Changes in Graded Stakes 2008
The eight World Championships races that existed before this year were all assigned grade I status at the outset.
Two Keeneland stakes were upgraded to grade I status: the Maker’s Mark Mile Stakes and the First Lady Stakes, both on the turf. Also upgraded to grade I was the Just a Game Stakes on the grass at Belmont Park.
Upgraded to grade II status are the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park, Fifth Third Elkhorn Stakes at Keeneland, Indiana Oaks at Hoosier Park, Lake George Stakes at Saratoga, Sands Point Stakes at Belmont, Providencia Stakes at Santa Anita Park, and Old Hat Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
Downgraded from grade II to grade III in 2008 are the San Rafael Stakes at Santa Anita, Washington Park Handicap at Arlington Park, and Nassau County Breeders’ Cup Stakes at Belmont.
The Belmont Breeders’ Cup Handicap and Genuine Risk Handicap at Belmont and Saratoga Breeders’ Cup Handicap at Saratoga were not eligible for grading in 2008.
The new grade III stakes for next year are the Woodford Reserve Bourbon Stakes, Bryan Station Stakes, and Appalachian Stakes at Keeneland; Pilgrim Stakes and Miss Grillo Stakes at Belmont; Southwest Stakes and Honeybee Stakes at Oaklawn; Obeah Handicap and Robert G. Dick Memorial Breeders’ Cup Handicap at Delaware Park; Florida Oaks and Endeavour Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs; La Habra Stakes and Tuzla Handicap at Santa Anita; Commonwealth Turf Stakes at Churchill Downs; Colonel E.R. Bradley Handicap at Fair Grounds; Boyd Gaming Delta Princess Stakes at Delta Downs; Harold C. Ramser Sr. Handicap at Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park; and Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs.
The five races downgraded from grade III to ungraded status for 2008 are the Arlington Classic Stakes at Arlington, Essex Handicap at Oaklawn, Aqueduct Handicap at Aqueduct, Bay Meadows Breeders’ Cup Handicap at Bay Meadows, and Bayou Breeders’ Cup Handicap at Fair Grounds.
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2008 Graded Stakes
Two Keeneland stakes were upgraded to grade I status: the Maker’s Mark Mile Stakes and the First Lady Stakes, both on the turf. Also upgraded to grade I was the Just a Game Stakes on the grass at Belmont Park.
Upgraded to grade II status are the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park, Fifth Third Elkhorn Stakes at Keeneland, Indiana Oaks at Hoosier Park, Lake George Stakes at Saratoga, Sands Point Stakes at Belmont, Providencia Stakes at Santa Anita Park, and Old Hat Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
Downgraded from grade II to grade III in 2008 are the San Rafael Stakes at Santa Anita, Washington Park Handicap at Arlington Park, and Nassau County Breeders’ Cup Stakes at Belmont.
The Belmont Breeders’ Cup Handicap and Genuine Risk Handicap at Belmont and Saratoga Breeders’ Cup Handicap at Saratoga were not eligible for grading in 2008.
The new grade III stakes for next year are the Woodford Reserve Bourbon Stakes, Bryan Station Stakes, and Appalachian Stakes at Keeneland; Pilgrim Stakes and Miss Grillo Stakes at Belmont; Southwest Stakes and Honeybee Stakes at Oaklawn; Obeah Handicap and Robert G. Dick Memorial Breeders’ Cup Handicap at Delaware Park; Florida Oaks and Endeavour Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs; La Habra Stakes and Tuzla Handicap at Santa Anita; Commonwealth Turf Stakes at Churchill Downs; Colonel E.R. Bradley Handicap at Fair Grounds; Boyd Gaming Delta Princess Stakes at Delta Downs; Harold C. Ramser Sr. Handicap at Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park; and Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs.
The five races downgraded from grade III to ungraded status for 2008 are the Arlington Classic Stakes at Arlington, Essex Handicap at Oaklawn, Aqueduct Handicap at Aqueduct, Bay Meadows Breeders’ Cup Handicap at Bay Meadows, and Bayou Breeders’ Cup Handicap at Fair Grounds.
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