2013 Graded Stakes changes

The Committee reviewed 673 unrestricted U.S. stakes races with a purse of at least $75,000, and assigned graded status to 457 of them, eight fewer than were graded in 2012, and Listed status to 201 races. This is the first year the Committee is responsible for assigning Listed status. A total of five graded races were upgraded, including two new Grade I races and three new Grade II races; one new Grade II race and six new Grade III races were upgraded from Listed status. Nine races which carried graded status in 2012 are no longer eligible for grading.
Two races were upgraded to Grade I status for 2013: the Three Chimneys Hopeful S. at Saratoga and Delaware H. at Delaware Park.





Three races were downgraded from Grade I to Grade II for 2013: the Charles Whittingham Memorial H. at Betfair Hollywood Park, Gazelle S. at Aqueduct and Santa Monica S. at Santa Anita Park.

Four races were upgraded to Grade II status for 2013: the Ft. Lauderdale S. at Gulfstream Park, Colonial Turf Cup S. (from Listed) at Colonial Downs, Sorrento S. at Del Mar and Monrovia S. at Santa Anita Park.

Seven races were downgraded from Grade II to Grade III in 2013: the Red Smith H. at Aqueduct, W.L. McKnight H. at Calder Race Course, General George H. at Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship S. at Gulfstream Park, Fantasy S. at Oaklawn Park and Robert J. Frankel S. at Santa Anita Park. The Kentucky Cup S. at Turfway Park was not eligible for grading in 2013.

Six races were upgraded to Grade III status for 2013: the Dania Beach S. at Gulfstream Park, Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park, Arlington Classic S. at Arlington Park, Gallant Bob S. and Parx Dash H. at Parx Racing and Florida Oaks at Tampa Bay Downs.

Six races were downgraded from Grade III to Listed status for 2013: the Hollywood Juvenile Championship S. and Railbird S. at Betfair Hollywood Park, Spend A Buck H. at Calder Race Course, Debutante S. at Churchill Downs, Arlington-Washington Lassie S. at Arlington Park and Cicada S. at Aqueduct. The La Habra S., San Rafael S. and Thunder Road S. at Santa Anita Park, Kentucky Cup S., Kentucky Cup Distaff S., Kentucky Cup Sprint S. and Turfway Park Fall Championship S. at Turfway Park and Kentucky Juvenile S. and Locust Grove H. at Churchill Downs were not eligible for grading in 2013.

Fifteen races were downgraded from Listed to non-Listed Black Type status for 2013: the Gold Rush Futurity at Arapahoe Park, Mine That Bird Derby at Sunland Park, Zia Park Derby at Zia Park, Sophomore Sprint S., Memorial Day H., Summer Finale S., Decoration Day H. and Firecracker S. at Mountaineer Park, Bachelor S. at Oaklawn Park, Rumson S. at Monmouth Park, San Juan County Commissioners H. at SunRay Park, Brandywine S. at Parx Racing, Prairie Gold Lassie S. at Prairie Meadows and Femme Fatale S. and Red Carpet S. at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course.

Following is a summary breakdown of all grade levels and a complete list of all upgraded and downgraded U.S. races for the 2013 racing season as well as the complete list of 2013 graded and listed stakes:



2013 Graded Stakes Number % Graded %Eligible Change from 2012
Grade I 111 24.3% -1
Grade II 148 32.4% -3
Grade III 198 43.3% -4
All Graded 457 67.9%
Listed 201 29.9%
All Graded and Listed Races: 658

Summary of Decisions Made at November 28, 2012 Grading Session

RACES UPGRADED FOR 2013:

Two-Year-Old Fillies
Sorrento S. (Del Mar) Grade III to Grade II

Three-Year-Old Fillies
Florida Oaks (T) (Tampa Bay Downs) Listed to Grade III

Older Fillies and Mares
Delaware H. (Delaware Park) Grade II to Grade I
Monrovia S. (T) (Santa Anita Park) Grade III to Grade II

Two-Year-Olds
Three Chimneys Hopeful S. (Saratoga) Grade II to Grade I
Dania Beach S. (T) (Gulfstream Park) Listed to Grade III

Three-Year-Olds
Oklahoma Derby (Remington Park) Listed to Grade III
Arlington Classic S. (T) (Arlington Park) Listed to Grade III
Gallant Bob S. (Parx Racing) Listed to Grade III

Older Horses
Ft. Lauderdale S. (T) (Gulfstream Park) Grade III to Grade II
Colonial Turf Cup S. (T) (Colonial Downs) Listed to Grade II
Parx Dash H. (T) (Parx Racing) Listed to Grade III

RACES DOWNGRADED FOR 2013:

Two-Year-Old Fillies
Debutante S. (Churchill Downs) Grade III to Listed
Arlington-Washington Lassie S. (Arlington Park) Grade III to Listed
Brandywine S. (Parx Racing) Listed to non-Listed Black Type
Prairie Gold Lassie S. (Prairie Meadows) Listed to non-Listed Black Type

Three-Year-Old Fillies
Gazelle S. (Aqueduct) Grade I to Grade II
Fantasy S. (Oaklawn Park) Grade II to Grade III
Cicada S. (Aqueduct) Grade III to Listed
Railbird S. (Betfair Hollywood Park) Grade III to Listed
Femme Fatale S. (Penn National) Listed to non-Listed Black Type
La Habra S. (Santa Anita Park) not eligible

Older Fillies and Mares
Santa Monica S. (Santa Anita Park) Grade I to Grade II
Robert J. Frankel S. (T) (Santa Anita Park) Grade II to Grade III
Summer Finale S. (T) (Mountaineer Park) Listed to non-Listed Black Type
Decoration Day H. (T) (Mountaineer Park) Listed to non-Listed Black Type
Firecracker S. (T) (Mountaineer Park) Listed to non-Listed Black Type
Red Carpet S. (T) (Penn National) Listed to non-Listed Black Type
Kentucky Cup Distaff S. (Turfway Park) not eligible
Locust Grove H. (T) (Churchill Downs) not eligible

Two-Year-Olds
Hollywood Juvenile Championship S. (Betfair Hollywood Park) Grade III to Listed
Gold Rush Futurity (Arapahoe Park) Listed to non-Listed Black Type
Kentucky Juvenile S. (Churchill Downs) not eligible

Three-Year-Olds
Mine That Bird Derby (Sunland Park) Listed to non-Listed Black Type
Zia Park Derby (Zia Park) Listed to non-Listed Black Type
Sophomore Sprint S. (Mountaineer Park) Listed to non-Listed Black Type
Bachelor S. (Oaklawn Park) Listed to non-Listed Black Type
Rumson S. (Monmouth Park) Listed to non-Listed Black Type
San Rafael S. (Santa Anita Park) not eligible
Kentucky Cup Sprint S. (Turfway Park) not eligible

Older Horses
Charles Whittingham Memorial H. (T) (Betfair Hollywood Park) Grade I to Grade II
Red Smith H. (T) (Aqueduct) Grade II to Grade III
W.L. McKnight H. (T) (Calder Race Course) Grade II to Grade III
General George H. (Laurel Park) Grade II to Grade III
Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship S. (Gulfstream Park) Grade II to Grade III
Commonwealth S. (Keeneland) Grade II to Grade III
Spend A Buck H. (Calder Race Course) Grade III to Listed
San Juan County Commissioners H. (SunRay Park) Listed to non-Listed Black Type
Memorial Day H. (Mountaineer Park) Listed to non-Listed Black Type
Kentucky Cup S. (Turfway Park) not eligible
Turfway Park Fall Championship S. (Turfway Park) not eligible
Thunder Road S. (T) (Santa Anita Park) not eligible

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