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The list of American and Canadian Graded races is a list of Thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada that meet the graded stakes standards maintained by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association [1] and the Jockey Club of Canada. A specific grade level (I, II, III or listed) is then ...
For 2025, the main Road to the Kentucky Derby resembled the 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby, consisting of 36 races, with 20 races for the Kentucky Derby Prep Season and 16 races for the Kentucky Derby Championship Season with the following changes: [a] The Grade III Virginia Derby to be held on March 15 at Colonial Downs has been added to the ...
A graded stakes race is a thoroughbred horse race in the United States that meets the criteria of the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA). A specific grade level (I, II, III or listed) is then assigned to the race, based on statistical analysis of the quality of the field in previous years ...
What to know: The 71-year old Veruchi won his first graded-stakes race — after decades of ownership, which, per BloodHorse, dates back to 1982 — earlier this year thanks to his Derby entrant ...
In the Corralito Stakes race, the horse to watch is Community Leader, owned by El Paso's successful owners Judy and Kirk Robison. Community Leader has won six of seven races and ran second in the ...
It was downgraded back to Grade III status in 2011. [6] Vinery Racing sponsored the Spiral Stakes in 2011 and 2012. [5] In 2013, Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati became the sponsor of the race for five years. [5] As of 2018 the race is sponsored by Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment, owner of Jeff Ruby's Steakhouses. As part of the sponsorship, the ...
It features dozens of stakes races for 2 and 3-year-old Thoroughbreds – the number and specific races have changed slightly over the years. The point system replaced a previous qualifying system that looked at earnings from all graded stakes races worldwide. There are 20 positions available in the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby.
While many East and Midwest tracks run stakes approaching $1 million, California stakes are usually run at the bare authorized minimum of $300,000 for Grade 1s, $200,000 for Grade 2s and $100,000 ...