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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

 

 

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