SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Nest and Clairiere, who finished first and second, respectively, in Sunday’s Grade 2 Shuvee Stakes, are expected to meet for a second time this meet in the Grade 1, $500,000 Personal Ensign on Aug. 25. Nest returned from an 8 1/2-month layoff to defeat Clairiere by 2 1/4 lengths in the Shuvee, taking advantage of a soft early pace that allowed jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. to wait as long as possible to ask his filly to run. She got the jump on Clairiere and jockey Joel Rosario. Nest, the 3-year-old champion filly of 2022, ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:50.72 and earned a 94 Beyer Speed Figure. Nest has now won three graded stakes at Saratoga, adding the Shuvee to the Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks and Grade 1 Alabama she dominated here last year. “The Shuvee to the Personal Ensign and the CCA Oaks to the Alabama are two tough combinations,” said Aron Wellman, president of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, which co-owns Nest with Mike Repole. “Not many fillies have done it. It’s hard no matter who you are. We had some good fillies win the CCA Oaks and not be able to win the Alabama, some good fillies win the Shuvee and not win the Personal Ensign. She’ll prove herself in a different class if she’s able to do it.” :: DRF's 2023 Saratoga headquarters: Previews, past performances, picks, recaps, news, and more.