90 Beyer to run second and pick up $30,000 and black type. There aren't any fillies out there that ran run a 90 Beyer for $30,000 and black type? I'm not asking for superstars, just a deeper field.

You are 1000% right

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

I don't get it from an owner's standpoint. If you have a decent allowance filly (like say, D'wild Ride in today's 8th at BEL), why on earth wouldn't you try a race like this? Even if Seattle Smooth fires, it'll take maybe a 90 Beyer to run second and pick up $30,000 and black type. There aren't any fillies out there that ran run a 90 Beyer for $30,000 and black type? I'm not asking for superstars, just a deeper field.

I completely agree with you.

NT

[Sightseek]

Too bad Careless Jewel got injured.

[GBBob]

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