NEWS
Neartic joins list of Canadian Grade 1 races
Posted: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 5:00 PM
The Nearctic Stakes will be the only Grade 1 turf sprint in North America after the Canadian Graded Stakes Committee promoted the Woodbine race to the highest level.
The Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G2) has the highest grade within the division in the United States.
The six-furlong Nearctic joins the Pattison Canadian International Stakes, E. P. Taylor Stakes, Woodbine Mile Stakes, and Northern Dancer Turf Stakes on the list of Grade 1 races.
Woodbine is host to 31 of the 34 graded races in Canada for 2010. The Scotts Highlander Stakes, another six-furlong turf sprint, was the only other race with a grade change, from Grade 3 to Grade 2.
The committee met on January 30 and issued Grade 1 status to five races, Grade 2 status to nine races, and Grade 3 status to 21 races.
The minimum purse levels for graded status are $250,000 Canadian for a Grade 1, $150,000 for a Grade 2, and $100,000 for a Grade 3, which mirrors the minimum levels that the American Graded Stakes Committee requires.
|
2010 Graded Stakes Race |
Grade |
Distance |
Track |
Age/Sex |
|
Pattison Canadian International S. |
G1 |
12fT |
WO |
3up |
|
Woodbine Mile S. |
G1 |
8fT |
WO |
3up |
|
E. P. Taylor S. |
G1 |
10fT |
WO |
3up fm |
|
Northern Dancer Turf |
G1 |
12fT |
WO |
3up |
|
Nearctic S. |
G1 |
6fT |
WO |
3up |
|
Sky Classic S. |
G2 |
11fT |
WO |
3up |
|
Autumn S. |
G2 |
8 ½ f |
WO |
3up |
|
Nijinsky S. |
G2 |
10fT |
WO |
3up |
|
Play The King S. |
G2 |
7fT |
WO |
3up |
|
King Edward S. |
G2 |
9fT |
WO |
3up |
|
Nassau S. |
G2 |
8 ½ fT |
WO |
3up fm |
|
Dance Smartly S. |
G2 |
9fT |
WO |
3up fm |
|
Canadian S. |
G2 |
9fT |
WO |
3up fm |
|
Scotts Highlander S. |
G2 |
6fT |
WO |
3up |
|
Grey S. |
G3 |
8½ f |
WO |
2yo |
|
Summer S. |
G3 |
8fT |
WO |
2yo |
|
Mazarine S. |
G3 |
8 ½ f |
WO |
2yof |
|
Natalma S. |
G3 |
8fT |
WO |
2yof |
|
BC Premiers H. |
G3 |
11f |
Hastings |
3up |
|
Seagram Cup S. |
G3 |
8½f |
WO |
3up |
|
Singspiel S. |
G3 |
12fT |
WO |
3up |
|
Dominion Day S. |
G3 |
10f |
WO |
3yo & up |
|
Kennedy Road S. |
G3 |
6f |
WO |
3yo & up |
|
Eclipse S. |
G3 |
8½ f |
WO |
3yo & up |
|
Durham Cup S. |
G3 |
9f |
WO |
3yo & up |
|
Ballerina S. |
G3 |
9f |
Hastings |
3yo & up fm |
|
Seaway S. |
G3 |
7f |
WO |
3yo & up fm |
|
Royal North S. |
G3 |
6fT |
WO |
3yo & up fm |
|
Hendrie S. |
G3 |
6½ f |
WO |
3yo & up fm |
|
British Col. Derby |
G3 |
9f |
Hastings |
3yo |
|
Canadian Derby |
G3 |
11f |
Northlands |
3yo |
|
Selene S. |
G3 |
8½ f |
WO |
3yo f |
|
Vigil S. |
G3 |
7f |
WO |
4 yo & up |
|
Connaught Cup S. |
G3 |
8½fT |
WO |
4 yo & up |
|
Whimsical S. |
G3 |
6f |
WO |
4 yo & up fm |
