Golden Award Aims to Shine Again in Shuvee

One year after securing the first stakes win of her career with a front-end score in the Shuvee Stakes (G3), Golden Award will look to defend that win when she faces an expected eight other fillies and mares in the 1 1/8-mile test Aug. 30 at Saratoga Race Course.

Last year, Summer Wind Equine's Golden Award set a slow early pace in the Shuvee before gradually pulling away in the stretch for a 2 1/4-length score under Tyler Gaffalione. Junior Alvarado is scheduled to ride Sunday after guiding the 5-year-old daughter of Medaglia d'Oro  to a runner-up finish in the Summer Colony Stakes Aug. 5 at Saratoga.

Trained by Bill Mott, Golden Award has five wins and as many seconds in 14 starts with earnings of $432,800. Golden Award will aim to become the Shuvee's first repeat winner.

The winner of the Summer Colony, Nonna Madeline, and the third-place finisher from that 1 1/8-mile test, Bellera, also are entered in the Shuvee. Both are trained by Todd Pletcher.

Video: Summer Colony S. (BT)

Nonna Madeline has breezed twice at the Spa since the Summer Colony, including a half-mile work in 49.33 on the main track Aug. 23.

"I thought she ran terrific last time, and she's coming into this one training well," Pletcher said.

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. will have the return call from post 6.

Bellera also finished third in the Delaware Handicap (G2) July 11 at Delaware Park.

"Bellera should improve for having that race in the Summer Colony," Pletcher said. "I thought she ran a little bit flat last time, but she's had a really good schedule since then and I expect an improved race from her."

Pletcher also has entered Farfellow Farm's Another Broad, who finished third in the Fleur de Lis Stakes (G2) in her most recent race June 27 at Churchill Downs.

"She's fresh and she's put in some good breezes," Pletcher said. "We tried to enter a couple of times as a main-track only, but to no avail. She seems to like a mile and an eighth, so it's a logical target. One good thing for all three of them is that they don't mind the wet surface if it's going to come up on Sunday."

The lukewarm morning-line favorite is St. George Stable's Letruska, who was fifth in the Ballerina Stakes (G1) last out after winning the Added Elegance Stakes June 27 at Gulfstream Park. Trainer Chad Brown will send out Royal Flag, who enters off a third-place finish in her stakes debut, the Molly Pitcher Stakes (G3) July 18 at Monmouth Park.

Entries: Shuvee S. (G3)

Saratoga Race Course, Sunday, August 30, 2020, Race 9

• Grade III
• 1 1/8m
• Dirt
• $125,000
• 4 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
• 5:46 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Lucky Stride (KY)	Jose L. Ortiz	120	Michael J. Trombetta	15/1
2	2Bellera (FL)	John R. Velazquez	122	Todd A. Pletcher	10/1
3	3Letruska (KY)	Joel Rosario	120	Fausto Gutierrez	3/1
4	4Our Super Freak (KY)	Jose Lezcano	118	Cherie DeVaux	6/1
5	5Golden Award (KY)	Junior Alvarado	122	William I. Mott	9/2
6	6Nonna Madeline (KY)	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	118	Todd A. Pletcher	4/1
7	7Lucky Move (NY)	Manuel Franco	118	Juan Carlos Guerrero	12/1
8	8Another Broad (MD)	Luis Saez	122	Todd A. Pletcher	15/1
9	9Royal Flag (KY)	Javier Castellano	118	Chad C. Brown	7/2