Shuvee rematch setting up in Personal Ensign

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Farrell and Wow Cat, separated by a neck in Sunday’s Grade 3 Shuvee Stakes, will both point to the Grade 1 Personal Ensign here on Aug. 25, their trainers said Monday.

Farrell went gate to wire in the Shuvee, holding off Wow Cat late to win her fifth graded stakes and surpass the $1 million mark in career earnings. The only thing she hasn’t done is win a Grade 1 race.

“That’s what we’re looking for, a Grade 1,” trainer Wayne Catalano said.

Farrell earned a 90 Beyer Speed Figure for the Shuvee.

Wow Cat, making her North American debut, suffered her first loss after having won all eight of her starts in Chile. She was making her first start since December.

“I don’t have any excuses other than she had to overcome that layoff,” trainer Chad Brown said. “Maybe just she needed the race – it was quite a long time since she’s run and going a mile and an eighth on the dirt is a tall order. I thought she ran really well. I’m hopeful that she got the race she needed and she’s going to move forward and we’ll point to the Personal Ensign.”