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Graded stakes for 2010 released
Posted: Thursday, December 03, 2009 4:14 PM
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Edited press release
The American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association today presented its listing of U.S. graded stakes for 2010, the results of its annual grading session conducted December 2 in Lexington.
The Committee reviewed 723 unrestricted U.S. stakes races with a purse of at least $75,000, and assigned graded status to 487 of them, two less than were graded in 2009. A total of 15 graded races were upgraded, including three new Grade 1 races and six new Grade 2 races; six new Grade 3 races were identified. Two races which carried Grade III status in 2009 are no longer eligible for grading.
Three races were upgraded to Grade 1 status for 2010: the Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. at Saratoga, Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park and Clark H. at Churchill Downs.
Five races were downgraded from Grade 1 to Grade 2 for 2010: the Citation H. at Hollywood Park, Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash S. at Laurel Park, Go For Wand H. at Saratoga, John C. Mabee S. at Del Mar and Santa Maria H. at Santa Anita Park.
Six races were upgraded to Grade 2 status for 2010: the American Turf S. at Churchill Downs, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, Pocahontas S. at Churchill Downs, Risen Star S. at Fair Grounds and Sir Beaufort S. at Santa Anita Park.
Ten races were downgraded from Grade 2 to Grade 3 in 2010: the Bed O’ Roses H. at Aqueduct, Beverly Hills H. at Hollywood Park, Comely S. at Aqueduct, Illinois Derby at Hawthorne Race Course, Jefferson Cup S. at Churchill Downs, La Prevoyante H. at Calder Race Course, Ohio Derby at Thistledown, Rampart S. at Gulfstream Park, Sunset H. at Hollywood Park and Tom Fool H. at Belmont Park.
Six races were upgraded to Grade 3 status for 2010: the Breeders’ Cup Marathon, Cougar II H. at Del Mar, Ft. Lauderdale S. at Gulfstream Park, Iowa Derby at Prairie Meadows, Monmouth S. at Monmouth Park and Sunland Derby at Sunland Park.
Eight races were downgraded from Grade 3 to ungraded status for 2010: the Baldwin S. at Santa Anita, Barbaro S. at Delaware Park, Calder Derby at Calder Race Course, Cinema H. at Hollywood Park, Dallas Turf Cup S. at Lone Star Park, Adena Stallions’ Miss Preakness S. at Pimlico, Next Move S. at Aqueduct and Stuyvesant H. at Aqueduct. The Frances A. Genter S. at Calder Race Course and Safely Kept S. at Laurel Park were not eligible for grading in 2010.
Following is a summary breakdown of all grade levels and a complete list of all upgraded and downgraded U.S. races for the 2010 racing season as well as the complete list of 2010 graded stakes.
|
2010 Graded Stakes |
Number |
% Graded |
% Eligible |
Change from 2009 |
|
Grade I |
113 |
|
23.2% |
-2 |
|
Grade II |
156 |
|
32.0% |
-3 |
|
Grade III |
218 |
|
44.8% |
+3 |
|
All Graded |
487 |
67.4% |
|
|
|
Ungraded |
236 |
32.6% |
|
|
|
All Eligible Races |
723 |
|
|
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TOBA American Graded Stakes Committee
Summary of Decisions Made at December 2, 2009 Grading Session
RACES UPGRADED FOR 2010:
Two-Year-Old Fillies
|
Race |
Track |
Status |
|
Breeders’ Juvenile Fillies Turf (T) |
|
Ungraded to Grade 2 |
|
Pocahontas S. |
(Churchill Downs) |
Grade 3 to Grade 2 |
Three-Year-Old Fillies
None
Older Fillies and Mares
None
Two-Year-Olds
None
Three-Year-Olds
|
Race |
Track |
Status |
|
Arkansas Derby |
(Oaklawn Park) |
Grade 2 to Grade 1 |
|
American Turf S. (T) |
(Churchill Downs) |
Grade 3 to Grade 2 |
|
Risen Star S. |
(Fair Grounds) |
Grade 3 to Grade 2 |
|
Sir Beaufort S. (T) |
(Santa Anita Park) |
Grade 3 to Grade 2 |
|
Iowa Derby |
(Prairie Meadows) |
Ungraded to Grade 3 |
|
Sunland Derby |
(Sunland Park) |
Ungraded to Grade 3 |
Older Horses
|
Race |
Track |
Status |
|
Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. |
(Saratoga) |
Grade 2 to Grade 1 |
|
Clark H. |
(Churchill Downs) |
Grade 2 to Grade 1 |
|
Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (T) |
|
Ungraded to Grade 2 |
|
Breeders’ Cup Marathon |
|
Ungraded to Grade 3 |
|
Cougar II H. |
(Del Mar) |
Ungraded to Grade 3 |
|
Ft. Lauderdale S. (T) |
(Gulfstream Park) |
Ungraded to Grade 3 |
|
Monmouth S. (T) |
(Monmouth Park) |
Ungraded to Grade 3 |
RACES DOWNGRADED FOR 2010:
Two-Year-Old Fillies
None
Three-Year-Old Fillies
|
Race |
Track |
Status |
|
Comely S. |
(Aqueduct) |
Grade 2 to Grade 3 |
|
Adena Stallion’s Miss Preakness S. |
(Pimlico) |
Grade 3 to Ungraded |
|
Safely Kept S. |
(Laurel Park) |
Not eligible |
|
Frances A. Genter S. (T) |
(Calder Race Course) |
Not eligible |
Older Fillies and Mares
|
Race |
Track |
Status |
|
Go For Wand H |
(Saratoga) |
Grade 1 to Grade 2 |
|
John C. Mabee S. (T) |
(Del Mar) |
Grade 1 to Grade 2 |
|
Santa Maria H. |
(Santa Anita Park) |
Grade 1 to Grade 2 |
|
Bed O’ Roses H. |
(Aqueduct) |
Grade 2 to Grade 3 |
|
Beverly Hills H. (T) |
(Hollywood Park) |
Grade 2 to Grade 3 |
|
La Prevoyante H. (T) |
(Calder Race Course) |
Grade 2 to Grade 3 |
|
Rampart S. |
(Gulfstream Park) |
Grade 2 to Grade 3 |
|
Next Move H. |
(Aqueduct) |
Grade 3 to Ungraded |
Two-Year-Olds
None
Three-Year-Olds
|
Race |
Track |
Status |
|
Illinois Derby |
(Hawthorne Race Course) |
Grade 2 to Grade 3 |
|
Jefferson Cup S. (T) |
(Churchill Downs) |
Grade 2 to Grade 3 |
|
Ohio Derby |
(Thistledown) |
Grade 2 to Grade 3 |
|
Baldwin S. (T) |
(Santa Anita Park) |
Grade 3 to Ungraded |
|
Barbaro S. |
(Delaware Park) |
Grade 3 to Ungraded |
|
Calder Derby (T) |
(Calder Race Course) |
Grade 3 to Ungraded |
|
Cinema H. (T) |
(Hollywood Park) |
Grade 3 to Ungraded |
Older Horses
|
Race |
Track |
Status |
|
Citation H. (T) |
(Hollywood Park) |
Grade 1 to Grade 2 |
|
Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash S. |
(Laurel Park) |
Grade 1 to Grade 2 |
|
Sunset H. (T) |
(Hollywood Park) |
Grade 2 to Grade 3 |
|
Tom Fool H. |
(Belmont Park) |
Grade 2 to Grade 3 |
|
Dallas Turf Cup S. (T) |
(Lone Star Park) |
Grade 3 to Ungraded |
|
Stuyvesant H. |
(Aqueduct) |
Grade 3 to Ungraded |
For a complete list of 2010 graded stakes, click here.
