Category:Graded stakes races in the United States
Each year the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association releases a list of stakes for thoroughbred horses. The Committee grades stakes and handicaps into three grades: Grade I, Grade II and Grade III. The largest races are Grade I. The committee uses as 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.
Subcategories
This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
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Pages in category "Graded stakes races in the United States"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 517 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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- Fair Grounds Oaks
- Fair Grounds Stakes
- Fantasy Stakes
- Fayette Stakes
- First Flight Handicap
- First Lady Stakes
- Flamingo Stakes
- Fleur de Lis Stakes
- Florida Derby
- Florida Oaks
- Flower Bowl Stakes
- Forego Stakes
- Fort Lauderdale Stakes
- Fort Marcy Stakes
- Forty Niner Stakes
- Forward Gal Stakes
- Fountain of Youth Stakes
- Fourstardave Handicap
- Frances A. Genter Stakes
- Franklin Stakes
- Franklin-Simpson Stakes
- Fred W. Hooper Stakes
- Frizette Stakes
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- Gallant Bloom Stakes
- Gallant Bob Stakes
- Gallorette Stakes
- Gamely Stakes
- Gazelle Stakes
- General George Stakes
- Genuine Risk Handicap
- Ghostzapper Stakes
- Giant's Causeway Stakes
- Glens Falls Stakes
- Go For Wand Handicap
- Gold Cup at Santa Anita top three finishers
- Golden Gate Derby
- Golden Gate Fields Turf Stakes
- Golden Gate Handicap (Dirt)
- Golden Rod Stakes
- Goldikova Stakes
- Gotham Stakes
- Governor Stakes
- Grand National Hurdle Stakes
- Great Lady M. Stakes
- Green Flash Handicap
- Greenwood Cup Stakes
- Grey Lag Handicap
- Gulfstream Park Mile Stakes
- Gulfstream Park Oaks
- Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes
H
- Harlan's Holiday Stakes
- Haskell Stakes
- Hawthorne Derby
- Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap
- Herecomesthebride Stakes
- Hialeah Turf Cup Handicap
- Hill Prince Stakes
- Hillsborough Stakes
- Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes
- Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes
- Holy Bull Stakes
- Honey Fox Stakes
- Honeybee Stakes
- Honeymoon Stakes
- Honorable Miss Handicap
- Hopeful Stakes
- Houston Ladies Classic Stakes
- Hurricane Bertie Stakes
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- Jaipur Stakes
- Jeff Ruby Steaks
- Jefferson Cup Stakes
- Jenny Wiley Stakes
- Jerome Stakes
- Jersey Shore Stakes
- Jessamine Stakes
- Jim Dandy Stakes
- Jim Murray Memorial Handicap
- Jimmy Durante Stakes
- Jockey Club Derby Invitational Stakes
- Jockey Club Oaks Invitational Stakes
- Joe Hernandez Stakes
- Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes
- John A. Nerud Stakes
- John Henry Handicap
- Just a Game Stakes
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- Kelso Stakes
- Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes
- Kentucky Cup Distaff Stakes
- Kentucky Cup Sprint Stakes
- Kentucky Derby
- Kentucky Downs Ladies Marathon Stakes
- Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint Stakes
- Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes
- Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint Stakes
- Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes
- Kentucky Turf Cup
- Kitten's Joy Stakes
- Knickerbocker Stakes
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- La Brea Stakes
- La Cañada Stakes
- La Habra Stakes
- La Troienne Stakes
- Lake George Stakes
- Lake Placid Stakes
- Las Flores Stakes
- Las Virgenes Stakes
- Last Tycoon Stakes
- Lawrence Realization Stakes
- Lazaro Barrera Stakes
- Lecomte Stakes
- Lexington Stakes (Keeneland)
- Locust Grove Stakes
- Lone Star Derby
- Lone Star Park Handicap
- Long Branch Stakes
- Long Island Stakes
- Los Alamitos Futurity
- Los Angeles Handicap
- Louisiana Derby
- Louisville Stakes
- Lukas Classic Stakes
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- Mac Diarmida Stakes
- Madison Stakes
- Maker's Mark Mile Stakes
- Man o' War Stakes
- Manila Stakes
- Maryland Sprint Stakes
- Matchmaker Stakes
- Mathis Mile Stakes
- Matriarch Stakes
- Matron Stakes (NYRA)
- Matt Winn Stakes
- Megahertz Stakes
- Michigan Mile And One-Eighth Handicap
- Mineshaft Stakes
- Mint Julep Stakes
- Mint Millions Stakes
- Miss Grillo Stakes
- Miss Preakness Stakes
- Mr. Prospector Stakes
- Modesty Stakes
- Molly Pitcher Stakes
- Monmouth Cup Stakes
- Monmouth Stakes
- Monrovia Stakes
- Mother Goose Stakes
- Mrs. Revere Stakes
- Muniz Memorial Classic Stakes
- Music City Stakes
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- Palm Beach Handicap
- Palos Verdes Stakes
- Pan American Stakes
- Pat Day Mile Stakes
- Pebbles Stakes
- Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf Invitational
- Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational
- Penn Mile Stakes
- Pennine Ridge Stakes
- Pennsylvania Derby
- Perryville Stakes
- Peter Pan Stakes
- Philip H. Iselin Stakes
- Phoenix Stakes (United States)
- Pilgrim Stakes
- Pimlico Special
- Pocahontas Stakes
- Poker Stakes
- Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap
- Preakness Stakes
- Precisionist Stakes
- Precisionist Stakes top three finishers and starters
- Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes
- La Prevoyante Stakes (Gulfstream Park)
- Princess Rooney Stakes