Graded stakes race

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A graded stakes race is a term applied by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to a Thoroughbred horse race in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay. These fees, to which the track adds an additional amount, constitute the total amount from which prize money is paid to the first, second, third, and (usually) fourth place finishers.

There are three different levels of stakes races, the top ranking, and therefore purse, being a Grade I Stakes. They are higher-class races for bigger prizes and often involve competitors that belong to the same gender, age and class. These races may, though, be "weight-for-age", with weights adjusted only according to age, and also there are 'set weights' where all horses carry the same weight. Furthermore, there are "conditions" races, in which horses carry weights that are set by conditions, such as having won a certain number of races, or races of a certain value.

The American Graded Stakes Committee uses as part of its criteria for the grading:

  • Purse Requirement: That the race has a purse of more than $75,000.
  • Longevity: That the race has been run for two years under the same conditions.
  • Drug Testing: That post race drug testing is managed by a governmental authority.
  • Restrictions: That the race may be restricted only in age and gender.

As long as the race meets these requirements, the Committee grades on the overall quality of the previous fields and the performance of horses in the previous fields in stakes both prior to and after the race. For example: if the winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf raced in the Arlington Million then the race would almost certainly be a Grade One.

Horseracing in the United Kingdom refers to them as conditions races.

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[edit] U.S. Graded Stakes Races

[edit] Grade 1 (2008)

Race Track Date Furlongs Track Age Sex Purse
Acorn Stakes Belmont Park 2008-06-07 8 Dirt 3 F $250,000
Alabama Stakes Saratoga 2008-08-16 10 Dirt 3 F $600,000
Alcibiades Stakes Keeneland 2008-10-?? 8.5 Dirt/Polytrack 2 F $500,000
American Oaks Invitational Stakes Hollywood Park 2008-07-05 10 Turf 3+ F $750,000
Ancient Title Breeders' Cup Stakes Oak Tree at Santa Anita 2008-09-27 6 Dirt 3+ F/M $300,000
Apple Blossom Handicap Oaklawn Park 2008-04-05 8.5 Dirt 4+ F/M $500,000
Arlington Million Stakes Arlington Park 2008-08-09 10 Turf 3+ F/M $1,000,000
Ashland Stakes Keeneland 2008-04-05 8.5 Dirt 3 F $500,000
Ballerina Stakes Saratoga 2008-08-24 7 Dirt 3+ F/M $250,000
Beldame Stakes Belmont Park 2008-09-27 9 Dirt 3+ F/M $600,000
Belmont Stakes Belmont Park 2008-06-07 12 Dirt 3 F/M $1,000,000
Beverly D. Stakes Arlington Park 2008-08-09 9.5 Turf 3+ F/M $750,000
Bing Crosby Handicap Del Mar 2008-07-27 6 Dirt 3+ F/M $300,000
Blue Grass Stakes Keeneland 2008-04-12 9 Dirt/Polytrack 3 F/M $750,000
Breeders' Cup Classic Oak Tree at Santa Anita (2008) 2008-10-25 10 Dirt 3+ F/M $5,000,000
Breeders' Cup Distaff (Ladies Classic) Oak Tree at Santa Anita (2008) 2008-10-25 9 Dirt 3+ F/M $2,000,000
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Oak Tree at Santa Anita (2008) 2008-10-25 11 Turf 3+ F/M $2,000,000
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Oak Tree at Santa Anita (2008) 2008-10-25 8.5 Dirt 2 M $2,000,000
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Oak Tree at Santa Anita (2008) 2008-10-25 8.5 Dirt 2 F $2,000,000
Breeders' Cup Mile Oak Tree at Santa Anita (2008) 2008-10-25 8 Turf 3+ F/M $2,000,000
Breeders' Cup Sprint Oak Tree at Santa Anita (2008) 2008-10-25 6 Dirt 3+ F/M $2,000,000
Breeders' Cup Turf Oak Tree at Santa Anita (2008) 2008-10-25 12 Turf 3+ F/M $3,000,000
Breeders' Futurity Stakes Keeneland 2008-10-?? 8.5 Dirt 2 F/M $500,000
Carter Handicap Aqueduct 2008-04-05 7 Dirt 3+ F/M $300,000
Champagne Stakes Belmont Park 2008-10-04 8 Dirt 2 F/M $400,000
Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap Hollywood Park 2008-06-07 10 Turf 3+ F/M $350,000
Cigar Mile Handicap Aqueduct 2008-11-29 8 Dirt 3+ F/M $300,000
Citation Handicap Hollywood Park 2008-11-?? 8.5 Turf 3+ F/M $400,000
Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship Stakes Oak Tree at Santa Anita 2008-09-27 10 Turf 3+ F/M $250,000
Coaching Club American Oaks Belmont Park 2008-07-19 10 Dirt 3 F $300,000
Del Mar Debutante Stakes Del Mar 2008-09-01 7 Dirt 2 F $250,000
Del Mar Futurity Del Mar 2008-09-03 7 Dirt 2 F/M $250,000
Del Mar Oaks Del Mar 2008-08-16 9 Dirt 3 F $400,000
Diana Handicap Saratoga 2008-07-26 9 Turf 3+ F/M $500,000
Donn Handicap Gulfstream Park 2008-02-02 9 Dirt 4+ F/M $500,000
Eddie Read Handicap Del Mar 2008-07-20 9 Turf 3+ F/M $400,000
First Lady Stakes Keeneland 2008-10-?? 8 Turf 3+ F/M $400,000
Florida Derby Gulfstream Park 2008-03-29 9 Dirt 3 F/M $1,000,000
Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes Belmont Park 2008-09-27 10 Turf 3+ F/M $600,000
Forego Stakes Saratoga 2008-08-30 7 Dirt 3+ F/M $250,000
Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap Santa Anita Park 2008-03-01 8 Turf 4+ F/M $300,000
Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes Laurel Park 2008-11-?? 6 Dirt 3+ F/M $300,000
Frizette Stakes Belmont Park 2008-10-04 8 Dirt 2 F $400,000
Gamely Stakes Hollywood Park 2008-05-26 9 Turf 3+ F/M $250,000
Garden City Stakes Belmont Park 2008-09-06 9 Turf 3 F $250,000
Gazelle Stakes Belmont Park 2008-09-13 9 Dirt 3 F $250,000
Go For Wand Handicap Saratoga 2008-07-26 9 Dirt 3+ F/M $250,000
Goodwood Handicap Oak Tree at Santa Anita 2008-09-27 9 Dirt 3+ F/M $500,000
Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Stakes Gulfstream Park 2008-02-23 11 Turf 4+ F/M $300,000
Haskell Invitational Handicap Monmouth 2008-08-03 9 Dirt 3 F/M $1,000,000
Hollywood Derby Hollywood Park 2008-12-?? 10 Turf 3 F/M $500,000
Hollywood Futurity Hollywood Park 2008-12-?? 8.5 Dirt/Cushion Track 2 F/M $750,000
Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes Hollywood Park 2008-06-28 10 Dirt 3+ F/M $750,000
Hollywood Starlet Stakes Hollywood Park 2008-12-?? 8.5 Dirt/Cushion Track 2 F $400,000
Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes Hollywood Park 2008-12-?? 12 Turf 3+ F/M $250,000
Hopeful Stakes Saratoga 2008-09-01 7 Dirt 2 F/M $250,000
Humana Distaff Handicap Churchill Downs 2008-05-03 7 Dirt 4+ F/M $300,000
Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes Belmont Park 2008-09-27 10 Dirt 3+ F/M $1,000,000
Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes Belmont Park 2008-09-27 12 Turf 3+ F/M $600,000
John C. Mabee Handicap Del Mar 2008-08-03 9 Turf 3+ F/M $400,000
Just A Game Handicap Belmont Park 2008-06-07 8 Turf 3+ F/M $500,000
Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs 2008-05-03 10 Dirt 3 F/M $2,000,000
Kentucky Oaks Churchill Downs 2008-05-02 9 Dirt 3 F $500,000
King's Bishop Stakes Saratoga 2008-08-23 7 Dirt 3 F/M $250,000
La Brea Stakes Santa Anita Park 2008-12-27 7 Dirt/Cushion Track 3 F $250,000
Lady's Secret Breeders' Cup Handicap Oak Tree at Santa Anita 2008-09-27 8.5 Dirt 3+ F/M $250,000
Las Virgenes Stakes Santa Anita Park 2008-02-09 8 Dirt 3 F $250,000
Maker's Mark Mile Stakes Keeneland 2008-04-11 8 Turf 4+ F/M $250,000
Malibu Stakes Santa Anita Park 2008-12-26 7 Dirt 3 F/M $250,000
Man o' War Stakes Belmont Park 2008-07-12 11 Turf 3+ F/M $500,000
Manhattan Handicap Belmont Park 2008-06-07 10 Turf 3+ F/M $400,000
Matriarch Stakes Hollywood Park 2008-11-?? 8 Turf 3+ F/M $500,000
Metropolitan Handicap Belmont Park 2008-05-26 8 Dirt 3+ F/M $600,000
Mother Goose Stakes Belmont Park 2008-06-28 9 Dirt 3 F $250,000
Norfolk Stakes Oak Tree at Santa Anita 2008-09-28 8.5 Dirt 2 F/M $250,000
Oak Leaf Stakes Oak Tree at Santa Anita 2008-09-27 8.5 Dirt 2 F $250,000
Ogden Phipps Handicap Belmont Park 2008-06-14 8.5 Dirt 3+ F/M $300,000
Pacific Classic Stakes Del Mar 2008-08-24 10 Dirt/Polytrack 3+ F/M $1,000,000
Personal Ensign Stakes Saratoga 2008-08-22 10 Dirt 3+ F/M $400,000
Pimlico Special Handicap Pimlico 2008-05-16 9.5 Dirt 4+ F/M $250,000
Preakness Stakes Pimlico 2008-05-17 9.5 Dirt 3 F/M $1,000,000
Princess Rooney Handicap Calder 2008-07-12 6 Dirt 3+ F/M $500,000
Prioress Stakes Belmont Park 2008-07-05 6 Dirt 3 F $250,000
Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes Keeneland 2008-10-?? 9 Turf 3 F $500,000
Ruffian Handicap Belmont Park 2008-09-06 8.5 Dirt 3+ F/M $350,000
Santa Anita Derby Santa Anita Park 2008-04-05 9 Dirt 3 F/M $750,000
Santa Anita Handicap Santa Anita Park 2008-03-01 10 Dirt/Cushion Track 4+ F/M $1,000,000
Santa Anita Oaks Santa Anita Park 2008-03-08 8.5 Dirt 3 F $300,000
Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap Santa Anita Park 2008-03-09 9 Dirt 4+ F/M $300,000
Santa Maria Handicap Santa Anita Park 2008-02-09 9 Dirt 4+ F/M $250,000
Santa Monica Handicap Santa Anita Park 2008-02-02 7 Dirt 4+ F/M $250,000
Secretariat Stakes Arlington Park 2008-08-09 10 Turf 3 F/M $400,000
Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes Keeneland 2008-10-?? 8 Turf 3+ F/M $600,000
Shoemaker Mile Stakes Hollywood Park 2008-05-26 8 Turf 3+ F/M $300,000
Spinaway Stakes Saratoga 2008-08-31 7 Dirt 2 F $250,000
Spinster Stakes Keeneland 2008-10-?? 9 Dirt/Polytrack 3+ F/M $500,000
Stephen Foster Handicap Churchill Downs 2008-06-14 9 Dirt 3+ F/M $1,000,000
Suburban Handicap Belmont Park 2008-06-28 10 Dirt 3+ F/M $400,000
Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes Saratoga 2008-08-16 12 Turf 3+ F/M $500,000
Test Stakes Saratoga 2008-08-02 7 Dirt 3 F $250,000
Travers Stakes Saratoga 2008-08-23 10 Dirt 3 F/M $1,000,000
Triple Bend Invitational Handicap Hollywood Park 2008-07-05 7 Dirt 3+ F/M $300,000
Turf Classic Stakes Churchill Downs 2008-05-03 9 Turf 3+ F/M $500,000
United Nations Stakes Monmouth 2008-07-05 11 Turf 3+ F/M $750,000
Vanity Invitational Handicap Hollywood Park 2008-07-05 9 Dirt/Cushion Track 3+ F/M $300,000
Vosburgh Stakes Belmont Park 2008-09-27 6 Dirt 3+ F/M $400,000
Whitney Handicap Saratoga 2008-07-26 9 Dirt 3+ F/M $750,000
Wood Memorial Stakes Aqueduct 2008-04-05 9 Dirt 3 F/M $750,000
Woodward Stakes Saratoga 2008-08-30 9 Dirt 4+ F/M $500,000
Yellow Ribbon Stakes Oak Tree at Santa Anita 2008-09-27 10 Turf 3+ F/M $400,000

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