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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 ...
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 ...
Group races, also known as Pattern races, or Graded races in some jurisdictions, are the highest level of races in Thoroughbred horse racing.They include most of the world's iconic races, such as the Derby, Irish Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Europe, the Melbourne Cup in Australia, and the Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup races in the United States.
The winning time continues to this day to be the stakes record. [2] After being classified as a Listed event in 1999 it became the first graded Thoroughbred stakes race in Texas. [3] In 2001, Dixie Dot Com became the only horse to win in the same year the Texas Mile and the Lone Star Park Handicap, known as "The Texas Two Step."
Through its American Graded Stakes Committee, [1] TOBA is responsible for annually evaluating and setting a Graded stakes race designation for races in the United States whose recent editions have consistently represented the highest quality competition.
Tapit's dam is Tap Your Heels, a stakes-winning mare by Unbridled. Her dam, Ruby Slippers, also produced champion sprinter Rubiano, and is the third dam of champion Summer Bird. Tapit's third dam, Moon Glitter, was a stakes-winning full sister to important sire Relaunch. [18] Tap Your Heels is inbred to In Reality, a descendant of Man o' War.
In the first race, the horse Vinaigrette won the then 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.4 km) mile race in a time of 2: 39 + 3 ⁄ 4, winning a purse of $1,175. Since that race, the Kentucky Oaks has been held each year. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kentucky Oaks was rescheduled from May 1 to September 4. [4]
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