Shuvee

Only five distaffers went to the post for Saturday's $196,000

Shuvee H. (G2)

at Belmont Park, and in the end it was Irving and Marge Cowan's homebred SOCIETY

SELECTION (Coronado's Quest) who crossed the wire first. Sent off the 9-5 second

choice, the four-year-old miss and jockey Eibar Coa ran last through the opening

half-mile before making their run, collaring the leaders with a furlong to go.

The duo then drew clear by 2 3/4 lengths at the wire to stop the clock in 1:34

1/5 for eight fast-track furlongs.

Traci Girl (Quiet American) went to the early lead, posting fair fractions of

:22 4/5 for the opening quarter and :45 4/5 for the half. Bohemian Lady (Carson

City), who pressed that rival throughout, took over after three quarters in

1:09 2/5 but lost that lead almost immediately to the eventual winner.

Daydreaming (A.P. Indy) rallied three wide on the turn but was no match for the

winner in deep stretch and had to settle for second, a neck clear of Bohemian

Lady. Traci Girl came next and was followed by Saintliness (Holy Bull), who

never threatened.

The Allen Jerkens trainee returned $5.80, $3 and $2.50 while keying exotics

of $11 (exacta) and $47 (trifecta). Daydreaming, the 8-5 favorite, gave back

$2.70 and $2.20 while Bohemian Lady was worth $2.80 for the show.

Out of Grade 3 winner Love that Jazz (Dixieland Band), Society Selection

has an unraced three-year-old half-sister named Indy Jazz (A.P. Indy). With this

win, the bay improves her mark to 14-6-3-1 with earnings of $1,376,700, having

scored in last year's Alabama S. (G1), Test S. (G1) and Comely S. (G3) as well

as the 2003 Frizette S. (G1). Society Selection also finished on the board in

four black-type events, including the Beldame S. (G1) and Acorn S. (G1) last

season.