Shuvee was an American

United States

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 Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

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 Champion

Eclipse Award

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 Hall of Fame

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

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 racehorse

Horse racing

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 who was the second filly

Filly

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 to ever win the U.S. Filly Triple Crown

Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing

The Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, formerly known as the Filly Triple Crown, is a set of three horse races in the United States which is open to three year old fillies...

. A daughter of Hall of Famer Nashua

Nashua (horse)

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, a descendant of Nearco

Nearco

Nearco was an Italian bred Thoroughbred racehorse described by Thoroughbred Heritage as "one of the greatest racehorses of the Twentieth Century" and "one of the most important sires of the century." He was not only unbeaten, winning 14 races at distances from 5 furlongs to 1 mile 7 furlongs ,...

, Shuvee's damsire was another Hall of Famer Hill Prince

Hill Prince

Hill Prince was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who earned Champion honors in his first three years of racing. Trained by Casey Hayes for owner Christopher Chenery, at age two Hill Prince won six of the first seven races he entered and was the American Co-Champion Two-Year-Old Colt, sharing the...

 who in turn was a son of the important sire Princequillo

Princequillo

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Beating the colts

In addition to winning the Triple Tiara, in 1970 Shuvee became the only filly to ever defeat colts

Colt (horse)

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 in the grueling two-mile-long Jockey Club Gold Cup

Jockey Club Gold Cup

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. Just to demonstrate how good she was, future Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte

Ron Turcotte

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, and 1973 Triple Crown winner aboard Secretariat

Secretariat (horse)

Secretariat was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, that in 1973 became the first U.S. Triple Crown champion in 25 years, setting new race records in two of the three events in the Series—the Kentucky Derby , and the Belmont Stakes —records that still stand today.Secretariat was sired by Bold...

, guided her to a seven-length repeat victory in 1971.

After winning her second straight Eclipse Award

Eclipse Award

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 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

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...

 where her portrait by equine artist Richard Stone Reeves

Richard Stone Reeves

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 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

Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum

The Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum was established in 1977 as a tribute to the famous flat racing and steeplechase Thoroughbred horses that trained in Aiken, South Carolina....

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