List Of United States Graded and Listed Races for 2019 Released
The American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association released its list of graded and listed stakes races (2019) in the US.
- The Jaipur Invitational Stakes and Woody Stephens Stakes at Belmont Park and the Churchill Downs Stakes at Churchill Downs were upgraded to Gr.1 status.
- While the Beldame Stakes at Belmont; Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill; Los Alamitos CashCall Futurity at Los Alamitos Race Course; and the Santa Margarita Stakes, Triple Bend Stakes, and Zenyatta Stakes at Santa Anita Park were downgraded from Gr.1 to Gr.2
- The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint; Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes at Churchill; Gallant Bob Stakes at Parx Racing; Eddie D Stakes at Santa Anita; and Amsterdam Stakes at Saratoga Race Course were upgraded to Gr.2 status.
- Six races were downgraded from Gr.2 to Gr.3 - the Chilukki Stakes at Churchill; Barbara Fritchie Stakes at Laurel Park; Bayakoa Stakes at Los Alamitos; and the Honeymoon Stakes, La Canada Stakes, and Santa Ana Stakes at Santa Anita.
- The Forbidden Apple Stakes and Futurity Stakes at Belmont; Green Flash Handicap at Del Mar; Franklin-Simpson Stakes at Kentucky Downs; Chick Lang Stakes at Pimlico Race Course; Astra Stakes, Joe Hernandez Stakes, and Sweet Life Stakes at Santa Anita; and the Quick Call Stakes at Saratoga were upgraded to Gr.3 status
- While eleven races were downgraded from Gr.3 to listed status: the Tempted Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack; Arlington Classic Stakes at Arlington International Racecourse; Aristides Stakes at Churchill; Groupie Doll Stakes at Ellis Park; Dania Beach Stakes, My Charmer Stakes, and Skip Away Stakes at Gulfstream Park; Commonwealth Oaks at Laurel; Lone Star Park Handicap at Lone Star Park; Violet Stakes at Monmouth Park; and Bourbonette Oaks at Turfway Park.
- The Osunitas Stakes and Wickerr Stakes at Del Mar; Old Friends Stakes at Kentucky Downs; and the Alydar Stakes, Curlin Stakes, John's Call Stakes, and Riskaverse Stakes at Saratoga were upgraded to listed restricted status
- Ten races were downgraded from listed to non-listed black-type status: the Treasure Chest Stakes at Delta Downs; Any Limit Stakes at Gulfstream; Wide Country Stakes at Laurel; Long Branch Stakes, Boiling Springs Stakes, and Sapling Stakes at Monmouth; the West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker's Cup Stakes at Mountaineer Park; the Tom Ridge Stakes at Presque Isle Downs; the Clever Trevor Stakes at Remington Park; and the Lady Jacqueline Stakes at Thistledown.
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